Hello everyone!

I realize this topic may have been covered before, but the threads I found on it were several years old, so I'm posting in case things have changed.

My laptop computer containing my itunes library completely fried on me last night. My ipod (touch, 2nd gen) was not connected to it, and still has all of my music and is working fine. I'm afraid that the library on the computer itself is gone, however. When I purchase my new computer, is there a way to populate iTunes with the music on my ipod, so that I don't have to re-rip so many CDs again and lose ratings and play statistics?

Thank you for your help!!

--Ben.

Welcome to iLounge.

You can use a program like SharePod to export your music to your computer.

GK17-
Thanks for for the link to Sharepod (and no flames telling bbedo to go search the threads) I was just thinking the exact same thing as bbedo, so I finally downloaded the app. After attempting to deal with external hard drive backups, ripping CD's, trying to import tracks onto another pc without titles coming over, all the de-authorizing and re-authorizing nonsense , this app is absolutely perfect (and heck, it's free).
Thanks and cheers.

Quote: (Originally Posted by keithnyc)
GK17-
and no flames telling bbedo to go search the threads

Don't mean to flame you, but I would think someone who's been here long enough to accumulate over 675 posts would know the answer to this question. Not to mention the well linked to article Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide found in the Articles/iPod 101/201 link at the top menu here.

Quote: (Originally Posted by Sparkee)
Don't mean to flame you, but I would think someone who's been here long enough to accumulate over 675 posts would know the answer to this question. Not to mention the well linked to article Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide found in the Articles/iPod 101/201 link at the top menu here.

Absolutely spot on, Sparkee. I was going to explain why I "applauded" the thread but I didn't think it was necessary and instead sort of "preemptively" thanked folks for no flames on this guy. Guess I didn't think correctly
Of course I knew there were several apps out there to do this, but I've been really lazy (plus, with the financial meltdown and being busy at work, I haven't been back to the lounge in years, hence the 675 posts....). This response got me thinking again AND it connected me to the specific application someone already had been using (apart from all the other ones out there I'd need to search through...). So I was simply thanking the poster (even knowing full well the answer had probably already been posted in the past).

Thanks so much for getting me back in line with posting ettiquete