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Originally Posted by OilersBaby
I also have a question about IPODS..
My ITunes is on my laptop. If I were to lose my computer or if it crashed, would I still have access to the library of music from another computer??? I have the songs on my Ipod.....but what if my laptop crashed? Would I be able to transfer those songs from my Ipod to another computer's ITunes and then update from that new computer?
Just wondering because it looks like my laptop is going to die very soon...
Thanks!
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You can actually rip all your songs off your ipod onto your computer, my old computer crashed and both my sisters lost their music but I had it on mine and ended up getting it all back.
How To (Windows)
Similarly, you can copy songs from an iPod onto a Windows PC by enabling hidden folders to be viewed. Here's how.
1. Open your My Computer directory.
2. Double click on your iPod.
3. Go to Tools > Folder Options > View.
4. In the Advanced Settings list, under Hidden files and folders, check the radio button for Show hidden files and folders. Then click OK.
5. Go to iPod_Control > Music. You'll see the iPod's music organized randomly into a bunch of folders. Copy those into your music directory.
Although the filenames of the songs will be scrambled, their ID3 tags will be intact, so you'll be able to navigate the songs as usual on your computer or another iPod.
6. To unscramble the filenames:
a. In iTunes, go to Edit>Prefrences.
b. Under the Advanced tab, under the General "sub-tab", select the local folder where you have copied the music from your iPod (by clicking Change...)
c. Check the box "Kepp iTunes Music folder organized" and click OK.
d. If you haven't done so already, add all the recently copied music to you iTunes library.
e. The process might take a few minutes, and might require you to close and re-open iTunes to even get it started, but when it's done, you'll have a nicely sorted folder structure.
While these slightly inconvenient methods work, there are plenty of software apps that make the process of browsing and copying files much easier.
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