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Heya guys, wondering if you could help me
my computer crahefd and i had to reeboot it, so i lost all my music library, but its all stored on my i pod, is there a way that i can transfer it back to my PC? as the i tunes software can regonise there are songs on there, but i cant seem to find a way around transferring them back :confused:
any help would be much appreciated!
the_watts_rule
29-11-2005, 16:33
Im not quite sure, How about trying to plug your ipod in and seeing if there is an option to transfer files. I don't have an ipod so I'm not quite sure.
Im not quite sure, How about trying to plug your ipod in and seeing if there is an option to transfer files. I don't have an ipod so I'm not quite sure.
the i pods in but no options are presenting me to transfer... :searchme:
Behemoth
29-11-2005, 21:01
Can you highlight all the songs on your iPod in iTunes and drag them over to the Computer bit? I do the opposite of that to move them from PC to iPod.
the_watts_rule
30-11-2005, 08:26
Can you highlight all the songs on your iPod in iTunes and drag them over to the Computer bit? I do the opposite of that to move them from PC to iPod.
I don't know sorry.
You can definitely do this. My son had all his music on my hubby's computer, but down loaded it from his ipod onto his own computer. Keep trying
Behemoth
30-11-2005, 22:38
I don't know sorry. No, I was talking to bondboffin!
I don't know sorry.
why did you make such a pointless post
Bryan if its like the Zen then there is no problem
the_watts_rule
01-12-2005, 08:24
why did you make such a pointless post
Well I'm Sorry, Just being polite!
I don't know how to do it on I tunes yet, only Windows Media Player.
Did you ever find out BB i've got the same problem!!!
i was trying to get an ipod working for my friends little sister yesterday and i just don't know what i'm doing wrong. i followed all instructions, the tunes where all listed and i highlighted them and imported them. a message came up saying it was ok to disconnect ipod but when i tried to play the tunes nothing was happening. can someone help me.
i was trying to get an ipod working for my friends little sister yesterday and i just don't know what i'm doing wrong. i followed all instructions, the tunes where all listed and i highlighted them and imported them. a message came up saying it was ok to disconnect ipod but when i tried to play the tunes nothing was happening. can someone help me.Did you then syncronise the ipod with the pc/laptop??
I use Ephod to do it. Never really used ITunes
I use Ephod to do it. Never really used ITunesiTunes is very confusing, sometimes it will allow you to syncronise, other times it won't, I have found
Did you then syncronise the ipod with the pc/laptop??
how do i do that? i forgot to say it's an ipod shuffle, if that makes any difference. :wall:
how do i do that? i forgot to say it's an ipod shuffle, if that makes any difference. :wall:I'm not sure- mines a nano, but i know that you've gotta make sure they are syncronised before the files are transferred. Whether its the same for a shuffle or not though, i don't know. I shouldnt think there is too much difference though
how do i syncronise them? i don't have a clue!!
it should happen when you plug the usb in and itunes loads up. I think there is an option in the options to do it aswell though
http://www.apple.com/uk/support/ipodshuffle/ - don't know if this might help??
thanks. i'll try that later on.
I just spent my birthday money (:D) on an iPod Nano. I'ev never had an iPod before, and i'm totally confused with it. I installed the CD and followed everything on screen, right. iTunes is working perfectly, but it says the iPod isn't connected, when i look at the preferences. Well, it is, because its charging and says not to disconnect it. So why wont iTunes let me put any music onto it? I'm probably being thick, but its totally confused me...
Another thing, when my sister got hers, she had to go onto some part of the Apple website to register it... well i haven't been prompted to do anything like that. Is that what i'm doing wrong? Or dont you do that?
I'm totally confused with this bloody thing now!!
go to file and update (ipod name) then it will reconnect... had that confusion the other week!
the registration thing came up automatically for me, but it said something about going to the website and doing it that way, unless they already registered it in the shop for you. sorry if i sound confusing
this is the link you need to register :
https://register.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/GlobaliReg.woa
It wont let me click "update iPod" though.
When i was installing it, i did this form thing, where it asked for the seriel code, your name etc. Is that registering it? I remembered it as being a website form...
God, i'm confused!! Remind me never to buy one of these ruddy things again!!
yeah thats registering.
is there music in iTunes to transfer? because thats the only reason why i it wouldn;t let you. maybe restart you ipod?
