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Originally Posted by DAEpperson
If the songs are still on your Ipod, you a program like Copy Trans ($29.99) and you can very simply copy the songs into a new (empty) version of ITunes on the new pc. Aplle actually (begrudgingly) recommended this to me  |
+1. Great suite of tools. The free thingy lets you play the files from the iPod on your computer as well - just like Rhythmbox.
You can't just "unhide" the folders and there they all are - you're going to be very disappointed with what you find in the "Ipod Control" folder if/when you do that - the only way to read the database from the iPod and map the files back to "real" names, albums, artwork, etc. is to use a tool.
If you sync the iPod with a PC that has an empty music library iTunes will sync with the empty library - e.g. erase everything.
There's an option in iTunes to export music that's paid for - but everything you ripped yourself from CD's is gone.
I use a dedicated external drive for my music library and back it up. It took me nearly a decade to get my entire music collection in one place/on that 240Gb iPod, I don't intend to do it again anytime soon...