How to retrieve all data from iPod Touch and copy to new computer?

Where is your backup?

The ipod touch will sync photos/music/videos/apps with only one computer at a time.

If for some reason you have failed to maintain a backup you cant transfer itunes purchases:

Before syncing: File>Transfer purchases.

You can e-mail yourself the photos.

You could try a 3rd party app (not supported not endorsed by Apple).

Sorry about your computer.

You should always backup your info/music/pics/docs/etc.

The ipod music and photo sync is one way - computer to ipod.

Again, you can e-mail yourself the photos.

You could try a 3rd party program at your risk.

You're welcome, child.

"backups. But that's not my point. I find it disappointing that I cannot sync my data both ways."

O.K. It still is the way it is.

"Here I have gigabytes of data sitting right here on my iPod and no way to natively copy it back to my new computer without purchasing third-party software."

Yes, this is true.

"Every other mobile device I have ever owned let's you easily copy back to a computer. Just plug it in, mount it, and there you go."

As you now know, this is not the case with the ipod touch.

You asked how and I told you that you cannot without 3rd party software. What is it that you want?

Simply maintaining a backup (basic) would solve the issue.

well, my backup is gone. the drive just died on me right now! what do I do about that one?

click here for another app that may be of interest. there's a winsloth version available, too.

See this discussion:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9199493&#9199493

Roaminggnome,

Since I had the same problem of losing my music due to a reinstallation of X.6.2, I did not appreciate your 'know-it-all' response to GonzoBrains. Like GonzoBrains I get all of my music from CD's exported to iTunes.

Time Machine helped restore only the songs I got through iTunes. Before I began (once again) the CD to iTunes process -- I happened to log out and log back in using an old username. All my songs were still in iTunes! SO I took Roaminggnone's 'belittling' advice and made a back up onto 5 CD's. I then logged back using the other username and restored itunes with the songs.

I agree with Roaminggnome -- back up iTunes!

The thing I hate most about this system is that one cannot even get one's own content off an iPod. I was in Russia and was trying to get a video that I shot and edited myself to a client and I could not get it off. The original was on my tower back in Canada. EXTREMELY annoying. Apple's overly draconian attempt to enforce copyright, whether it exists or not.

thanks! that article was very interesting!

Use this FREE utility to transfer music/photos from iTouch/iPhone:
http://www.getsharepod.com/