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Q: I accidently deleted all music from my iPod. No iTunes. Can I restore somehow?

I accidently deleted the files from my iPod Shuffle and do not have them on my computer or iTunes. Is there a way to restore them?

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Posted on Apr 11, 2016 6:03 PM

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Q: I accidently deleted all music from my iPod. No iTunes. Can I restore somehow?

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Apr 11, 2016 6:30 PM in response to Sarah414
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    Apr 11, 2016 6:30 PM in response to Sarah414

    Not using iTunes.  By treating the iPod like a regular USB storage device, you may be able to use data recovery software.  This is the type of general utility used to recover data that is lost, for example through unintentionally deletion or data corruption.  In iTunes, on the iPod's Summary settings screen, checkmark the setting for Enable disk use, so that the iPod's storage appears to the computer system as a USB storage device.

     

    The iPod's data may be recoverable, if new data has been not written over the existing data.  If you can recover the data, take a look at this article for a method to add existing song files on an iPod to your iTunes library

     

    http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-transfer-music-from-an-ipod-to-your-computer/