How do I transfer a playlist from my iPod to an authorised computer?

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How do I transfer a playlist from my iPod to an authorised computer?

I have a Sony Vaio netbook (home computer), but my iPod nano will not connect to it (iPod classic does, fine), so it is not an issue with the iPod nano, but the Vaio, somehow

I have authorised my PC at work & the library has synch'd fine...but I cannot copy any playlists on the iPod classic to the work PC (created on home netbook)

Do you know how I can do this?

Ultimately, I want to load the playlist to the iPod nano

iPod classic 160GB (Late 2009), Windows 7

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 12:36 AM

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DiscoChick71 Author

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Aug 15, 2013 1:20 AM in response to DiscoChick71

Oh! I haven't been very clear - I know the iPod nano works, as it is recognised on my work PC...on iTunes

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turingtest2

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Aug 15, 2013 2:47 AM in response to DiscoChick71

iTunes likes to sync devices to a single library and any attempt to update them from a different one usually causes problems. Each track in an iTunes library is given a unique ID. Playlists are ordered lists of those IDs. When you build a new library, even with the same media, the tracks will have different IDs so importing playlists isn't completely straightforward. Some of the tools listed in Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device can import playlists, but they'll probably want to reimport the media at the same time because your new library doesn't have the matching IDs. If you already have all the media in your new library, and don't need to use any of the other steps in that user tip, then my script ImportDevicePlaylists should be able to recover all the regular playlists and any folders they are organized in. It will attempt to match tracks first by ID, but if they can't be matched it will catalog the track properties and attempt a match using that information.

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