How to Copy Music from Your iPod to Your Computer
Open iTunes.,Press ⌘ Cmd+, to open iTunes Preferences.,Click the Devices tab.,Check the box next to “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically”., Click the Advanced tab., Check the box next to “Keep iTunes Media folder...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open iTunes.
You can do this by clicking the music note icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen.
This method will guide you through copying music to your computer without having to syncing to iTunes.
You can use this method if you’ve synced your iPod with a different computer in the past and you want to get your music on a different computer. -
Step 2: Press ⌘ Cmd+
,,,,,,, You can use the USB cable came with the iPod or another compatible cable., It’s a small square button near the top left part of the screen containing a small iPod icon., It’s in the left sidebar.,, You can find it by clicking the magnifying glass at the top right corner of the screen and typing “Terminal.” , You’ll do this by typing commands at the command prompt in Terminal.
Follow these steps as shown:
Type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE (all on the same line) Press ⏎ Return Type killall Finder Press ⏎ Return , Type iPod Recovery and press ⏎ Return. , It’s the blue and gray square smiling face icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen., It’s on the left side of Finder. , You’ll find it in the main panel of Finder.,, An easy way to do this is to click a blank white part of the window and press ⌘ Command+A., The files will copy from the iPod.
Depending on the amount of music, this may take several minutes.,,,, The music will now copy to your iTunes library.
Once you see all of your music in iTunes, you can safely delete the “iPod Recovery” folder from the desktop by dragging it to the Trash. , Open the Terminal app again and enter the following commands to re-hide special folders:
Type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE Press ⏎ Return Type killall Finder Press ⏎ Return. -
Step 3: to open iTunes Preferences.
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Step 4: Click the Devices tab.
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Step 5: Check the box next to “Prevent iPods
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Step 6: iPhones
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Step 7: and iPads from syncing automatically”.
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Step 8: Click the Advanced tab.
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Step 9: Check the box next to “Keep iTunes Media folder organized.”
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Step 10: Check the box next to “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library.”
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Step 11: Click OK.
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Step 12: Connect your iPod to the computer.
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Step 13: Click the iPod button in iTunes.
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Step 14: Click Summary.
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Step 15: Check the box next to “Enable disk use.” It’s in the main panel
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Step 16: under “Options.”
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Step 17: Open the Terminal app.
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Step 18: Make hidden folders on your iPod visible.
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Step 19: Create a new folder on the desktop called “iPod Recovery.” To do this: Right-click the desktop and select New Folder.
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Step 20: Open Finder.
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Step 21: Select your iPod.
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Step 22: Double-click the iPod Control folder.
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Step 23: Double-click the Music folder.
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Step 24: Select all folders in the Music folder.
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Step 25: Drag the selected folders to the “iPod Recovery” folder.
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Step 26: Open iTunes.
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Step 27: Press ⌘ Command+O.
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Step 28: Browse to the “iPod Recovery” folder on your desktop.
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Step 29: Click Open.
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Step 30: Hide protected folders.
Detailed Guide
You can do this by clicking the music note icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen.
This method will guide you through copying music to your computer without having to syncing to iTunes.
You can use this method if you’ve synced your iPod with a different computer in the past and you want to get your music on a different computer.
,,,,,,, You can use the USB cable came with the iPod or another compatible cable., It’s a small square button near the top left part of the screen containing a small iPod icon., It’s in the left sidebar.,, You can find it by clicking the magnifying glass at the top right corner of the screen and typing “Terminal.” , You’ll do this by typing commands at the command prompt in Terminal.
Follow these steps as shown:
Type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE (all on the same line) Press ⏎ Return Type killall Finder Press ⏎ Return , Type iPod Recovery and press ⏎ Return. , It’s the blue and gray square smiling face icon in the dock at the bottom of the screen., It’s on the left side of Finder. , You’ll find it in the main panel of Finder.,, An easy way to do this is to click a blank white part of the window and press ⌘ Command+A., The files will copy from the iPod.
Depending on the amount of music, this may take several minutes.,,,, The music will now copy to your iTunes library.
Once you see all of your music in iTunes, you can safely delete the “iPod Recovery” folder from the desktop by dragging it to the Trash. , Open the Terminal app again and enter the following commands to re-hide special folders:
Type defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE Press ⏎ Return Type killall Finder Press ⏎ Return.
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