Itunes Library Question...My laptop was recently wiped with a virus i have an ipod & an iphone

Question

Now I have downloaded itunes onto my fully restored laptop and my itunes library is gone, is htere a way of getting it back? or do I have to start all over? I have set itunes to NOT update when I attach my ipod or phone as I know this will wipe everything off, I even bought a fair bit of stuff off the itunes store have I lost all this forever? that wud be so unfair, is there an online feature that remembers your library? I thought that was the whole point of the thing!! Please help I cant believe the amount of music and downloading cd's time I am likely to loose here if I want to add a new cd it seems like I will have to begin all over again with a blank ipod.

Answer 1

First, your iPod must be enabled as a disk use. To do this, open iTunes and connect your iPod. Click on it on the left under "Devices". Check "Enable Disk Use".

Now, go to "My Computer" and find your iPod. It probably will be a F:/ or G:/ drive. Open it. You go to "Tools", which should be somewhere on the top bar. Go to "Folder Options", and go to the "View" tab. This will probably be on the top bar somewhere. The first sub-folder under the first folder should say "Hidden Files And Folders". Unhide hidden folders. Click on the "iPod_Control" folder. Open the music folder. The folders will say "F001, F002, etc". Open each folder and drag the songs into your iTunes library.