There is lots of software out there that will get your tunes back. There are three types available

1. Free Software
2. Free to Try - then buy the software
3. Just Buy it!

OK, let’s look at the options.

At the end of the day you make your own decision which one to go for. That depends on your level of computer savvy, how hacked off you are at having lost iTunes in the first place, and how much you want to take chances with the one remaining copy of all your iPod songs!
I am going to give you honest opinions in the next three posts, based on my personal experience.

OK- Your hard drive has crashed so you have had a good cry, shouted at the dog, blamed your other half, drowned your sorrows and cursed the fact you did not burn your music onto CD in the first place

First step- ask a buddy what to do. You’ll probably get the ‘I do not have a clue’ and a smug look because their tunes are safe. Do not worry- you will have the last laugh when their hard drive dies and they are left with all their tunes stranded. That is when they will be coming to you for the answers!
Second step- search the web. Type in “Restore iTunes music” “Copy iPod music” “Rescue iPod music” maybe “Transfer iPod music”. Largely you are going to get links to forums where desperate people are asking for help and where computer geeks make the answers difficult to understand. You will also get a few articles from computer mags which again are scary. Most importantly you will get sites where you can download software. But which one to choose? What is freeware? And what is shareware? And do they work? Which is the best? What if I screw up and lose all the music on the iPod? HELP!!!!
Third step- relax and keep reading the posts. Also, probably best to apologize to the other half as well and buy the dog a treat. I am going to sift through the options and tell you which programs are good for PC or Mac Hard Drives

The good news is that we are not alone! Hard Drives are failing all over the planet right now and gigs and gigs of tunes are saying bye bye!

My back-up discipline was appalling. My hard drive - holding my iTunes library- was an accident just waiting to happen - so why did I not do the sensible thing? Because guys do not always do the sensible thing! My hard drive crash taught me a big lesson, though - back up. These days you can get 400 gigs of storage for $150- there’s no excuse. Everybody thinks it will not happen to them- we know it does! Read more »