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My Ipod nano contains all my music. Unable to transfer to laptop

I have an Ipod nano which contains all my music in playlists. In an attempt to transfer this music to my new laptop I have inadvertently erased all music from my old laptop. I followed some instructions about copying over a library xml file and the Library play-list titles transferred to my new lap top but not the actual music. I now have two laptops without music and an Ipod with all my music. How do I get the music from my ipod to my new laptop.

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To get music from iPod nano to a new laptop.
1.Open the iPod control folder then open the music folder. Copy each one of those folders (should look similar to these: F00, F01 ...) onto your computer.
You can do this by creating a new folder on your desktop and dragging the files into the folder.
2.Open iTunes and insert the new folder you created on your computer's desktop into: library ---> Music
3.You can now sync your iPod to this new computer without losing all of your music.

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Unfortunately iTunes doesn't let you transfer anything other than your iTunes store purchases from your iPod.

Totransfer all your iPod content, all your music, playlists, videos,podcasts and photos to your new iTunes library you will need todownload software like TouchCopy.

Here is how to use TouchCopy

  1. Download and Install TouchCopy. Downloads are free and are available for both PC and Mac.
  2. Start up TouchCopy by double-clicking the TouchCopy icon on your desktop
  3. Connect your iPod or iPhone to your computer. TouchCopymay start iTunes - don't worry, TouchCopy has fixed it so that iTuneswill not sync music or video with your iPod while TouchCopy is running.These changes are restored when you quit TouchCopy.
  4. Now select which songs you want to copy into iTunes, if you want toselect all your music, select "Music" from the list on the left andclick on "Copy to iTunes" button in the TouchCopy control bar. In a similar way, you can also use TouchCopy to copy your playlists, videos, podcasts, photos, contacts, calendars and notes.
  5. Whenyou are satisfied that all your iPod content is safely in iTunes, useiTunes to re-sync your iPod which will enable you to add new content toit.

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There are 3 ways to transfer music from iPod to iTunes:

Mthod 1: Using iTunes. Connect your iPod to computer, then open iTunes and click "File" > "Device" > "Transfer Purchases from Your Device Name". By default, the exported music will be saved at C:Users/Administrator/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media. But this method can only used for purchsed music.

Method 2: Using Dropbox. Upload your music on iPod, then download from your computer via same Dropbox ID. Add downloaded music to iTunes.

Method 3: Using iTransfer. Connect your iPod to Computer. Select source music on "Music" section, then right click to transfer to iTunes.

Here are more detailed steps for these three methods: 3 Ways to Transfer Music from iPod to Computer Windows 10

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The proper way to do this is via iTunes. You do not need your old laptop. Try this:

1. Download iTunes onto your new laptop. This can be found at: http://www.apple.com/sg/itunes/download/
2. Install iTunes onto your new laptop
3. Plug in your nano to your new laptop via USB
4. Synchronize the music from your iPod to your laptop

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font.f1 {font: 12.0px Times} • In order to import music into your iPod. All you need to do is:

font.f1 {font: 12.0px Times} • First make sure you have downloaded your music into the iTunes Library.
font.f1 {font: 12.0px Times} •Then from the iTunes menu bar, click on File>New Playlist in order to create a new playlist.

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