- 1). Enable disk use on your iPod. Connect your iPod to your computer, launch iTunes, then click the name of your iPod in the iTunes sidebar. Check the box next to "Enable Disk Use" in the "Options" panel of the "Summary" tab. Click "Apply." Note that this option is only available for iPod classic, shuffle and nano models -- not on the iPhone or iPod touch.
- 2). Copy your "iTunes" folder onto your iPod's hard drive. Search your computer's hard drive until you locate the folder. It will usually be located in your computer's "My Music" directory. Click the directory folder to select it and hold down the "Ctrl" -- "Command" if using a Mac -- + "C" keys simultaneously to copy it to your computer's clipboard. Locate your iPod -- on a Mac, it will show up on your desktop. For PC, it appears in the "My Computer" folder. Double-click its image and hold down "Ctrl" + "V" to paste the folder onto the iPod. Wait a few minutes -- the specific number varies depending on how big your "iTunes" folder is -- for the paste to complete, then disconnect the iPod.
- 3). Connect your iPod to another computer. Make sure to close out of iTunes before connecting. Double-click the image of your iPod and locate the "iTunes" folder. Click the folder to highlight it, then hold down the "Ctrl" + "C" keys to copy it to your computer's clipboard.
- 4). Open your computer's "Music" folder and paste the "iTunes" folder into it. If you use a Windows machine, click "My Documents," then "My Music" to access this directory. If you use a Mac, open the "Finder," then click "Library," then "Music." Hold down the "Ctrl" + "V" keys to paste your music onto your secondary computer's hard drive.
- 5). Launch iTunes on your secondary computer and confirm that your songs -- alongside their play counts and ratings -- appear in iTunes.
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