Help with the library

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Help with the library

Is there a way to move the songs on your iPod to iTunes.I am going to reformat my computer and I want to makes sure that I won't loose my Library.

Gateway, Windows XP

Posted on Sep 3, 2006 8:39 AM

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pac_80

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Sep 3, 2006 8:48 AM in response to JanD2of5

The easy thing to do is make backups on an external harddrive or on CD/DVD if you can.

If for some reason you can't, there is a way to make the ipod into an external drive til you get windows installed again, but I would only recommend this as a last option.

It basicly boils down to what you have handy to backup on

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JanD2of5 Author

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Sep 3, 2006 8:52 AM in response to pac_80

How do I make it an external device

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pac_80

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Sep 3, 2006 8:55 AM in response to JanD2of5

Well if the ipod is all you have has a backup, You first need to figure out if you will have enough space to put everything on it. How big is the ipod and how big is your library?

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JanD2of5 Author

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Sep 3, 2006 9:07 AM in response to pac_80

Wait, could I use the file that is created from the export library function to reimport my library, and if so how.

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pac_80

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Sep 3, 2006 9:10 AM in response to JanD2of5

No, that will export only a list, not the actual files. Being your reformatting the system, you need to backup the music files AND the iTUnes music library.

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amina09

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Sep 3, 2006 10:19 AM in response to JanD2of5

help! itunes is in anotha language!! idk how it ended up like dat cuz i asked erryone in da house if dey used da computer n changed da settings but dey all say 'no'...so im assuming dat it automatically switched 2 anotha language...now da problem right now is dat i dont undastand dat language n dont kno how 2 change it back 2 english...sum1 help ASAP!!! PLZ!!!!!

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