i cant transfer my songs i purchased on my laptop to my Ipod

i have authorised and deauthorised my laptop i only have two computers that are authorised, i tried everything but i cant get my songs that i downloaded from my itune store to my ipod... i seen they are downloaded... any clues what im doing wrong... i can only transfer the songs i bought from my desk top.... thanks for any help!

I don't understand.

Are the songs already on your new computer?

hey mort, yeah they are on my new comptuer, i purchased them with that computer in my same account does that make sense? english is my first language LOL

Yes, English might be your first language, but tech is no one's first language.

So you have all the songs you want on your new computer already (you've either copied them or purchased them directly there) and now when you hook up your ipod (to your new computer) even though you're authorized this machine it doesn't perform a copy? Nothing happens?

thanks mort, ur always so positive and nice yes that is absolutely correct! i dont know why .... any ideas? i searched and everything but still cant find the solution...

thanks mort, ur always so positive and nice yes that is absolutely correct! i dont know why .... any ideas? i searched and everything but still cant find the solution...

Do you know where they are saved to? Have you gone into your iTunes and imported the folder that contains them?

Do you know where they are saved to? Have you gone into your iTunes and imported the folder that contains them?

I'm gonna assume that you did as Kayla said and imported all your stuff and see it in itunes cause if not, you need to do that. I remember having the same issue after getting a new machine -- it would say the ipod was synced but wouldn't actually sync it. I can't remember how I fixed it, but I'll play around and see if I can recall the solution and post back.

My ipod quit synching properly not long ago and the only solution I found was to drag the songs from my library to the ipod. That seemed to work, but it was still irritating....

thanks so much for the replies! i bought some songs last night on my desk top, and they sync just fine... but not on my laptop..... i did the folder thingy.. anne how can i do that? im sorry im such a tech dinosaur. thanks, amy

Find the song in the library or in the folder of songs that you've bought. Click and hold down the mouse button, then while you're holding it down, move the mouse to the Ipod icon - the place you want to put them. Let go of the button when you're hovering over the place you want them. That should, in theory, drag them from one folder to another and copy them there. The other way to do it is to highlight the song, left click and choose "copy" and then highlight the folder where you want it, left click and choose "paste".

I had the exact same problem with itunes when I purchased my new laptop.  Then I had the problem again when I purchased another ipod.  My frustration with itunes and ipods knows no bounds - but anyway, it sounds like your ipod needs an update.  You are likely running a newer version of itunes on the new computer, and the ipod hasn't been updated yet.  So assuming your laptop recognizes your ipod when you plug it in, use the option in itunes to update your ipod - don't do the one that wipes your ipod clean!  You just want the software update.  You could try that, or try Google and look for a download of the older version of itunes that you currently have on the desktop and replace the laptop version with that.

thanks so much ! iwill try all suggestions that were given!