Comments on: Rebuild a Lost iTunes Library from an iPod?

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:59:33 +0000

The best way to Rebuild a Lost iTunes Library from an iPod is CopyTrans http://www.copytrans.net/
This tool takes your iPod songs plus your playlists, ratings, play count, last played, etc and imports them automatically into iTunes in litterally one click.

By: Jeff Sickles

Jeff Sickles — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:04:47 +0000

Rob, I took a quick look at copytrans.net - Without downloading the product, I couldn’t tell if the free version was just a demonstration or if it would retain it’s functionality as long as the user kept it. I will keep your advertisement on this article if you will share a little more about copytrans free versus the copy available for purchase? Thanks!

By: me

me — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:31:39 +0000

music rescue is a bit more of a hassle, more than one click…but it’s still very good to use

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:24:45 +0000

….You can just download WinAMP. It has iPod support and all you have to do to copy your music from pod to computer is right click the artist/album/whatever and select “Copy To Local Media”.

Pretty simple.

By: Jeff Sickles

Jeff Sickles — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:42:16 +0000

Thanks for the note Jeff! I’ll have to give that a try. I haven’t used winamp in a long time.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:05:19 +0000

Thanks Jeff.

I’ve used the info on this page twice now. 1 hard disk failure and 1 new PC.

Sean

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:45:08 +0000

Thanks! Really useful, worked perfectly and much more helpful than the official apple support!

By: travis

travis — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:30:31 +0000

What about for users of Macs?

By: Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:57:41 +0000

i just tried to use the free version of Copytrans, and it just limits you to 100 songs to transfer back to your ipod. you have to buy the full version to transfer more than 100 songs back to iTunes.

By: Jeff Sickles

Jeff Sickles — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:09:15 +0000

Anyone have any solutions for MAC?

By: Jeff Sickles

Jeff Sickles — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:09:58 +0000

Jeff - that’s true, it does cost $20 to move your complete library. But that’s cheap considering the investment you may have had. What did you end up doing?

By: travis

travis — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:19:39 +0000

I purchased a download for $8 that did the trick. It was simple to install, use, and the support was great.

I was hesitant to spend the money because I knew there was something out there for free, but I found that most of the directions were for Windows and you needed some tech savvy that I did not have to go behind the scenes of the computer.

I wanted simple and now. Here is the info (you can also do a search for PodWorks).

Simply visit the PodWorks store site and purchase a copy for $8 US (most updates are free to existing users).

http://store6.esellerate.net/store/catalog.aspx?s=STR712616860&pc=

The trial version you downloaded becomes your full version after you enter the serial number that will be automatically emailed to you. There is no separate shipment or download.

By: Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:15:30 +0000

i just ended up using iDump, i lost the playcount, ratings, etc, but that was unimportant to me. iDump is free, and it puts all your songs back in itunes. the link to the download i used is: http://www.download.com/iDump/3000-2169_4-10407429.html

By: Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:17:50 +0000

as for a Mac, i dont have one, but i looked around and found this: http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/?gclid=CPie3sjJgZUCFQ4RnQodVRBjrA
i dont know how useful it is, since im not a mac user, but check it out

By: Jeff Sickles

Jeff Sickles — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:38:24 +0000

Thanks Travis and Jeff for your insight!