How to Transfer iTunes to a New Computer Using iPod

iTunes libraries are huge. Around 1000 music albums, countless seasons of your favorite TV shows, not less than ten Hollywood movies, and who can miss those videos? It's a madhouse in your iTunes library, and you can't ever think of losing it. You spent years and years crafting playlists and ratings, but alas, your computer's old now, and you need to shift your library to a new one. Well, that will hardly take a few minutes, believe me. Things you need - an iPod with enough room, by room I mean, enough space to hold your entire iTunes library inside, your old computer, your new computer, and some patience. The following words explain how to transfer iTunes to another computer using iPod Touch 4G, since it is the latest installment of the iPod series. Have a look.

Method:

Think of an instance where you wanted to put a Metallica song, say Fade to Black, into your friend's computer. You must've taken out your pen drive, put the song from your computer into it, and then, attached the pen drive into your friend's computer, thus, copying the song into it. Simple? In this case, your pen drive will be your iPod Touch, wherein, you will transfer your entire iTunes library into it, thereby, putting it into your new computer by syncing your iPod Touch with it. The following steps make the job easier for you. Follow 'em.

1. To start with, connect your iPod Touch to your old computer, and go to iTunes Source List, where you need to select iPod Options.
2. When you've selected iPod Options, you need to activate 'Enable Disk Use' check box, and click on OK. This will enlist your iPod Touch as a hard drive in My Computer if you're using Windows OS, and in the Finder, if you're using Mac.
3. From your iTunes Source List, select Options, and click on Manually Manage Songs and Playlists. Click on OK.
4. Next, move all your playlists into your iPod manually. You need to start iTunes, and select File, thereby, clicking on Export Library.
5. Name your library and save it on your iPod Touch.
6. You can create a folder in your iPod, and use iTunes to copy all the songs into the folder.
7. Sit back, have a cup of coffee, and relax. Let the computer copy all songs into your iPod Touch. When it's done, Connect your iPod Touch to the new computer, and copy the music folder you created in the iPod to the iTunes library onto the new computer.
8. Assuming that you have a Mac as your new computer, open iTunes, and click on File, followed by Import Library.
9. Click on Files of Type, and choose XML files. Then, click on Open, which will show that all your media files have been copied on the new computer.
10. Last but not the least, open iTunes again, and click on iPod Options to ensure that you've selected the Automatically update all songs and playlists.

Well, congratulations! You've successfully transferred music to a new computer using your iPod. You have several ways to transfer iTunes library, but this one seems to be the easiest, since many users have used it, and are happy. In order to carry out this method with the help of iPod, you need to make sure beforehand that your iPod has adequate space. You could always check that by clicking on properties. For now, you know the method. So, get going with it, now that you have the luxury to copy files directly into another directory!