help! old ipod, new laptop

Originally Posted by northwind

Apple at their finest, that. I wouldn't buy a player that can't be accessed as a data drive, but they actually went out of their way to remove the option. Anyone who wants to use it to get round data security still can, it only inconveniences people like yourself.

Erm, it is a data device?

Basically plug the nano into the laptop, click on it in the list of devices in My Computer and you will see the list of folders on the Nano. I believe the tunes are stored in folders in iPod_Control\Music\.

Just open each folder and move the files into a new folder on your desktop. Once you've got all the music there, just transfer it into itunes.

You have to put the music into a new folder before sticking it in iTunes otherwise it gets all confused.

Basically, what Kate said.

Connect the ipod to your machine via usb.

Close down itunes if it starts up automatically

Using My computer / Windows explorer look for the available drives. hopefully, one of these is obviously your ipod.

the folder you want is called ipod_control/music , but it is hidden, so you'll have to turn on show hidden files & folders in
Tools -> Folder options -> View.

All your music files are in subdirectories of this folder. They have non-identifiable names, but if you just copy them over en-masse and import them into itunes, the track info should all still be there.

Cor, thanks guys - a bit fiddly but all done without messing with the integrity of my ipod (I was a bit reluctant to download software).

rock on.

Kate, Mac - thanks guys. I've just gone through the same thing (old iPod new Laptop). All done now nice n easy.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by K

Kate, Mac - thanks guys. I've just gone through the same thing (old iPod new Laptop). All done now nice n easy.

Cheers.

's good, innit? (and I can now shift 'unspecified stuff' from the boy's MP3 player to my ipod :P )