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Aristus

(68,327 posts) Tue Dec 27, 2022, 06:20 PM Dec 2022

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Help! My computer just erased all the files from my iPod!

They’re still all in my iTunes library. How do I restore them to my device?

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Help! My computer just erased all the files from my iPod! (Original Post) Aristus Dec 2022 OP

I wish I knew but good luck saving your files. mahina Dec 2022 #1

First, make a duplicate of your itunes folder Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #2

Is there a "Sync" option under your iPod in iTunes? sl8 Dec 2022 #3

I was trying to sync new purchases to my device when Aristus Dec 2022 #4

Does it have to do with manual or automatic sync?? If you originally manually managed the songs bullimiami Dec 2022 #6

how to replace ipod battery AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #5

mahina

(18,938 posts)

1. I wish I knew but good luck saving your files.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 06:23 PM

Dec 2022

Following.

Update: I had forgotten about an old Mac Mini that had my whole library on it, or most of...thank you for your post! I am reunited with awesome music I thought gone forever. Mahalo, mahalo, mahalo!
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/Lost two iPods to dead irreplaceable batteries and miss them daily including my Obama 2008 Manoa Valley campaign playlist

Tetrachloride

(8,447 posts)

2. First, make a duplicate of your itunes folder

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 06:27 PM

Dec 2022

sl8

(16,245 posts)

3. Is there a "Sync" option under your iPod in iTunes?

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 06:30 PM

Dec 2022

Haven't used iTunes for over 10 tears (it rearranged the location of all my music files), but I seem to recall "syncing".

Aristus

(68,327 posts)

4. I was trying to sync new purchases to my device when

Reply to sl8 (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 06:48 PM

Dec 2022

I noticed there were no longer any files on it.

bullimiami

(13,989 posts)

6. Does it have to do with manual or automatic sync?? If you originally manually managed the songs

Reply to Aristus (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 09:03 PM

Dec 2022

and switched it to auto it would resync to match only the iPod playlists in iTunes.

At any rate you can just redo it in iTunes.

AllaN01Bear

(23,039 posts)

5. how to replace ipod battery

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 07:42 PM

Dec 2022

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