How to Recover Tunes From Your iPod

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Reinstall iTunes.

   Launch the app and sign in to your iTunes music Store account.
   
   Don't plug in your iPod yet.
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   Step 2: Install and launch a free trial of PodUtil from KennettNet software (www.kennettnet.co.uk).

   The app will sit there idling, displaying a Waiting-for-iPods message. , The iPod will detect it and display a window that shows the files and playlists on your iPod.
   
   Click the "Choose" button at the bottom of Pod-Util and select your iTunes music folder.
   
   Next, click the "Copy Settings" button.
   
   In the dialog box that appears, select both "Add Tracks to iTunes" and "Rebuild Playlists." Click "OK."
   
   Think carefully.
   
   Click the "Copy" button below it. , Reauthorize your iTunes music store tracks.
   
   Done! , Hit the "Register now" button and send the site £10 (about 18 bucks).
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   Step 3: Plug in your iPod.

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   Step 4: Read the Don't-Steal-Music warning in the lower right corner of PodUtil.

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   Step 5: Watch as PodUtil copies your songs

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   Step 6: videos

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   Step 7: playlists

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   Step 8: and podcasts back to your computer and then loads them into iTunes.

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   Step 9: Happy?

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