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I have an older ipod classic and had a problem with my pc operating system and had to re-install widows vista home premium. I have installed itunes and now want to sync my ipod, but it indicates I will erase my ipod and replace it with the current library

I have an older ipod classic and had a problem with my pc operating system and had to re-install widows vista home premium. I have installed itunes and now want to sync my ipod, but it indicates I will erase my ipod and replace it with the current library, which is just the sample songs from the install of itunes. Will I truly loose my songs, artwork, and history or am I able to get those put into my new install?

iPod classic, Windows Vista, new install of itunes

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 2:38 PM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2012 6:16 AM

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0


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Feb 17, 2012 6:40 AM in response to planb77

I also found another way, but it involves being proactive. I was fortunate enough to have done a full back up on my pc, and did a full restore. I got all my songs back, playlists, and complete history, including ratings and play counts, as of the date of the back up. This also allows me to sync again with the current library.


I have not tried another way yet, but I wonder if doing a backup of your library from inside iTunes, will allow you to do the same thing. It may, or may not.


At this point, I only need to re-import a few songs, and play with a few albums and artwork to be back at the same place I was before I had a problem.

I have an older ipod classic and had a problem with my pc operating system and had to re-install widows vista home premium. I have installed itunes and now want to sync my ipod, but it indicates I will erase my ipod and replace it with the current library

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