IPods/ITunes and a reformatted HD

kyzerjose · #1 03-20-2007, 11:54 AM

Short version - Needed to reformat my HD for the 2nd time (screw Dell). Last time I tried to synch my IPod to ITunes and ended up having to reformat the IPod and reload all of my CDs, then synch.

Is there a way to upload the tunes I already have stored on the Ipod to ITunes or am I screwed again?

Is there a different application (Real Player?) that could accomplish the same thing?

LeapFrog · #2 03-20-2007, 01:14 PM

Dock your ipod with a pc. Then go to my computer, you should see the ipods name listed as a storage device. You can then navigate the folders and copy off your music.

kyzerjose · #3 03-20-2007, 03:06 PM

Nope. Music files not visible, just three generic txt folders.

LeapFrog · #4 03-20-2007, 03:36 PM

Make sure you are viewing hidden files and folders, they should be there, just pulled a few off of my ipod to test this. The file names were wacky though but the tagging and everything else was fine.

coderiver · #5 03-20-2007, 03:41 PM

You can also burn a backup copy using the itunes backup menu item. Allows you to burn your whole library to CD or DVD.