How can i listen to my songs off my ipod on a different computer?
Posted on January 30th, 2010 by admin
How can i listen to the songs on my ipod on my laptop that has no music on its harddrive? In itunes all the songs on my ipod are visible but it doesnt let me play them.
Okay I’m just assuming you have Windows?
Okay I’m just answering this at the moment so I can go back to it easily when I log in on my other computer that actually has Windows on it. I have to see so I can give you good instructions.
So in like 5 minutes, I’ll have an answer for you.
Okay – here it is.
I have XP, I don’t know how differently things will work on a Mac or Vista.
Make sure you have iTunes on your computer you’re putting your music on.
When you plug in your iPod on the computer that you want it on, iTunes will open- CLOSE iTunes. You don’t want it open yet.
Open up "My Computer". You’ll see your iPod, probably under "devices with removable storage". Double click on it, and then in your menu bar, click "tools". Go to "folder options" and make sure "view hidden files and folders" is checked.
Click "ok" and go back to your iPod folder.
You’ll see a bunch of folders with like, 3-letter combination names. They’ll probably be gray and look like you can’t click on them- well, you can. Drag and Drop each folder (or just some, or whatever) onto your desktop (or in a folder that you make for it on your desktop). Close the "my computer" stuff, unplug your ipod, and open iTunes. drag and drop all of the music into iTunes. It might take a while, but then you’ll have it all there, most of it will have it’s correct name and artist there and everything.
Then there you’re done! You have your music now copied onto that computer.
January 30th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Okay I’m just assuming you have Windows?
Okay I’m just answering this at the moment so I can go back to it easily when I log in on my other computer that actually has Windows on it. I have to see so I can give you good instructions.
So in like 5 minutes, I’ll have an answer for you.
Okay – here it is.
I have XP, I don’t know how differently things will work on a Mac or Vista.
Make sure you have iTunes on your computer you’re putting your music on.
When you plug in your iPod on the computer that you want it on, iTunes will open- CLOSE iTunes. You don’t want it open yet.
Open up "My Computer". You’ll see your iPod, probably under "devices with removable storage". Double click on it, and then in your menu bar, click "tools". Go to "folder options" and make sure "view hidden files and folders" is checked.
Click "ok" and go back to your iPod folder.
You’ll see a bunch of folders with like, 3-letter combination names. They’ll probably be gray and look like you can’t click on them- well, you can. Drag and Drop each folder (or just some, or whatever) onto your desktop (or in a folder that you make for it on your desktop). Close the "my computer" stuff, unplug your ipod, and open iTunes. drag and drop all of the music into iTunes. It might take a while, but then you’ll have it all there, most of it will have it’s correct name and artist there and everything.
Then there you’re done! You have your music now copied onto that computer.
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done that numerous times, to get friend’s iPod music and give them mine.