Got a question for all and any tech guru out there.
Some how some songs from my Ipod disappeared from my computer but are still on the Ipod, I want to restore them by transfering them from the Ipod to the computer but have been unsuccesful. (The original cds are packed away) Any suggestion on how to do it?
DR MS, you won't be able to do this through iTunes--Apple is very strict about song transfers being a one-way street from iTunes to iPod.
However, there is third party software out there that will allow you to do this. I used something on my first iPod called Anapod, which allowed two-way transfers. And I think it was able to co-exist on the same PC with iTunes. I would not suggest using it to transfer songs TO your iPod because iTunes will not recognize them when you resync with it.
Another option, though I don't completely recall how to do it at the mo', is to set your iPod to act as an external hard drive before you attach to your PC (it has something to do with the way you push the select and forward and back controls on the click wheel at the same time.) Then after you attach your iPod to your PC, you will be able to see it through Windows Explorer. Then you need to change the configuration of the way you can view the iPod drive in Explorer by allowing you to view hidden folders and files. The songs will then be visible. The problem here is that (at least it was a problem with older iPods) the song file names are encrypted, so you really can't tell what the songs are unless you transfer the entire contents of the iPod back to your PC and then try each song. On second thought, this probably is not a good idea. I would try looking for third party sorftware instead...
