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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Lucika on June 11, 2009, 05:52:35 pm

Title: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Lucika on June 11, 2009, 05:52:35 pm

I have some music on my iPod that is not on my comp anymore. In fact, the comp to what my iTunes was synced to, crashed and now I have a new one. How can I get my music down?

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: tinfoil on June 11, 2009, 05:57:55 pm

Sell your iPod and start over.

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Stealth on June 11, 2009, 06:13:22 pm

haha i had the exact same dilemna not even 24 hours ago :)

You can copy songs, playlists, etc. to itunes using any number of third party tools. 

iPod Access (i've used)
TouchCopy (i've used)
etc.

Pretty straightforward process :)

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Lucika on June 11, 2009, 06:33:08 pm

Quote from: Stealth on June 11, 2009, 06:13:22 pm

haha i had the exact same dilemna not even 24 hours ago :)

You can copy songs, playlists, etc. to itunes using any number of third party tools. 

iPod Access (i've used)
TouchCopy (i've used)
etc.

Pretty straightforward process :)

No, I wanna get stuff down FROM iTunes.

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Nuke on June 11, 2009, 08:41:59 pm

hahahahahaha, yer screwed
this is why i installed rockbox on my ipod

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: haloboy100 on June 11, 2009, 10:08:48 pm

You can extract the music if you enable hidden folder view in the folder options.

I did this a month ago to transfer my friend's music from his iPod to his PSP.

I can't do that anymore, though. As this random virus seems to have deleted my access to the folder options...

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Rian on June 12, 2009, 02:16:28 am

You can't do it within iTunes. The software won't allow it, because they don't want you using the iPod to transfer music from one computer to another. It's a half-assed (but annoying) copy protection scheme that's been around since the first generation of iPods.

As other people have mentioned, there are third-party programs that will do it if you're willing to brave some iffy legality.

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: Dilmah G on June 12, 2009, 04:01:42 am

Go for it. **** Apple.

Title: Re: Help with iPod - wanna get the music down
Post by: captain-custard on June 12, 2009, 04:21:34 am

i just plug it in and take the muzik off , i take the muzik of all my friends ipods when they visit , ive done this on linux and xp and win 7 , ok they all have those funky ipod numbers and you have tou sit through it to find out what the title is but other than that its no problem