But what if this computer (with which you sync the iPod) dies?
All the content on your iPod is at stake, because syncing it with another computer will erase everything.
Ah, poor lonely iPod.
Fortunately, theres a way out.
A guide on syncing your iOS machine with a new computer will be available soon, do check back!
Apple hasdetailed instructionsfor that, so have a look at them.
Just a matter of copying and pasting, its that simple.
But all is not lost.
In a nutshell, heres what were going to do.
You might have different types of content on your iPod, depending upon the model.
But retrieval of almost every throw in of data is possible.
Once youre on the new computer, install iTunes on it.
tap the Devices button and ensure Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically is checked.
Recovering Media (Music, Playlists, Videos, Podcasts)
This is our first approach.
Youll see some activity in the information panel of iTunes.
Once thats done, navigate to File> Transfer Purchases from your iPods name.
Now youll see all the content being transferred from the iPod to your box, into the iTunes library.
The second approach is for music that you didnt download from iTunes.
The method we discussed earlier wont work for such media.
In such a case, third party utilities come to the rescue.
There are several paid and free utilities for recovering music from a stranded iPod.
We will have a look at the free ones.
Let’s discuss Windows users first.SharePodis a very useful, free utility.
Lets get started with it.
Plug in your iPod and open SharePod.
confirm iTunes is not running or it will prompt you to close it.
Update: Looks like SharePod is no longer a free option.
SharePod will readily detect the iPod and all the content on it, including songs and videos.
Surely youll have to select everything, including videos.
Once recovered, you could view the videos as well.
opt for files you want to copy from the iPod or press Ctrl+A to select everything in the list.
Click Copy to Computer once youve selected the required media.
SharePod will now ask you where to save the files.
it’s possible for you to select a different categorization format if you want to.
Finally, click Ok to start extracting media from your iPod.
Now, all the content that was on your iPod is on your new computer as well.
Now you’re free to import it into iTunes, and let iTunes sync it to your iPod.
Nothing will be lost.
Mac Users can use a free program calledSenuti.
It has almost the same interface (and features) as SharePod.
You just need to select all the files (Cmd+A), and smack the Transfer button.
However, the destination folder can be changed from the preferences panel.
Heres a small tutorial onusing Senuti.
No hiccups, iTunes will accept you iPod for sure.
But whats the point of all this hassle?
We just enabled the new computer to sync with your iPod.
So, did we recover everything?
Did we lose any data?
Who said syncing your iPod with another computer was risky?
