Syncing ipod to itunes I have an iPod that has been in use for some time. 

I now want to sync it to iTunes on my macbook pro so I can copy some songs from the macbook to the iPod. 

when I connect the iPod to the macbook it comes up saying 

welcome to your new iPod 


The only options are to set up as a new iPod or restore from a backup, neither of which are what I am trying to do.

is there are way to get this to work the way I am wanting? or is there an alternative way to get songs into the music section on the iPod without syncing with the mac?
Your best bet would be to copy the iTunes library folder and the iPod backup from the computer that it was originally synced with to the macbook you want to sync to. This may get around iTunes wanting to force it to be step as new.

If you have never backed up your iPod then plug it into the computer you originally synced it with and perform a backup in iTunes. You can then use iTunes preferences to find where the backup was stored and copy this to the new macbook.

Then choose restore from backup on the macbook and theoretically it should re-setup the iPod in the same configuration as now and also allow you to use the macbook as the current syncing computer