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Help! ipod touch wiped out most music, all videos

Ok, odd question. I have a second generation ipod, but this is very important I believe - the computer supporting this ipod has "died," SO, I have not been able to update - anything. I have downloaded songs and apps, but that's about it. All has been fine.


Anyway, an attempt to fix the computer failed. I got a new computer, but was unable to take all my current info on this ipod, and transfer it to a new computer, as it wanted to delete everything.

Ok, no problem. I just kept my ipod as is, even though I knew this was risky.


I was downloading a few songs tonight. I have had no problem w/ this for about a year since my computer died. The ipod (remember, I was NOT connected to a computer in any way, and cannot update my version) suddenly said "updating library." After this, I noticed I had lost about 90% of my music! I had about 1100 purchased songs. Now itunes (via my ipod) says 143 downloaded songs. And ALL of my videos are gone.

***?! You have got to be kidding me! No apple store is open now... so I thought I'd try the forums. I wasn't updating anything (and can't without a computer) so what in the **** happened?



If anyone has ANY advice to help me get all that info back, I'd appreciate it!! I did try to reset it, didn't do a bit of good.

Weird that it deleted most songs, but not all. No apps or anything else is gone - just most of music, all videos.


Are those songs still somewhere in my ipod?! Does itunes have a list of the songs I did download, so I can at least have a list of what I lost, or am I out of luck because I'm not attached/backed up w/ a computer? Would a list of my purchases give me all that info? I don't know how to get it, since it would date back a year or two. I suppose getting a list of purchased songs would be better than nothing.

Thanks for any help!!! I'm desperate!

iPod touch, 2nd gen ipod

Posted on Jan 24, 2013 8:45 PM

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Jan 25, 2013 6:00 AM in response to meaganRR

You can redownload iTunes purchases by:

'Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

If other songs do not show and play on your iPod then they are gone if not on your computer.

You can copy non--Tunes purchases from iPod to computer by:

Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

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