[Florya]

OK, so I've turned on my computer when I got home from work, and my iTunes library is empty. Nearly 4000 tracks gone. I've searched my hard drive and every other drive I have, but they are gone.

Does anyone know if there is a way to transfer the tracks on my iPod back into the computer?

[king_buzzo]

Yeah, I'm sure there's a feature in the software to extract the files from your ipod. Creative's softwares have that, but i've never used and ipod so I dont know.

[Florya]

Originally Posted by king_buzzo

Yeah

Cheers.

[screamingskull]

what kinda computer are you using?

[Florya]

PC running windows xp

[floatingslowly]

you can look in the iPod's drive like any other peripheral, but the names are all scrambled (you should still be able to copy them out of it, but you would have to rename them).

there are programs you can buy that will do it for you (I think, I don't have one though).

with the Mac there is a shareware program that will pull them off, so I use my wife's laptop when I have to do this.

if you really have a large amount of missing files, you might have a bigger problem than just your iTunes library though. have you tried searching for specific files rather than the iTunes music folder?

things don't (usually) self-delete.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Florya

OK, so I've turned on my computer when I got home from work, and my iTunes library is empty. Nearly 4000 tracks gone. I've searched my hard drive and every other drive I have, but they are gone.

Does anyone know if there is a way to transfer the tracks on my iPod back into the computer?

jeezus. maybe it's just the library fucked up not the files missing? if so, i believe you could rebuild your library from those.

im so lucky i dont deal with itunes crapola. winamp FTW. sorry, not rubbing it in, it's just--- i hate how people get sucked into using these products.

[king_buzzo]

hmm there is an import function in itunes, just noticed it. Its under 'file'. Try that maybe?

[Florya]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

you can look in the iPod's drive like any other peripheral, but the names are all scrambled (you should still be able to copy them out of it, but you would have to rename them).

there are programs you can buy that will do it for you (I think, I don't have one though).

with the Mac there is a shareware program that will pull them off, so I use my wife's laptop when I have to do this.

if you really have a large amount of missing files, you might have a bigger problem than just your iTunes library though. have you tried searching for specific files rather than the iTunes music folder?

things don't (usually) self-delete.

It's wierd. It's just the itunes library thats gone, all the titles still come up when I open itunes but I can't play them. I just get a nessage saying that the file isn't there any more.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by jico.

i dont have a ipod or itunes, but do you have windows media player?

agh. please allow me to vomit. if there's one thing that's worse than itunes, it's wmp.

[floatingslowly]

you can try this:http://www.redsofts.com/soft/569/1079/PodPlus.html

it's freeware and just the first thing I found on google (but it might work).

I still say search a track name (Start>Search) before you do anything too drastic.


NOTE: if the files moved, iTunes will still say they are missing (but still list them from it's memory).

search your C: drive. unless they were deleted intentionally (and the delete confirmed), I bet they just somehow got moved.

[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by king_buzzo

hmm there is an import function in itunes, just noticed it. Its under 'file'. Try that maybe?

this is for CD's.

iTunes will not let you import music from an iPod.

[ondskan]

Just stay the hell out of any "synchronize"-buttons; they'll just delete all music on your iPod if it aint' found on your computer.

:edit: And i mean all synchronize-buttons in all programs, not just iTunes.

[jico.]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

agh. please allow me to vomit. if there's one thing that's worse than itunes, it's wmp.

most people use it, that's why i suggested it.


and i guess windows detects your ipod as a removable storage device doesnt it? access it and manually copy the files to the hard drive.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by jico.

most people use it, that's why i suggested it.

yeah, exactly my point about people using software without checking what it does and how it works.

it foobar was a bit less geeky, i would use it.

[king_buzzo]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

iTunes will not let you import music from an iPod.

jesus fucking christ how shit is that? I'm beggining to really dislike IPods.

everyone: Boycott IDods. okay?

[!@#$%!]

Florya, an idea--

how about you install winamp, then let it "take over" the association with the music files, and see if it will open some of them? particularly the mp3 ones...

i mean, you don't have the files on the hard drive or what?

[Florya]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

you can try this:http://www.redsofts.com/soft/569/1079/PodPlus.html

it's freeware and just the first thing I found on google (but it might work).

I still say search a track name (Start>Search) before you do anything too drastic.


NOTE: if the files moved, iTunes will still say they are missing (but still list them from it's memory).

search your C: drive. unless they were deleted intentionally (and the delete confirmed), I bet they just somehow got moved.

You are a diamond!!
Songs being transferred as I type.

Thanks a million

[GravyK]

Originally Posted by Florya

It's wierd. It's just the itunes library thats gone, all the titles still come up when I open itunes but I can't play them. I just get a nessage saying that the file isn't there any more.

You must have moved the files to another location. When I moved all my music over to my external hard-drive it did this same thing. Find where you moved the music to, then delete everything in your library, and copy it in from the new location.

It worked for me.

[GravyK]

Didn't finish reading the topic before I posted that.


Shit.