iPod to Computer Transfer Tutorial - How Can I Copy Songs From My iPod to a New PC?

Not long ago, my hard drive crashed and along with it went my entire iTunes library of nearly 10,000 songs. At first, I panicked, then I remembered that the entire collection was on my iPod. When I got my new PC, I thought I'd be able to install iTunes and sync it back. I was dead wrong.

In its default setting, iTunes only allows the transfer process to go one way - from the computer to your iPod. If your computer music library is empty, it will sync your iPod to the empty library meaning everything on your iPod will be erased. Lucky for me, I figured this out before I clicked the sync button.

After I determined that this was not an option, I hit Google and started searching for solutions. I read several tutorials for how to transfer the data on my own. Unfortunately, I was not comfortable doing it on my own. I have thousands of dollars invested in my music library and I did not trust my own abilities to transfer the songs without screwing something up.

I was relieved when I discovered a handful of programs out there to assist people in the situation I found myself in. I researched several of the programs and read reviews before finally settling on the Lenogo iPod/iPod Touch/iPhone to PC Transfer program. There are actually several highly rated programs out there to get this done. I chose this particular program over the others because it offered a free trial version where I could test it out before buying it and because the reviews were positive.

I was pleasantly surprised with how easy this program was to use. I downloaded the free trial and installed in on my new computer. I then connected my iPod to the computer (shut down iTunes when it tried to automatically load) and then ran the Lenogo program.

Once everything was started up, I was able to see all of the songs on my iPod through the Lenogo software. I then selected all of the songs and chose a folder on my new computer where I wanted them copied. About 15 minutes later, I was done. I had saved all of my songs and now had them backed up to the new computer.

Later I reopened iTunes and imported all of the music from the folder I had saved the music in and re-synced the iPod. It worked without a hitch. If you find yourself in this situation, don't sweat it. Your music is not forever lost!