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deleted my itunes
ok so i accedentally (sp?) ERASED my whole music library, and itunes library, but i still have all the music (like 4000 songs) on my ipod! so how do i get my music from the ipod backinto the itunes library AND back to my music folder? (i'd try experimenting to find my way, but its too risky, what if it somehow gets deleted frm my ipod too, then i've lost all my music, and i'd have to download 4000 songs all over again, probably forgetting my favorite ones) so any help?
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Hope you don't mind, I'm copying this answer from a question I answered a few months ago :)
Easy! (well, I think so anyways)
What you have to do is re-install iTunes. Uninstall it first. That way, your iPod won't be recognized as synched with your library, which you deleted, so it won't update like it used to. Make sense?
So, once you plug in your iPod, it'll come up with a dialogue that'll say something like, "This iPod is synched with another computer's library" and click no, you do not want to update using THIS computer.
So now you're gonna go to My Computer. Under the "Tools" menu, go to "Folder Options..." and click the "View" tab. Click "Show Hidden Files and Folders" then click ok. Now, your iPod should show up (it'll be faded out though)
Now, you're gonna click on the iPod icon that showed up, and go to iPod_control. There's a "music" folder with 6 folders named F00, F01, etc. Make a folder (either on your desktop or My Music, wherever you keep your music files). Open each folder (the F00 ones), click on a file ( they'll have names like HFJR, but that's okay), and hit CRTL+A (to select all) then CTRL+C (to copy) Then, open the new folder you just created & paste(CTRL+V). Repeat for all six folders.
Then, open iTunes and click File->Add Folder to Library->[folder name you created] and click OK.
& all your songs should be there!
:)
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You can find free transfer software on the internet. Just look up "Sharepod" on Google.
Usually it's free, but a little riskier.
If you have $40, you can buy one that usually works better and isn't quite as confusing.
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