..okay perhaps we were not speaking of it yet, but why not start? smiles. Seriously, here is the situation. While I did indeed manage to properly charge this iPod, my visit to Irepair.ca, location around the corner on college, in a building I never plan to entre again..certainly not in heels, shared the following. while the IPod could be fixed, it would cost $175 which is about what I paid for it new. While the IPod data could be recovered, it would cost $60, given the hours and hours and hours of music I have not even heard yet, likely worth it. But, there might be a better way. I asked said Irepair.ca to send an email detailing the process, never hearing from them again. So, am opening up the question to the more technically imaginative. is there a reasonable way to transfer IPod data from an unhappy IPod? Thanks, Kare