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getting new computer.
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.
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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.
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trust me on this, you dont need to have anything installed except itunes to burn a CD! it comes equipped with one, you dont need special software. if you use lime wire or that bear thing, i dont know what to tell you, but trust me, itunes IS an actual cd burner =D
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Just using the iPod to move them is probably the best idea. When plugged in to the computer, you can use it just like you would any other kind of disk. Alternatively, if you have or can borrow an external hard drive, it will work just like the iPod for moving files. Finally, if anyone in your family knows networking and both the computers have ethernet or wireless, you can set up a network and move them that way.
EDIT: In reply to your question (I have no idea if it's possible to contact you directly or message you or whatever), the directions for using your ipod as a disk are as follows:
Set your iPod to be an external hard disk.
1. Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes.
2. Select iPod in the iTunes source list.
3. Click the iPod options button in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window.
4. Click the “Enable disk use” checkbox, and then click OK.
5. Close iTunes and notice that your iPod appears on your Mac desktop or in the Windows Explorer on your PC.
6. To eject the iPod on a Mac, select the iPod on the desktop and drag it to the Trash.
7. To eject the iPod on a PC, select the iPod in the Windows Explorer, right click on the iPod and then choose Eject from the pop-up menu that appears. Or at the bottom-right of the screen, click the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ icon.
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If the songs are on your iPod, then you can just plug in your iPod to your new computer and the songs will upload. And no, you can't send them anywhere.
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Hey,
Email them to yourself. But first test it and see if it works.
-GD
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Buy a memory card that is at least 1GB and save the songs on that then transfer it to your new PC.
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look im sorry. i just got really aggrivated because you weren't even listening. itunes is a cd burner, trust me, it is.
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