I'm not convinced that you understand this yet.
SchottyCallen wrote:
Most of my music on ITunes is downloaded from cds, some purchased. I can transfer the purchased music. I cannot the files from cds.
I doubt that you have transferred the music purchased from the iTunes Store from the iPod to the iPhone. Instead, the music purchased from the iTunes Store will download to your iPhone because you have signed into your Apple account on the phone. None of the other music will appear on your phone via the iTunes Store - unless you have Match (turingtest2) knows more about that than I do.
The music shows in my music library when I connect my ipod touch with the failing battery. I cannot however access the files to back them up to transfer to the iPhone.
Forget about connecting your iPod to your music library (iTunes). As has been mentioned, you cannot use iTunes to copy, backup, or transfer music that is on the iPod to iTunes or to the phone.
The music on your iPod that originated from CDs was presumably copied into your iTunes library (from the CD) by using iTunes. It should still be there - in your iTunes Library. So that's the question; is your iTunes Library (on your computer) still accessible? If so, you simply use iTunes to copy from iTunes to the iPhone.
Another person suggested a couple of software applications that didn't work, Ifunbox and IExplorer.
Yes, I know, I read through this discussion. Hence my suggestion.
So, to recap. Is your music currently in your iTunes Library on your computer (and does it play)? At the very least, confirm whether or not your iTunes library still has your music in it. If it does, follow my first suggestion (numbered 1) below. If not, go to number 2, 2.1 and 2.2.
My suggestion is that the order in which to try sorting this out is:
- if your music is in your iTunes Library (i.e. on your computer, not "in the store" and "not on your iPod") use iTunes to copy from iTunes to your phone
- if you no longer have access to your library, either:
- use one of the applications suggested by Phil01234 or turingtest2 or,
- re-build your library from scratch as I have suggested
At least one of the links provided by Phil01234 and turingtest2 leads to a page prepared by turingtest2 which lists a lot of programmes (applications) that might be able to help you. In the main, they have limited free options, although I think there is a fully free one among his list.