iPod help....lost all my music.

[fedupinnyc]

i just had my pc rebuilt and had to reload itunes. when i went to sync up to populate my library i ended up with a empty iPod and empty library. am i screwed?? help please!

thanks

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

1. Probably. If PC was 'rebuilt', your drive was likely changed or formatted

in which case, all files likely gone. Use the iTunes utility to search machine for audio files.

Sorry...


On edit, welcome to DU! :bounce:

[fedupinnyc]

2. thanks..

long time reader at work, never really posted before. i would have been lost without you guys during the last election.

i thought by having the songs on my ipod i would have been able to copy them to my pc. this sucks.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

4. Look here... never tried, but maybe it'll help

http://www.ipodlounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-computer/

[fedupinnyc]

5. i'm a dummy, i should have searched before i did anything

i thought the ipod was the back up!

thanks for your help!

[NWHarkness]

6. You CAN use the iPod as a backup

You just have to change your settings to manual update. That way, when you plug in, the iPod doesn't automatically delete those songs which are no longer in your iTunes. I know this doesn't help you now, but it may be good to know in the future.

[GOPisEvil]

7. Oooooh...thanks!

I just bought a new computer and want to stick iTunes on it, without losing my library. I was about to send my files via my network, but this might be easier.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

8. I would definitely try it before blowing away your library. Please

let me know how it works!

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

9. Oh, I'll definitely keep my library on my old computer.

I'm not ditching my desktop, I just bought a new laptop. I may not bother with it, but then...I might. It would be nice to have my music with me, without bringing the iPod.

[gmoney]

3. Maybe not lost...

The iTunes database can get disconnected from the program, so the songs may be there, but iTunes just doesn't know where to find them. You can search for MP3 files and re-add them to iTunes. You probably lost your playlists and/or song ratings though, unless you can find the old database (or a backup -- you DID do a backup before getting rebuilt, right?) and relink it to iTunes.

Did you lose your other document files (your personal stuff -- photos, letters, etc.)? If not, your iTunes should be there someplace.