Well i went back into iTunes, and this message came up saying that the iPod software hadn't been installed properly, so reinstall it. I did that, and it came up saying that the iTunes also needed reinstalling. So i uninstalled it. Now, whenever i put the disk in to install it again, it crashes in about 10-15 seconds, so i can't install it.
Is there any other way i can get music onto my iPod, without using iTunes, because my iPod looks like its all ok...
EDITED TO ADD: I just tried again, and it didn't freeze, but it doesn't want to reinstall i Tunes, it just asks if you want to replace the iPod software. How do i install iTunes, without reinstalling my iPod software? :angry: I dont get it!! :angry:
With my nano, I installed the software disk, then installed iTunes.
Sometimes when I plug in the pod, it doesn't recognise it, but says not to disconnect it also....i use the remove hardware option and then plug it back in again, which seems to work for some wierd reason - i try and make sure iTunes is open when i plug it in....it does act wierd though..
I think NB has an iPod, but I remember he said he didn't use iTunes, might be worth asking him :searchme:
Thats what i've been doing- just installing the CD, which installs iTunes...
I just double checked its registered, and it was, so thats not the problem. It just doesn't want to work...:angry:
Thats true, he said he used a different programme... i might google it....
Yeah, I remember we had a conversation about iTunes and he'd said he used a different programme as iTunes annoyed the heck out of him.....I think they are very temperamental..(iTunes/iPod's that is)
Well i'm just downloading iTunes from the Apple Website, to see if it works if i do it that way, rather then off the CD. My computer is very tempreramental itself, it doesn't like doing things like this (:rotfl:), so it might be that which is mucking up the installation, because the CD drive doesn't always like working (I need a new computer. Like, now.)
If that doesn't work, then i guess i'll have to try and make another programme work... although my computer will probably decide it doesn't want my iPod to work at all. Its like a child- when i doesn't want to do something, it will refuse untill its basically forced :rotfl:
Try using the most basic edition of I tunes you can, that's what I did with mine.
I downloaded iTunes off the Apple website, and now its working absolutly fine!! Thanks to Ems, i worked out how you actually get songs onto it, so now i'm deafening myself with Rock Music once again!
I even worked out how this speaker dock that i got for my birthday yesterday works, so i can play it thorugh speakers too. I'm very chuffed!! :rotfl:
Anyway, thanks for all your advice and everything- it really helped :)
Yay - Well done Abbey :cheer: Hope some of the stuff I said helped :D
It totally did, Ems!! I would have still been trying to put the song on their, without realising they'd already tranferred, if it wasn't for you!! :rotfl:
Ok, we have a problem...
I turned my iPod on, and it just comes up with "Disk Mode (a big tick) ok to disconnect". Last time i plugged it into my computer, i took it out how your meant to and all that...
Anyway, i tried plugging it back in, and then seeing if it worked. Well it came up with the big "do not disconnect" thing, then when i stopped it, and unplugged it, it did the same thing. The light doesn't even turn on.
Any advice?
EDIT: Problem sorted. The thing that the website suggested didn't work first time round, but i just tried it again, and its fine now.
I've got I problem with mine now, well sort of. My computer broke yesterday but we found out that there was a virus in my account and had to delete my account to get the virus out, and we saved a folder with my documents in on the desktop, but it didn't save my I tunes playlist. How do I connect my I pod to the computer without blanking it?
when you plug it in and it says would you like to update your ipod with this playlist click no and it won;t do anything apart from charge
Can you put other songs onto it without it blanking aswell?
no, you gotta have all the songs from before on aswell if you want to put on more
i_luv_dennis
19-04-2006, 17:07
i want an i pod are they ok i got an mp3 how is it diffrent lol (im quite thick)
.:SpIcYsPy:.
19-04-2006, 17:19
I think size, looks, quality, cost really...
i want an i pod are they ok i got an mp3 how is it diffrent lol (im quite thick)
Playing quality, extras and storage capacity mainly.
i_luv_dennis
20-04-2006, 09:28
ok thanks kim i will look which one i want do you no any good makes
The creative ones which have similar capabilities to an I pod are apparently quite good.
What sort of playing time does everyone get out of their I Pods. I have asked my friends and not one of their's reaches the time that apple have said, but mine seems to be so far under I think I have a battery problem.
