Almost anybody is able to transfer music to iPod with ease, but to add music from iPod to computer is a different matter.
While you are able to synchronize your computer's music library with your iPod, automatically or manually, transferring files back from your iPod to your computer entails a more complex process.
A possible reason why Apple restricted this particular feature of letting you add music from iPod to computer is to prevent piracy and protect music companies selling their songs to Apple's iTunes. After all, when there is ease in transferring music from iPod to computer, people are likely to take advantage of it.
For those of you with clean and pure intentions --- do not despair. Adding music to your computer from iPod is still possible. You can still make a back up of your files in case your iPod crashes.
You have to make the music folder in your Ipod visible so music can be added back from iPod to computer. This is the difficult part because the folder is usually hidden, so in order to make it visible you have to do a series of steps.
If you are using a Mac, the only thing you can do is to download the software, called TinkerTool that will enable you to access the hidden files. Once you have successfully done that, you can now plug your iPod to your PC and launch iTunes. iTunes will most likely ask you if you would like to replace the contents of your iPod with the songs from the iTunes library, to which you must say no. From the iTunes source list, select the iPod icon. Next, make sure that the Manually Manage Songs and Playlists and Disk Use options are both enabled. Now, launch the TinkerTool. There is a Finder Tab there that you must click in order to find hidden files. Click the Relaunch Finder and double click the iPod's icon on your desktop. By double clicking the Ipod Control Folder, you will find a series of folders, among them the music folder. Manually drag this folder to your desktop to copy the files from your iPod.
For users of the Windows application, what you need to do is plug in your iPod and launch iTunes. From the source list of iTunes, choose the iPod icon. Next tick the Manually Manage Songs and Playlist Option as well as the Disk Use option. After doing that, click My Computer twice and look for the iPod icon. After clicking it, go to Tools Menu, click Folder Options, and View Tab. Tick the Show Hidden Files and Folders option, then click Apply. Double click the iPod folder on your desktop and look for the music folder; drag that one out to your desktop so you can add music from iPod to computer.
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While you are able to synchronize your computer's music library with your iPod, automatically or manually, transferring files back from your iPod to your computer entails a more complex process.
A possible reason why Apple restricted this particular feature of letting you add music from iPod to computer is to prevent piracy and protect music companies selling their songs to Apple's iTunes. After all, when there is ease in transferring music from iPod to computer, people are likely to take advantage of it.
For those of you with clean and pure intentions --- do not despair. Adding music to your computer from iPod is still possible. You can still make a back up of your files in case your iPod crashes.
You have to make the music folder in your Ipod visible so music can be added back from iPod to computer. This is the difficult part because the folder is usually hidden, so in order to make it visible you have to do a series of steps.
If you are using a Mac, the only thing you can do is to download the software, called TinkerTool that will enable you to access the hidden files. Once you have successfully done that, you can now plug your iPod to your PC and launch iTunes. iTunes will most likely ask you if you would like to replace the contents of your iPod with the songs from the iTunes library, to which you must say no. From the iTunes source list, select the iPod icon. Next, make sure that the Manually Manage Songs and Playlists and Disk Use options are both enabled. Now, launch the TinkerTool. There is a Finder Tab there that you must click in order to find hidden files. Click the Relaunch Finder and double click the iPod's icon on your desktop. By double clicking the Ipod Control Folder, you will find a series of folders, among them the music folder. Manually drag this folder to your desktop to copy the files from your iPod.
For users of the Windows application, what you need to do is plug in your iPod and launch iTunes. From the source list of iTunes, choose the iPod icon. Next tick the Manually Manage Songs and Playlist Option as well as the Disk Use option. After doing that, click My Computer twice and look for the iPod icon. After clicking it, go to Tools Menu, click Folder Options, and View Tab. Tick the Show Hidden Files and Folders option, then click Apply. Double click the iPod folder on your desktop and look for the music folder; drag that one out to your desktop so you can add music from iPod to computer.
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