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I had a recent post with directions for retrieving the music from your iPod. MP3Buzz has posted similar directions with screenshots to help you along the way. Looking at the comments on their post, many users have exclaimed the wonders of utilities like Anapod Explorer, EphPod and PodUtil. Those programs offer fluff like recovering your playlists and some integration with iTunes. However, I see no reason to spend $5, nevermind the $20 or $25 cost of the previously mentioned utilities, on a program that does what you can do on your own.