Chloe-Elise
22-05-2006, 21:48
I have an I-pod nano, and the battery doesn't last me very long at all. I have to charge it up all the time, which is really annoying :thumbsdow
I have an ipod mini and always have to charge mine up. its really annoying as it only came with a charger that you connect through the computer so i had to buy a whole new charger for going on holiday as wasnt taking my computer with me!
i have an iPod nano. i have to charge it everyweek because i do use about what it says- 14hours. it is annoying becuase it means i have to be at my laptop for about 4 hours in one go
doginthepond
23-06-2006, 12:33
Can anyone tell me how to turn the Ipod Nano off? or is it just always on?
hold down the play button until the screen goes blank :)
hold down the play button until the screen goes blank :) Yep, and I always slide the lock button over on the top, to doubly make sure it doesn't get switched on by accident
Heya guys, wondering if you could help me
my computer crahefd and i had to reeboot it, so i lost all my music library, but its all stored on my i pod, is there a way that i can transfer it back to my PC? as the i tunes software can regonise there are songs on there, but i cant seem to find a way around transferring them back :confused:
any help would be much appreciated!
Did anyone figure out how to do this? I just brought myself a new Laptop, and rather than faffing around transferring my songs on a USB drive, i just wondered if i could transfer them from my iPod into my new iTunes? Any ideas?
Did anyone figure out how to do this? I just brought myself a new Laptop, and rather than faffing around transferring my songs on a USB drive, i just wondered if i could transfer them from my iPod into my new iTunes? Any ideas?
Can't you just select them all and drop them into explorer?
Can't you also use the iPod as a disk drive? I think it'd be the same in terms of using a usb stick, but it might be worth a try?
Your iPod can be used as a removable drive, so you can either drag and drop them as a normal copy file, or when you synchronize your iPod, change the option so it copies the files from your iPod to your computer and it should be fine. I had to do this when I got my new laptop and I haven't lost any of my songs at all, they've all copied across fine.
Just to bring this up again, I recently had to have a new hard drive in my computer, so i lost everything on my computer and fortunately i had cds for most of the songs, but for some i don't and i was wondering whether i can transfer from ipod to computer, as no programmes appear to let me copy back. i have already tried the suggestions in this thread but it hasn't worked!
any help will be appreciated! :)
I seem to remember seeing an option within iTunes about how you synchronise your iPod, whether it be from iPod to comp, comp to iPod or update both. Have a check within your options Vikki. I'll see if my brain will allow me to remember where it is.
Unfortunately, I don't think there is. I got a new computer, so I just had to loose the songs that I didn't have a CD for.
If you use your iPod as a hard drive - thats one way - you can drag and drop the files manually - but that will only work if you un-enable iTunes to automatically open when you plug in your iPod (or at least synchronise) as otherwise you will immediately lose the music files at that point.
Still thinking about the other options though :)
I have been able to transfer purchases from my ipod to the computer, and i have tried the disk use, but it doesn't appear to be working
iTunes 7 reckons you can sync both ways :searchme:
I've never tried to be honest - I always pop everything onto a spare CD-R in case of any problems and then keep it locked away. Have a look through iTunes website though - you might be able to find something in there. Good luck
Have you put it into Hard Drive mode, and then tried looking in My Computer?
yeah, i have and it only comes up with calendar, notes and photos, not music, and it won't let me look for music either
Footie_Chick
10-03-2007, 15:45
Just got a new nano had a mini but it died on me. And having trouble with the connection with the headphones, I took it back today and they gave me another one and it's doing the same again. You have to like twist the headphones around in the connection bit at the bottom to get some sound to come out.
Is anyone else's like this???
I've had that before. Go to Argos and buy some headphones from there- the ones that come with the iPods have a dodgy connection on them. Mine broke after a few weeks- some of my mates brought them broken, they're that bad.
.:SpIcYsPy:.
10-03-2007, 17:45
Anyone know how to work the calender, notes and address book for an iPod mini? Where to put them on (type etc.) and then how to put it onto the iPod mini?
i know the calendar and address books are taken from microsoft outlook, as that's where mine have been taken from. you select the option in the ipod bit, and then there is an option about synchronising calendar, address book etc
.:SpIcYsPy:.
10-03-2007, 19:40
i know the calendar and address books are taken from microsoft outlook, as that's where mine have been taken from.
So after you type the info. in do you import it the same like you do with your songs?
you select the option in the ipod bit, and then there is an option about synchronising calendar, address book etc
Is this after I plugged in my iPod and 'Spicy's' Ipod comes up?.. Then I would go to Edit and then Options, am I right?
