Westy

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for some strange reason the laptop is playing silly buggers...

someone I know is formatting it and then putting XP, word etc back on..

I have loads of tunes on itunes but once formatted how will I get all the music back onto it please

thanks

Stu.H

For my partners IPOD, I have a 500gb external drive and I have a directory on there that never gets moved.

If they were on the PC and its now been removed, as soon as you sync it, it will wipe the ipod.

I'm sure there MUST be ways round this by transferring the files back, but maybe not or everyone would be ripping other peoples IPODS.

Ginge !

limewire for a few weeks

Thrush

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http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/06/24/yamipod

collierm

Connect the Ipod, if its in Disc mode, it'll appear in Explorer as a removable disk.

To set disk mode http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651

Turn on the ability to view hidden folders and you'll see a Music folder. In here are a load of sub folders which contain all your music currently on the Ipod.

Copy this off to another location on your PC (music library folder etc) then you can connect the Ipod and not be too worried if it wipes it.

(Experience based on me using a 3rd gen Ipod about a year ago).

Thanks

Matt

Ginge !

does that mean i cant use my ipod on my pc aswell as my laptop ( not like i actually use my ipod)

DanRSturbo

You can, you just have to tell it not to update the music library when it sync's with itunes

Stu.H

There ya go, cheers mate

Westy

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many thanks for the help

Westy

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Matt, I got as far as this... how do I turn on the ability to view hidden folders please?

thanks

BlackRs

Theres a far more easiler solution for this. Its called I dump. Its a really basic programme you can download. Install it and plug your ipod into the pc. The i dump takes all tracks from ipod & creates them into a folder on the desktop, putting them into mp3 format also.
Used it loads of times for getting other peoples tunes from there ipod to my pc. Whole process takes two mins tops.

Hope this helps

Westy

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nice one.. Im on the case

Westy

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arrrr, thru explorer.. getting there

Westy

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right, I have backed up all my tunes.. even tho they a=are in folders labelled, FPG, HJK, FJKG

thing is, all the music is still on the IPOD but shows as greyed out in Itunes.. how can I just update it, so that any tunes I put in the library get added please.. its not working

Brian

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When i lost my itunes on my pc i downloaded a progam called IDUMP worked a treat just google it


Brian

SS1

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wait till radders sees I DUMP

space docking via I DUMP

Westy

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I have d/l IDUMP but when I go to set up, it opens and nothing happens?

Westy

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how can I just delete all the files off of the ipod and start again please...

even tho the PC is formatted and i had to re-install Itunes.... I have connected the ipod and all the tunes are still on it but greyed out