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How to upload songs from old iPod mini to new Nano???

I just bought a nano and I was trying to drag songs from my old mini to the nano but it didnt seem to work. Is there an alternate way to drag them as opposed to going into my computer and manually picking them like i did for my old mini? It wont let me put the songs from the mini into a folder to then drag them in the nano either. please help me out, thank you.

Inspiron 5150, Windows XP

Posted on Jul 19, 2007 5:33 AM

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Jul 19, 2007 6:43 AM in response to nimoon2

You cannot copy songs directly from one iPod to another. The songs must be in your iTunes library in order to load them to your new iPod.

If they aren't, then follow the instructions/suggestions below to get them there.

If you are using iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.

For all other non purchased music (your own CDs etc) try this method which works on some Windows PCs.

Enable your iPod for disk use.

See: iPod Disk Use.

Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.

Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.

Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.

The music files should transfer to your iTunes.

If this doesn't work (and it may not because officially it's not supposed to), check out the instructions/suggestions here.

Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it can be messy.

Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.

One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.

Another free program is Pod Player.

How to upload songs from old iPod mini to new Nano???

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