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New iTunes question

Mar 26, 2012 12:00PM PDT

Here's my situation- I have an iPod that I was using with iTunes on my laptop (I'm *pretty* sure it was a version earlier than 10).
Then my laptop died. Months later, I fixed it with a new hd.
But now I've gotta start from scratch with iTunes.

I'm terrified that if/when I do it w. the latest version, I'll somehow just lose all my songs, etc. (I have it backed up)

Is there anything I should do as a precaution or just dive in with it?

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Read this
Mar 26, 2012 12:45PM PDT
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Is iRip an option?
Mar 26, 2012 6:26PM PDT
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Mar 26, 2012 8:26PM PDT

To be honest, I know so very little about iTunes & how it tends to act. I'd only gotten it (& the iPod) right before my laptop died.

So I *guess* iRip would be an option. If that's the general consensus & if it's the easiest, hassle-free option, I'd say yes it is.

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If, as you say, you have all your songs backed up,
Mar 26, 2012 9:49PM PDT

then you have nothing to worry about.
Install iTune 10.x, import the songs from your backup,
configure the playlist you use for the iPod and connect the iPod.

Even if iTunes "eats" all your songs, which is highly unlikely, you still have the backup of them.

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