I always wanted to know how to do it but never understood the help bit on the Apple iPod site, thank-you x
i have the latest itunes, you go to ipod on the left menu and it comes up with this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/vikiy/1-3.jpg
then click on contacts and then sync
Jessie Wallace
10-03-2007, 22:21
Hi i have another mini problem i need help with. Basically i need to get i-tune onto someone's laptop, but it doesn't have internet access so i can't download it onto the laptop, and i don't have a disk for it either, anyone get any ideas?
Hi i have another mini problem i need help with. Basically i need to get i-tune onto someone's laptop, but it doesn't have internet access so i can't download it onto the laptop, and i don't have a disk for it either, anyone get any ideas?
Get a USB stick or a blank disc, go into the bit where you can get up some of the programmes that you have on your computer, then right click and select send to, and send it to whatever removable device you have. Then just install it on the laptop from there.
Jessie Wallace
10-03-2007, 23:45
Nope that didn't work, but saving it to my pc and then burning it from my pc to a disk did, but thanks anyway :D Emz helped me
Nope that didn't work, but saving it to my pc and then burning it from my pc to a disk did, but thanks anyway :D Emz helped me
:bow::bow:
No problemo!! I have these brainwaves occasionally - not very often mind, so you have to use them when they are fruitful :D :lol:
I'm getting a laptop, but most of the songs on my ipod which are on my computer have been deleted, so does anyone how i can get the songs from my ipod onto a new itunes?
When I plugged my iPod into my new laptop, it synchronised them together, so I have all of my songs on my new laptop - not quite sure how it worked though, but it seemed to lol
I have a podcast problem. If you are subscribed to a podcast is there any way of deleting some of the episode thigs but keep others. I cant seem to find a way of getting them up on my Itunes.
Jessie Wallace
23-04-2007, 16:46
Just click on the postcast 4 row down on left. And then click on the blue arrow for the show your subscribed to, and then you can delete the ones you want from their. I can put you a picture up if your still stuck.
Thanks Dawn, your a star. I have done it.
Jessie Wallace
23-04-2007, 17:08
No problemo, glad to have been of service :D
My iPod screen isn't covering the whole of the screen. It's a video, but it's never had black bits around it before, so I don't know what to do with it.
Jessie Wallace
06-05-2007, 16:41
Is it something different your watching on it this time. If not try something on it that you've watched before, and see if it still does it.
It's doing it on songs - I don't have videos on it yet.
Jessie Wallace
07-05-2007, 23:37
Have you tried maybe resetting your main menu?
Its a disaster i have lost all my music. I have them on my Ipod but there is no way of getting it back on the computer. Anyone have any Ideas.
Does it not work if you sync them ?? When I got my new laptop, I re-sync'd and they've all gone on with no probs...
it won't let me for some reason, you know on the screen and it shows al the music in black, well mine our in grey and it wont let me click on any of them. I cant seem to figure out why. At the end of the day its my own stupid fault for not backing them up.
Also i have found all my music collection on a back up of windows media player. Is there any way you can transfer from WMP to ITunes because i cant seem to find that out either.
I have mine set to automatically open / play in iTunes - you could poss change your settings so the file type (whether mp3 etc) uses iTunes to play rather than Media Player through your folder options menu (I think it is). I know that whenever I've opened through iTunes I've never had this problem and I've changed laptop about 3 times since having my Nano.
Hope that helps a tad hun
I'll try that, thanks for the help. I hope it works to.
No problem - give me a shout if you need a hand :)
brilliant, it's worked. Your a star.
Right i think i have asked this before, but i'm going to ask it again :p
I've just downloaded the new itunes (that is compatible with Vista) thing is all my songs are on my ipod, if i plug my ipod into my laptop will they automatically load onto my new itunes, its just most of my songs are deleted from my old computer, therefore i don't want to lose any.
Any help would be great :) x
Jessie Wallace
01-06-2007, 11:35
The post's just before this one should help you, JoJo was helping someone out with the same thing, so if you follow them, you'll be fine :D
Yup they should Layne. Whenever I've changed laptops/comps they've synched with no probs, without losing any tunes either.
Good reasons for backing up all tunes that you may have stored on laptops/pc's onto disc though, if for nothing else, then for this very reason :D
Thats to everyone who uses mp3 players mind :)
Urm, this came up
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/laynelou/itunes.jpg
I don't want to delete all my songs, what do i do :searchme:
I would put all my songs onto a cd or something but i have over 1000 songs. :confused:
Deffo cancel that - it will erase all of your songs otherwise.
