3 Easy Ways To Copy Music From Your Ipod To Your Computer

Open iTunes. Click either Edit (Windows) or iTunes (Mac) in the upper-left corner of iTunes. Click Preferences. . . Click the Advanced tab. Check the “Share iTunes XML with other locations” box. Click OK

You can use Sharepod with both modern iPods (such as the iPod Touch) and classic iPods.

Windows — Double-click the Sharepod installation file, then follow the on-screen installation prompts. Sharepod may ask to install QuickTime for you; if so, accept the installation. Mac — Double-click the Sharepod DMG file, click and drag the Sharepod logo onto the “Applications” folder icon, and follow any on-screen installation prompts. You may need to make an exception for Sharepod in your Mac’s security settings.

iPod Nano 6th or 7th Generation — Press the Sleep/Wake and either Home (7th generation) or Volume Down (6th generation) buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears, then hold down the Volume Down and Volume Up buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears. iPod with a Click Wheel — Switch Hold on and off, press and hold Menu and Select until the Apple logo appears, release the buttons, and hold down Select and Play until the Disk Mode screen appears. iPod with a Touch/Scroll Wheel — Switch Hold on and off, press and hold Play and Menu until the Apple logo appears, release the buttons, and press and hold Previous and Next until the Disk Mode screen appears. iPod Classic — Disk Mode is neither supported nor needed when connecting a classic iPod to your computer.

You may need a USB 3. 0 to USB-C adapter for your Mac if your Mac doesn’t have any traditional USB ports.

Sharepod may open automatically at the end of the installation process.

At this point, iTunes will re-open if you closed it earlier. You’ll need to allow it to run in the background while you use Sharepod.

If you want to transfer all of your iPod’s music onto your computer, skip to the next step’s substep.

If you want to transfer all of your iPod’s music onto your computer, click TRANSFER, then click Transfer everything to a folder. . . in the drop-down menu.

If you want to transfer iPod Touch music onto your computer, use Sharepod.

If prompted to update iTunes, click Download iTunes and restart your computer when prompted. If you don’t have iTunes on your computer, install it before proceeding.

Click Edit Click Preferences. . . Click the Devices tab. Check the “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically” box. Click the Advanced tab. Check the “Keep iTunes Media folder organized” box. Check the “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library” box. Click OK

If you can’t find your iPod’s name, click This PC on the left side of the File Explorer window, then double-click your iPod’s name below the “Devices and drives” heading.

Open iTunes if necessary. Click File Click Add Folder to Library. . . Select your folder. Click Select Folder Since the music will be copied to the “iTunes Media” folder when you do this, you can delete the current folder after the music finishes adding to iTunes.

If you want to transfer iPod Touch music onto your computer, use Sharepod.

If prompted to update iTunes, click Download iTunes and restart your computer when prompted. If you don’t have iTunes on your computer, install it before proceeding.

Click iTunes in the upper-left corner of the screen. Click Preferences. . . Click the Devices tab. Check the “Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically” box. Click the Advanced tab. Check the “Keep iTunes Media folder organized” box. Check the “Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library” box. Click OK

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If your Mac uses USB-C ports instead of USB 3. 0 (rectangular) ports, you will need a USB 3. 0 to USB-C adapter to do this.

If you can’t find your iPod’s name, click This PC on the left side of the File Explorer window, then double-click your iPod’s name below the “Devices and drives” heading.

Open iTunes if necessary. Click File Click Add to Library. . . Select your folder. If you don’t see the music folders listed (e. g. , “F00”, “F01”, “F02”, and so on), you’ll need to use the Terminal to make them visible to iTunes. In Terminal, change the directory to the folder where you pasted the music folders (e. g. , cd the_name_of_the_folder_you_pasted_into). Then type xattr -c *. This will remove the attributes that are preventing iTunes from seeing the music folders. Click Open