Ipod Problem: Need to Recover Deleted Music

hi guys i know this is the pc thread but there doesnt seem to be a mp3 section hope some one can help
my problem is i got a new laptop recently and was importing some cds on to my ipod with the new laptop when i was finished i tried to delete some songs that were on my ipod twice but some how i ended up deleting all my old songs that were not in my new itunes library i.e all my songs except the one i had just imported from my cds
the long and short of it is are my old songs gone forever or is there a way i can get them back they are not in my recycle bin and yes i know i'm a right muppet
hope some one can help it was about 700 songs

sorry hill just re-read your thread,if you have deleted the files from your ipod , you are most likely goosed,

When you connect your iPod to a new machine, it needs to register that iPod to that machine.

Normally if you don't stop it from automatically Syncing, it will erase your iPod during the Sync.

In your case I would think that you may be goosed hill


I know it's a bit late now but there's a great free App called "SharePod" & it allows you to backup your iPod to a secure location on your PC & even allows you to import that backup back into iTunes on a new machine. You should bookmark it for future reference.

If your 700 songs were originally in your "My Music" folder? then they would still be there & you could import them to iTunes again & Sync the iPod. However, if all your songs were imported directly from CD's to iTunes? it's game over I'm afraid.

That's been my experience with them anyway.

That is one of the major gripes I have with iTunes, it will list all your duplicates but gives you no ability to remove them without doing them one by one manually, a crazy setup in this day & age.

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no knot they are gone from my ipod, gman i was thinking i was fecked was just hoping some one could perform magic my own fault for not backing up before i synced with the new laptop guys thx for helping if nothing its a lesson learned and gman i agree itunes has so many faults it so frustrating

Just another TIP for future reference:


How do I stop the iPod from auto syncing when connected to iTunes?

If I auto-sync, I'll lose some of the music that's only on my iPod!

While connecting the iPod to the computer, hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys. This will stop the iPod from auto syncing with iTunes.

Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted and iTunes appears.

Right click on the iPod icon in iTunes' source column and select iPod Options, and then check the box that says "Manually manage songs and playlists".

You can now manage your library manually without losing any songs on the iPod.


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Originally Posted by hill16

no knot they are gone from my ipod, gman i was thinking i was fecked was just hoping some one could perform magic my own fault for not backing up before i synced with the new laptop guys thx for helping if nothing its a lesson learned and gman i agree itunes has so many faults it so frustrating

Just a thought Hill?


You said you were using a new Laptop?


Do you still have the machine the music was originally on?


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no i wish g it broke a few months back graphics card prob and would have cost the price of a new one to fix i got a repair shop to retreive my pics and details onto a cd or dvd never thought of checking to see if they are on that still havent put it in to new laptop will let you know if they are on that thanks for the heads up m8

Here is the link to SharePod that Gman had posted in the past.

SharePod