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First you can try by using disk mode and transfer from iTunes to iPod:
. Connect the iPod to your PC. If iTunes starts syncing (ie erasing) your music automatically, hit the X in the upper right hand corner of iTunes display, to the left of the search box, to stop it.
2. In Control Panel, Portable Media Devices, double-click your iPod.
3. In the Tools menu -> Options, in the View Tab, check "Show hidden files and folders."
4. Navigate to the Music folder. On my 2nd gen 'pod, the full path is
Portable Media Devices\GINA'S IPOD (F:)\iPod_Control\Music
5. Select all the music folders, and drag and drop them into a folder on your hard drive, or directly into iTunes.
Otherwise, if ratings not kept, you need either:
- Senuti (it's iTunes spells backward - 30 days trial; $18 to buy)
http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
- YamiPod (free)
http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
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More reading is available from here - as well as the origin of articles I quoted for this answer
Need to know how to download music from an IPod.
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/entertainment/need-to-know-how-to-download-mu...
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http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
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The main file iTunes uses is "iTunes Library.itl" but there is also a backup file called "iTunes Music Library.xml" that it relies on should the .itl file lost or corrupted. If you want to keep track of all your metadata (as I do), your only option is to keep track of this .itl file.
Since the "iTunes Library.itl" file is typically kept in a folder with your music (e.g. mine's in "C:\Users\...\Music\iTunes), if you've backed up all your music before wiping the hard drive, you've probably also backed up the iTunes database file. The way I would go about restoring it is to find the location of the iTunes database from your fresh install, and then just copy your backup version of the file over that.
If you don't have the original version of this file with your song ratings, etc., you might be able to recover it from the iPod hard drive, but if you've already performed a sync, then the database on the iPod is probably mirroring the database on the hard drive (which, I take it, does not have your ratings). You can, of course, transfer ratings from the iPod to iTunes under normal conditions, but most likely with your fresh install, iTunes is going to want to completely resync your iPod, overwriting the metadata in the process.
Hope this helps! Metadata is great for song management, but keeping track of it is irritating.
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March 31, 2009 06:44 AM
How can I sync music on my iPod with the iTunes on my computer?
I had to wipe my computer and therefore had to redownload and reinstall iTunes. I have all my song ratings still saved on my iPod and want to transfer them to the new iTunes I just installed. However, it seems to only be giving me the option to erase my iPod and sync it with the songs on my computer, but I want to do it the other way around. Any ideas?
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| March 31, 2009 07:00 AM |
. Connect the iPod to your PC. If iTunes starts syncing (ie erasing) your music automatically, hit the X in the upper right hand corner of iTunes display, to the left of the search box, to stop it.
2. In Control Panel, Portable Media Devices, double-click your iPod.
3. In the Tools menu -> Options, in the View Tab, check "Show hidden files and folders."
4. Navigate to the Music folder. On my 2nd gen 'pod, the full path is
Portable Media Devices\GINA'S IPOD (F:)\iPod_Control\Music
5. Select all the music folders, and drag and drop them into a folder on your hard drive, or directly into iTunes.
Otherwise, if ratings not kept, you need either:
- Senuti (it's iTunes spells backward - 30 days trial; $18 to buy)
http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
- YamiPod (free)
http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
Source(s):
More reading is available from here - as well as the origin of articles I quoted for this answer
Need to know how to download music from an IPod.
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/entertainment/need-to-know-how-to-download-mu...
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March 31, 2009 01:43 PM
I use a program called yamipod that does exactly what you are looking for, which you can download at this website. It had a nice interface and it is relatively easy to use; it is also the only free one out there. Good luck! http://www.yamipod.com/main/modules/home/
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Voted as best: stephenk
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March 31, 2009 05:39 PM
I downloaded Yamipod, but it's only free for the first 100 songs and, since I have over 1500...Does anyone know if there's a way for me to do this for free?
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March 31, 2009 04:38 PM
I was able to back up my songs before wiping, so I have the songs - it's just the ratings I want to transfer.
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April 03, 2009 11:46 AM
iTunes doesn't store metadata such as ratings (or play count, etc.) by writing them to the song file (as it does for most tags and artwork), but instead keeps them in the iTunes database on your computer. The main file iTunes uses is "iTunes Library.itl" but there is also a backup file called "iTunes Music Library.xml" that it relies on should the .itl file lost or corrupted. If you want to keep track of all your metadata (as I do), your only option is to keep track of this .itl file.
Since the "iTunes Library.itl" file is typically kept in a folder with your music (e.g. mine's in "C:\Users\...\Music\iTunes), if you've backed up all your music before wiping the hard drive, you've probably also backed up the iTunes database file. The way I would go about restoring it is to find the location of the iTunes database from your fresh install, and then just copy your backup version of the file over that.
If you don't have the original version of this file with your song ratings, etc., you might be able to recover it from the iPod hard drive, but if you've already performed a sync, then the database on the iPod is probably mirroring the database on the hard drive (which, I take it, does not have your ratings). You can, of course, transfer ratings from the iPod to iTunes under normal conditions, but most likely with your fresh install, iTunes is going to want to completely resync your iPod, overwriting the metadata in the process.
Hope this helps! Metadata is great for song management, but keeping track of it is irritating.
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(Hint, you can also take advantage of this trick to sync your iPod with multiple computers. Just as long as the iTunes Library.itl file is roughly the same, you're good to go).