How do I transfer music from my old iTunes account and iPod to my new iTunes account and or iPad.

I originally created my iTunes account with a comcast.net email address years ago when I purchased a iPod. I no longer have the pc that the iTunes was down loaded on or have access to the comcast email address due to changing service providers. I recently purchased an iPad and created a new account though iTunes. How do I get all the music off of the old itunes account if i cant verify the email address?

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Posted on Apr 20, 2013 9:03 PM

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Apr 21, 2013 11:26 AM in response to Tmpersell

So, I think the question is really about transfering the songs on the old iPod to your new computer, correct? Your old Apple ID (iTunes account) is not really involved in this particular question.


As I mentioned, you cannot use iTunes to transfer song files from iPod to computer (except for iTunes Store purchases). Syncing content with iTunes generally goes one way, from computer to device. However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer songs files from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links. Please use information from such links for details.


That is the first step, off-loading the song files from iPod to computer. The second step is to add the song files to your current computer's iTunes library. You can do this by dragging the song files (or the folder containing the files) to the iTunes window, to your Music library. Or you can use the command


iTunes menu bar -> File -> Add to Library...


Once the songs are in your iTunes library, the third step is to sync the songs to the iPad using your preferred method, like with the songs that were previously in your iTunes library.

Is there any way to sync the ipod and ipad so it will upload everything on the ipod? icloud?

Your iPod has no direct Internet access, plus it is not an iOS device (iPod touch, iPhone, iPad), so it cannot sync to iCloud. Everything goes through your computer, using the docking cable. Your iPad can access the Internet and iCloud. If you are subscribed to Apple's iTunes Match service ($25 per year), iTunes makes your iTunes Music library available through iCloud. In that case, the third step can be the iPad syncing songs from iCloud, instead of directly from your computer.

Apr 20, 2013 11:43 PM in response to Tmpersell

An Apple ID (the "iTunes account") is an email address, but you should lbe able to sign in to Apple's services (such as the iTunes Store) using it, even if the email address itself is not currenly being used as your email address. It's just a way for Apple to initially set you up with a unique ID (without you having to try a bunch of user names that are already taken), because an active email address should be unique.


There needs to be some clarification here. When you say,

How do I get all the music off of the old itunes account...

do you mean off the iPod and onto your new computer? Except for music you purchased from the iTunes Store (see NOTE below), the "old iTunes account" (your previous Apple ID) is not relevant. There is no connection between your Apple ID and songs in your iTunes library, for songs that were NOT purchased from the iTunes Store. Your songs are simply stored in your computer's iTunes library. If your old computer is gone, and you did not make a backup of the song files, those song files are also gone, except maybe for the songs on the old iPod (if it was synced to that library). So this is really a matter of off-loading songs from your iPod to your new computer, correct?


Once the song files are on the new computer's drive, you can add them to your iTunes library. Once they are in your iTunes library, you can then sync the songs to your iPad.


You cannot transfer song files from iPod to computer using iTunes (except for iTunes Store purchases). However, there are third-party methods and utilities that can transfer songs files from iPod to computer. If you do a Google search on something like "ipod transfer," you should get some links.


NOTE: Songs purchased by you from the iTunes Store can be re-downloaded on your new computer at no cost. To do so, you sign in to the iTunes Store with the Apple ID used for the purchase. From the iTunes Store Home screen, click on the Purchased link under QUICK LINKS. On the Purchased screen, you can find and re-download previous purchases to your new computer's iTunes library.

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