Almost all of us know how to to transfer music from computer to iPod. But do you know how to transfer songs from your iPod to computer? Normally we don’t do this as all the files are stored in our hard drive. But if the hard drive crashes or come across any problem and we lose all the songs copying from iPod to computer is the only and the fastest solution to get all the songs back. In this article we have discussed about the steps of how to transfer songs from iPod to Computer.
The process of transfering songs from iPod to computer is not easy. The process has been made tough by Apple to cope with music piracy cases which is very high in these days. To transfer songs from iPod to computer you need the Apple iTunes software. Along with this, you also need the iPod data cable, a computer and an iPod as well. Before starting the process you must ensure that the the iTunes software is installed on your computer. Although other softwares are there but it is better to go with the official software. You can get in touch with a computer help provider for getting support.
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Let’s have a look at the steps below:
1. Connect your iPod to the computer with the data cable.
2. Your computer will take some time to recognize the device after it gets connected.
3. Now open 'My Computer' and click on the iPod drive.
4. Click on the 'Tools' tab on the task bar which is at the top of the screen.
5. Click on folder options from the drop down menu.
6. Select the 'view' tab and check the option 'show hidden files and folders'.
7. All the hidden files and folders are visible now. And you will find a folder namely iPod_control.
8. Enter this folder and you will see a number of folders there. Choose the music folder which has all the songs you want to transfer to your computer.
9. Now copy those music files and paste them to the particular location in your computer.
For the Mac users the process of transferting songs from iPod to Mac is a bit different. Follow the above mentioned first two methods. Once the Mac recognises the iPod go to the 'Terminal' application and and 'defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE' and press Return.
You will have to enter 'killall Finder'. With this option all the hidden files and folders will be visible. Open the music folder. Select and copy the files to the desired destination in your computer.
After going through the above steps you will certainly find the process of transfering songs from iPod to computer easy. But while transfering songs from iPod to computer you will find the song name is different in the 'music folder'. Don’t need to be disappointed. Just copy them and add them to iTunes or a similar software. You you get the all the original names.
