how to copy ipod back to pc for free

[EricB]

this needs to be stickied. I've answer this a million times here


use windows. it's so simple.

go to folder options, show hidden folders. copy the music folder to My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music folder.

open itunes go to itunes option. check the "let itunes organize my music folder" make sure that folder is set to the My Music\iTunes\iTunes Music. this last step will rename the music files back to regular names for you


again

use windows to do it

Head to the music folder

copy and paste the songs in the Itunes Music folder on your new computer

you have to check this for itunes to name the songs properly, otherwise it will be some
mumble jumble stuff that only Itunes will recognize

 

[KSoD]

Stickied.

 

[wafflehammer]

or you could download iDump and run it....lol

 

[Antec-User]

oh thank god..

Once I got the stuff in the folder, I just dragged all of it to the iTunes (8.01 I believe)

I've got 45 gigs of music and I didn't feel like going through EVERY SINGLE SONG..

 

[Abel1337]

Wow man I think this should be stickied. Great post! I am implementing your method now.

 

[KSoD]

Wow man I think this should be stickied. Great post! I am implementing your method now.

http://www.techist.com/forums/f12/read-first-audio-multimedia-important-topics-181425/

What is in that topic? Ohhh wait. It is this topic!

We have implemented this so that there isnt a full page of stickied topic before you get to the topics that have questions. The Windows area, Hardware area and many other areas are this way. It is for ease of use.

 

[Antec-User]

Wait.. it only copied over a fraction of what was on my iPod.... The new 8.(something) iTunes allows drag and drop.. I dragged the entire folder over... it apparently only got 566 megs out of 50 gigs..


Ideas??

 

[EricB]

Wait.. it only copied over a fraction of what was on my iPod.... The new 8.(something) iTunes allows drag and drop.. I dragged the entire folder over... it apparently only got 566 megs out of 50 gigs..


Ideas??

try copy and paste

 

[Antec-User]

^that was on my last HDD.. Apparently I only did one folder..

New HDD;
But I'm gonna have to go ahead and pass out now, because this does take quite some time to transfer everything...... Depending on how much music you have.