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I like:- the social sciences, especially history (with interests in all types of areas) & sociology.
- computers -- doing an information systems major.
- reading; right now I'm into the classics and historical non-fiction.
- animals, especially dogs.
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Soon, I will be getting a new computer. The one I have now we've had for four or five years and it's getting slow. I have an iPod and I don't know how to save my songs so I can put them on my new computer. I don't have a CD burner so that won't work. Is there any way I can send them to a friend's computer and they can send it to my new computer? I really don't want to have to buy all my songs again that would be way too expensive. Thank you in advance.
First of all, to those who insist otherwise, iTunes is NOT a CD burner! It's burn-capable, but first and foremost you need the correct _hardware_ (i.e. a CD/DVD drive capable of burning to CD-Rs and CD-RWs) to burn discs.
That aside, Asc's method is good as it makes your iPod like any other disc drive on the computer, yet you can remove and plug in this particular drive. You could just copy back and forth as you choose. However, if your songs are already stored on the iPod, you can use third-party programs to copy songs from the iPod back onto the computer (iTunes can't do it apparently because Apple wants to discourage piracy). I use AnaPod Explorer for such copying, but I think there are freeware alternatives out there as well.
EDIT: Almost forgot... when iTunes on the new comp asks you if you want to associate your iPod with it, say NO, otherwise its Auto-Sync will format all the files on the iPod. Transfer music back onto the computer first.
(Rating: 5) THANK YOU. everyone keeps saying that iTunes is a CD burner and it isn't true!