# Ipod on new computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-on-new-computer/441229>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-on-new-computer/441229 "2008-03-13T11:23:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-on-new-computer/441229/1 "2008-03-13T11:23:01Z")

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My PC died horribly yesterday, so I now have a shiny new one. I have downloaded itunes, is there any way to get this computer to be the primary one for my iPod, without erasing the contents? I really don’t want to have to reload my music into itunes from scratch if there is a way to get the new computer to sync from my iPod.

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**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-on-new-computer/441229/2 "2008-03-13T11:45:52Z")

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[Will one of these help?](http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-computer/P2)

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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-on-new-computer/441229/3 "2008-03-13T12:49:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense]  
[Will one of these help?](http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-computer/P2)  
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Sharepod did indeed help. Thanks for that.