Can anyone help me download my shared limewire songs to my ipod shuffle? I cannot transfer the songs from the shared folder to my ipod through itunes. PLEASE???? Thanks

You first need to Add them to your LW Library. If you are using LW 4, then that LW listing you see in iTunes is simply a playlist that is playable but not copyable or burnable or copiable to iPod. How to transfer music to my iPod (& iTunes) {click on link}. Also make sure in your iTunes preferences that you have the option enabled for 'Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library'. Edit menu -> Preferences -> Advanced ...

Hi there, thankyou very much for replying.......but, I still cant get this to work and Im gonna throw my laptop any minute now!! I did what you said, and made sure that the itunes preferences were set to "copy files to itunes music folder,yadda,yadda,yadda". I have a file on my LW site entitled "owners limewire tunes"- and on top of that, I have "owners ipod". I cant seem to get the tunes from the shared folder, to the ipod folder. I cant even click and drag them to the folder! This is so frustrating. Any new suggestions? I have looked over most of your posts and cant seem to find the solution- I have been working on this for days!! UGH!! Thanks again for replying!! Hope you can help me!!

If you read that thread link I gave, it says, ignore the LimeWire library & playlist. They don't do anything except give playlists to yourself, & if you're connected to a network it will give that playlist to other computers connected if they also have iTunes.

Go to the LimeWire download folder (saved or/& shared folders), open them up, select multiples of the song files by holding the SHIFT key down so they are selected together, then drag & drop them onto the Library icon at the very top of the iTunes playlist. When doing this, you should see a meter showing the songs actually being added to iTunes library (they are copied to the iTunes Music folders.) Now, you have the choice of creating a playlist to add those songs to iPod, else, manually add them. There is a tutorial about how to manually add songs to your iPod. (Yes, you can drag & drop playlists or manually drag & drop specific songs onto iPod but the latter 'only' if you have iPod set to manual update.)

Once you have achieved this once, you will be on your way & won't forget.

* For fast & easy access, go to your LW Library window, select Saved Files folder & press the Explore button. Sample image here: Using Library Explore button to access downld folder (click on link) & the folder will open up for you. You can drag & drop songs from there to iTunes Library icon.

OK. Can I just say that you are a freakin' genius!! THANKYOU!!!!! You have no idea how happy I am!!!! I FINALLY got it to work!!!!! THANKYOU VERY VERY MUCH!!!!! I hope I can ask you any future questions I may have?? Thanks again!!!!!

Help. PLEASE. l am askin as humble as l know how. How do l take songs from my already down loaded limewire and put on and old 4gb ipod. l am very new on compurter. Make it simple 4 me

There's a lot of info & instructions in this thread: How to transfer music to my iPod (& iTunes) {click on link}

Just remember that the 'your name's LimeWire tunes' list that you see in iTunes is just a playlist - so you can't add songs from there to your iPod. You have to add songs to the iTunes library & then move them to your iPod