How to transfer songs between Ipods?

On 2007-07-30 13:44:38 -0500, Skookum <ndale.RemoveThis@uniserve.com> said:

> (This message replaces the earlier one which had a screwy header and
> which I hope will shortly disappear)

I don't see anything wrong with the previous subject.

BTW, nothing disappears on Usenet. Your posts are etched here forever.

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On Jul 30, 12:02 pm, Jamal Bernhard <no....RemoveThis@nowhere.net> wrote:
> Skookum wrote:
> > (This message replaces the earlier one which had a screwy header and
> > which I hope will shortly disappear)
>
> > hi,
>
> > I have just purchased a new iPod (Nano 8 GB) and want to move all the
> > songs in my old nano to it. I thought (wrongly) that if I hooked both
> > up to my MacBook I could just drag and drop between them. Nope.
>
> > Next I tried making a folder in iTunes with the idea that I would copy
> > all of the old iPod's material into it and then copy it back out to
> > the new. That didn't work either.
>
> > I also tried clicking on File/Import and looking for the songs on teh
> > old iPod but that's a dead end too because when I choose to import
> > from the old iPod the songs on it don't show up, only folders named
> > "Calendars", "Contacts" and "Notes".
>
> > I'm sure there's a simple way of making this transfer but darned if I
> > can
> > figure it out!
>
> There are third-party applications that will let you do this -- maybe try
> versiontracker.com. Apple does not allow this because it makes it too easy to
> illegally copy music. How did you get all those songs on the old nano? They had
> to be in your iTunes library, right? So you should just be able to sync up the
> new iPod from the library and you do not even have to bother with the old nano.

Yes, most of the songs (i.e. everything except what I may have
accidentally deleted) are within my much larger music library on my
MacBook but all mixed in with other stuff. Going back through the
entire collection and once again picking the ones I want on my iPod is
the tedious process I was hoping, perhaps vainly, to avoid.
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On Jul 30, 6:34 pm, Grip <g....TakeThisOut@cybermesa.com> wrote:
> On Jul 30, 12:44 pm, Skookum <nd....TakeThisOut@uniserve.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > (This message replaces the earlier one which had a screwy header and
> > which I hope will shortly disappear)
>
> > hi,
>
> > I have just purchased a new iPod (Nano 8 GB) and want to move all the
> > songs in my old nano to it. I thought (wrongly) that if I hooked both
> > up to my MacBook I could just drag and drop between them. Nope.
>
> > Next I tried making a folder in iTunes with the idea that I would copy
> > all of the old iPod's material into it and then copy it back out to
> > the new. That didn't work either.
>
> > I also tried clicking on File/Import and looking for the songs on teh
> > old iPod but that's a dead end too because when I choose to import
> > from the old iPod the songs on it don't show up, only folders named
> > "Calendars", "Contacts" and "Notes".
>
> > I'm sure there's a simple way of making this transfer but darned if I
> > can
> > figure it out!
>
> Not so simple, but simple enough.
>
> http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/

That works like a charm, so much so I'm even going to contribute to
the Senuti folks. many thanks.
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On Jul 30, 12:44 pm, Skookum <nd....DeleteThis@uniserve.com> wrote:
> (This message replaces the earlier one which had a screwy header and
> which I hope will shortly disappear)
>
> hi,
>
> I have just purchased a new iPod (Nano 8 GB) and want to move all the
> songs in my old nano to it. I thought (wrongly) that if I hooked both
> up to my MacBook I could just drag and drop between them. Nope.
>
> Next I tried making a folder in iTunes with the idea that I would copy
> all of the old iPod's material into it and then copy it back out to
> the new. That didn't work either.
>
> I also tried clicking on File/Import and looking for the songs on teh
> old iPod but that's a dead end too because when I choose to import
> from the old iPod the songs on it don't show up, only folders named
> "Calendars", "Contacts" and "Notes".
>
> I'm sure there's a simple way of making this transfer but darned if I
> can
> figure it out!

Not so simple, but simple enough.

http://www.fadingred.org/senuti/
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Skookum <ndale.TakeThisOut@uniserve.com> wrote:

> Yes, most of the songs (i.e. everything except what I may have
> accidentally deleted) are within my much larger music library on my
> MacBook but all mixed in with other stuff. Going back through the
> entire collection and once again picking the ones I want on my iPod is
> the tedious process I was hoping, perhaps vainly, to avoid.

Sorry, can't be avoided unless you use third party software.

Someone might have written a script to automatically locate all the
songs in your library which are on an iPod and create an iTunes playlist
(from your library) to match it. Have a look at Doug's Applescripts
<http://dougscripts.com>.

Automatic sync (using a playlist) is much easier in the long run. Set up
a playlist in iTunes with the songs you want on your Nano, then set the
iPod to automatically sync with only that playlist (or with a small set
of playlists).

If you want to change what is on the iPod, just change the contents of
the "master playlist" and the next time you sync, the iPod will be
updated accordingly.

This also lets you select music for later without having your iPod on
hand while doing the selection.

--
David Empson
dempson.TakeThisOut@actrix.gen.nz
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