Authorize iPod on a new computer
I have one authorized PC on my account; the original machine I signed up for iTunes with. Unfortunately, that hard-drive crashed hard, no recovery possible.
Luckily, I have a backup of my music library on the iPod. But I've now re-built my machine from scratch, and I can't import the songs from the iPod into a new iTunes installation.
I have logged into the music store as me, but it keeps telling me that it wants to wipe the iPod and link it to this (blank) library.
I figured I needed to "authorize" these files somehow, so I looked up Apple's instructions:
Great, except that I can't even press "play" on any of these files. I can select my iPod inside iTunes and I see the files there, but they are all greyed out. I can't click on them or try to play them.
How do I get them off my iPod and into the library to authorize them?
- Down and out in DRM land
Luckily, I have a backup of my music library on the iPod. But I've now re-built my machine from scratch, and I can't import the songs from the iPod into a new iTunes installation.
I have logged into the music store as me, but it keeps telling me that it wants to wipe the iPod and link it to this (blank) library.
I figured I needed to "authorize" these files somehow, so I looked up Apple's instructions:
To authorize a computer to play songs or spoken word content purchased from the iTunes Music Store, select the item (in your library or the Purchases playlist), and click the Play button.
Great, except that I can't even press "play" on any of these files. I can select my iPod inside iTunes and I see the files there, but they are all greyed out. I can't click on them or try to play them.
How do I get them off my iPod and into the library to authorize them?
- Down and out in DRM land