You may well have to back them up to cd first and then put them on, although I've never had that happen - is it to do with your settings within iTunes itself, as I know there are a couple of options as to how you sync your pod.
thats what happened with mine. I was lucky and had all my music on Wondows media player so was able to transfer. I am so backing up everything from now on though.
i had this problem, i had to put everything on disc/find the discs again when i had a new hard drive in my laptop. unfortunately, you got to do it the long way :(
Strange how I've never had the problem though and have changed comp 3 times since having my iPod :searchme:
Em, did you buy your tracks from I tunes, or upload them from a CD, cause maybe it has something to do with that.
Em, did you buy your tracks from I tunes, or upload them from a CD, cause maybe it has something to do with that.
Both hun - from owned CD's, ones downloaded from iTunes and ones downloaded elsewhere too
oh right, thats my theory out the window. I thought maybe you could only sync both ways if it was from I tunes. Evindentlly not.
I'm really hopeless at this technology business.
Chloe O'brien
21-07-2007, 22:53
I have a problem with my ipod nano. About three weeks ago it needed charged so I plugged it into my pc as normal but the ITunes page where it shows my ipod didn't come on and the screen was completely blank. I had it plugged into the computer all weekend and still nothing, I went onto the help page and they suggested moving the hold button backwards and forwards a few times while pressing the menu button. I did this for about 15 minutes but still nothing. A couple of days later I plugged it back into my pc and eureka it came on and started charging as normal. The next day I went to put it on and it was blank again and refusing to come on. I've tried all week to try and charge it without much success but tonight I got it to charge again but I haven't used it for weeks so how can it need charging. Any tips on where I can take it to be fixed or is it knackered.
Do you know anyone who has a mains charger for one that you could borrow? I'd try one of those.
Chloe O'brien
21-07-2007, 23:08
my niece has a mains charger but I may buy on they're 25 quid normally the ipods work fine when they are charged up by the PC as both me and Marley have one. Its just lately my one has gone all wonky.
I got mine for about £10 that was iSound instead of Apple, and it works fine. I just thought there might be a problem getting the iPod to connect to the computer, if it's like that.
Chloe O'brien
22-07-2007, 00:00
After about 3 hours the Ipod is fully charged up again and by some freaky coincedence it's working. I have switched it off and on just to make sure and it's playing tunes. But it did the same thing two weeks ago and when I went to use it the screen was blank and it refused to come on. I'll just have to wait until tomorrow or Monday to see if it decides to go wonly again.
Chloe O'brien
22-07-2007, 00:14
forget what I said it's fooked again. I've just downloaded a couple of new songs and went to transfer them to my Ipod and the fooker won't go on. I give up :angry: :angry:
Can you borrow a lead off of someone to connect it to the computer just to check it isn't that before you chuck the iPod, or have you tried another iPod with that lead that worked fine?
Chloe O'brien
22-07-2007, 00:18
I may just buy a charger to see and if that don't work. I'll take the little bugger out to a large field and attached it to some dinamite. and blow it to kingdom come.
I take it it's warranty is up then, and that you don't have insurance or anything on it?
Chloe O'brien
22-07-2007, 00:30
I bought it last august from Argos I will have to look for the waranty. I know there are a some shops in town who fix ipods I will buy a proper charger and see how that goes if it still doesn't work I will take it to a shop to see if they can fix it.
If you can find the warranty I'd take it straight to Argos; won't cost you anything, after all.
di marco
23-07-2007, 20:15
i charged my ipod a few weeks ago and then didnt use to til saturday and when i turned it on it said that there was hardly any battery left. when i moaned about it to my dad he said that electronic things can wear down the battery without even using them, so it might have been something to do with that? plus, i was told that using a mains charger was better cos charging it through the computer could damage the ipod/computer (one of the two, cant remember which lol!)
Chloe O'brien
23-07-2007, 22:21
I tried switching it on again yesterday and after holding down the menu and play buttons for a few seconds it did come on again so I plugged it back in my PC to try and put a song on it, again it showed that it needed charged so I had to wait for another hour and a half until it had charged up. Once it was fully charged I turned if off and on a couple of times and this morning it was working fine again. but I'm going to buy a charger just to be safe.
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