question about the "Copy itunes folder to ipod" step.

sairafaith wrote:

I'm using a PC and had a question about the "Copy itunes folder to ipod" step of this little tutorial. Once I've dragged the itunes folder to the ipod and copied the songs

The iTunes folder contains the entire iTunes library (not only the media files).

This includes the songs, the artwork, ratings, everything.

but it never said anything about going back and syncing the music back onto my ipod. do i need to do that first?

All the music files are contained in the iTunes folder. You canot play these files on the iPod but you are simply using the iPod as an external hard drive to transfer the sopngs (and the entire iTunes library) to a new computer.

otherwise, what am i even bringing over to my new computer, exactly...?

The eniter library which is nore than just the songs.

The ITunes folder contains the iTunes library file (which keeps track of everything in iTunes), the Artwork folder, media files and some other info.

Once the iTunes folder is transferred to /Musci/ folder on the new computer, you can sync your iPod to the new computer, iTunes will be exactly as it was on the old computer.

On the new computer, you drag the /Music/iTunes/ folder to the desktop.

Then you copy the iTunes folder on the iPod to /Music/.

If you did not have anything in iTunes on the new computer, you can delete it.