[Abby4116]

Well, I'm not a leftist but am not very happy with my ipod.

I own the music on there but if you lose the hard drive or your computer, you've lost your itunes program and what is on your ipod is there but cannot be edited. The first time I bought a program that would copy from my ipod to my itunes on the new computer. When I went to use it the next time the hard drive went I would have had to buy the third-party software again since it is only a 1 year license. You cannot copy the files from one drive to another since the itunes must be a new install in windows. Not sure if I am making myself clear here, but my ipod content is exactly as it was 2 years ago and cannot be changed unless I buy third party software to do it. So I have a $250 ipod (yes, that is what I paid for it) that does not do what Apple promised it would do.

[Swordmaker]

I own the music on there but if you lose the hard drive or your computer, you've lost your itunes program and what is on your ipod is there but cannot be edited. The first time I bought a program that would copy from my ipod to my itunes on the new computer. When I went to use it the next time the hard drive went I would have had to buy the third-party software again since it is only a 1 year license. You cannot copy the files from one drive to another since the itunes must be a new install in windows. Not sure if I am making myself clear here, but my ipod content is exactly as it was 2 years ago and cannot be changed unless I buy third party software to do it. So I have a $250 ipod (yes, that is what I paid for it) that does not do what Apple promised it would do.

What model iPod do you have? iPod touch? I am confused. The iTunes library is not part of iTunes. Didn't you back it up? Someone is telling you wrong. You should be able to backup all your music in your iTunes to another iTunes install with no problem. And there are scads of freeware apps to get your music off the iPod and depending on the model of ipod, you can edit content directly on the iPod.

I've pinged Martib_fierro to this question. He knows a lot more about iPods on Windows than I do.

[ctdonath2]

You can use an iPod + iTunes to transfer all your music from one computer to another, which is what you are describing.

Don’t blame the manufacturer if you don’t know your tools.

[dayglored]

I see that others have already responded to your comment, so I'll only add this:

I believe your difficulty/problem stems from not understanding how iTunes on your computer works with your iPod. Regardless of model iPod (and I've had half a dozen going back to the original hard-drive models), you can manage (edit, etc.) the contents of your iPod using your computer. And if your computer changes or breaks, you can register the iPod with multiple computers over time.

So whoever told you the info you're working with, had it wrong. I encourage you to learn and experiment a little to gain greater understanding and correct your misapprehension. There's no reason to be unhappy, given what you wrote.

Best of luck and FRegards...