okay, so i have the new i pod nano and now, since the new way to "charge" the i pod is by computer, it wont erase any of your i pod music if you insert the usb cable into it. well, i just did system recovery a little while ago and really wanted to add some new songs into it. and, aparently, i can't sync any of the new music into my ipod because my ipod is already synced with another library. (my previous library) is there any way to transfer my i pod music into a new library so i can actually add some new songs?

Hey Maggie read this article I think it may help you. http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/wireless/onther...es-library-5615

oh my goodness.

i think i love you.

hmm. okay. so i read the directions.and it's all kinda confusing.

anyway you can sum it up because i dont know what xml files are or what im suppose to be deleting.

I'm confused. Do you still have all the songs stored on your computer? If so, just sync the iPod to the library on your computer.

QUOTE(mipadi @ Jan 6 2007, 10:31 PM)

I'm confused. Do you still have all the songs stored on your computer? If so, just sync the iPod to the library on your computer.

no, theyre not o nmy computer. saved. at all. just pretend that i got a new computer. all of my previous saved items were erased because i did system recovery.

I do this all the time, it's real easy but it takes a while depending on how many songs you got because if you got a buttload of songs it'll take a while to copy them.

First of all plug in your ipod in the computer with the itunes your ipod is synched with. Click on your ipod in the menu to the left where "Library", "Store", and "Playlists" are. Make sure that the box "Enable disk use" is checked. Uncheck the box for "manually manage music and videos" box if it's checked. Then click...

Start > My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View

And under the little folder icon labeled "Hidden files and folders" click on the circle that says "Show hidden files and folders". Click on ok. Go back to My computer and at the bottom where it shows "Devices with removable storage" it should show the ipod drive. Then click...

The ipod drive, it should be named whatever you named your ipod > ipod control > music

and every single one of those folders contains all of your music. They should be named "F01", "F02", etc. If you don't have the time then you should just drag the whole music folder and drop it somewhere like your deskstop or My Documents and organize it later.

I'd suggest organizing all the music into one folder and just selecting it all and dragging it into itunes. When it's done copying you can just delete that folder because itunes makes a copy of each file anyways.

ok, there's an easy program for you to "backup" your ipod. CopyPod, it will keep your songs, playlists, playcounts, ratings....bascially everything. after backing it up you can always restore it. If you need help go here: http://ipodlegends.com/how-to-backup-your-ipod/

QUOTE(IcoN512 @ Jan 7 2007, 11:34 PM)

ok, there's an easy program for you to "backup" your ipod. CopyPod, it will keep your songs, playlists, playcounts, ratings....bascially everything. after backing it up you can always restore it. If you need help go here: http://ipodlegends.com/how-to-backup-your-ipod/

that only lets me copy 100 songs. ive got more than 500.

QUOTE(Tribal J_Rome @ Jan 7 2007, 1:23 AM)

I do this all the time, it's real easy but it takes a while depending on how many songs you got because if you got a buttload of songs it'll take a while to copy them.

First of all plug in your ipod in the computer with the itunes your ipod is synched with. Click on your ipod in the menu to the left where "Library", "Store", and "Playlists" are. Make sure that the box "Enable disk use" is checked. Uncheck the box for "manually manage music and videos" box if it's checked. Then click...

Start > My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View

And under the little folder icon labeled "Hidden files and folders" click on the circle that says "Show hidden files and folders". Click on ok. Go back to My computer and at the bottom where it shows "Devices with removable storage" it should show the ipod drive. Then click...

The ipod drive, it should be named whatever you named your ipod > ipod control > music

and every single one of those folders contains all of your music. They should be named "F01", "F02", etc. If you don't have the time then you should just drag the whole music folder and drop it somewhere like your deskstop or My Documents and organize it later.

I'd suggest organizing all the music into one folder and just selecting it all and dragging it into itunes. When it's done copying you can just delete that folder because itunes makes a copy of each file anyways.

i didnt have the ipod drive at the bottom.