iPod XP to iMac Conversion

[ipodjay]

I had to reformat the XP OS on my laptop and lost all the songs in my ipod library. The songs remain on my iPod. I hope to receive my new iMac in a few weeks. How can I transfer the songs from my iPod (XP) into a new iTunes Library in the new iMac?
Thanx for your help and sorry if this is an old/frequently asked question.

[baggss]

Easy. Since MacOS X will be able to read the Windows formated iPod (FAT32), this will not be a problem. When you get the iMac go HERE and do a search for "iPod". About a million things will come up, just look for one that will allow you to move you songs off the iPod to the iMac, then just add them to your library.

[ipodjay]

Great! There's a program called iPod Liberator 2.0. But I wonder if it will transfer from Windows to Mac OS. It may just be useful to transfer from the ipod to my XP laptop. Assuming I can then move the files from the XP laptop to the iMac in some way,how do I import the songs into the new iTunes?

[honeybee1236]

After you have transfered the music to the HD, just go to File>Add Folder to library, when you've located folder, just click 'ok'.

You can use the iPod as a HD to move the songs from the XP to the Mac if you transfer them to the XP. Just drag-n-drop the music folder onto the HD.