how to extract songs from ipod to PC

redfox · 02-07-2010, 09:55 AM

Hi
I have an ipod with all my songs and pictures on it. My mac decided to leave for good and I now have a pc. Only problem is I have no idea how to retrieve everything from my ipod. It's my only copy of thousands of pounds worth of music and the last 7 years of photos!

Anyone able to help?

Thanks

The Chad · 02-07-2010, 10:16 AM

A simple google search would yeild a few hundred programs that can do what you want. Although I think you'll only be able to find trial versions, which limit you to about 100 songs before you have to buy it to continue.

I had to do the same thing a while back, forgot to backup my music before changing computers and got stuck with all my music on my ipod. Don't want to recommend any programs though in case it can be thought of as hacking/illegal?

Theblackoutow · 02-07-2010, 04:12 PM

Well, I believe their should be an exception to this case because he has thousands of dollars put into it, and photo's that have sentimental value. I'll Google a little and see what I find.

Theblackoutow · 02-07-2010, 04:15 PM

Well, to try and keep things most legitimate I'm going to try and sway you away from pirating software, so if you look at this their are a few programs that will do what you need, but their are also two free ways listed further down. If you need more help tell me.

Flaring Afro · 02-17-2010, 02:04 PM

Either winamp can or a plugin for it can.

Nightmare365WJ · 02-24-2010, 11:40 PM

at the risk of starting a sub-thread, you mean windows doesnt recognize it as a memory drive? sorry i never knew that

Midnight_fox1 · 02-25-2010, 01:00 AM

Its actually pretty hard to get the songs out of your ipod as I tried to do it myself a couple of years ago. One of the ways is going into the ROOT folder of your ipod but the problem with that is that you will see weird files which is actually an encryption of the song. Taking those out and then putting them back should work fine although sometimes there may be complications.

There is another way which involves buying a program that does it for you. You can download trials but its limited.

**DCIScouts** · 02-25-2010, 03:23 AM

While this is not explicitly illegal, it is going in to a highly gray area of the EULA for iPods, so let's just stay away from that in general. And while I understand this is a legitimate query, it unfortunately falls into the same realm as many less legitimate reasons...

02-07-2010, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
redfox New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 1	how to extract songs from ipod to PC Hi I have an ipod with all my songs and pictures on it. My mac decided to leave for good and I now have a pc. Only problem is I have no idea how to retrieve everything from my ipod. It's my only copy of thousands of pounds worth of music and the last 7 years of photos! Anyone able to help? Thanks

02-07-2010, 10:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Chad Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 481	A simple google search would yeild a few hundred programs that can do what you want. Although I think you'll only be able to find trial versions, which limit you to about 100 songs before you have to buy it to continue. I had to do the same thing a while back, forgot to backup my music before changing computers and got stuck with all my music on my ipod. Don't want to recommend any programs though in case it can be thought of as hacking/illegal? __________________ CPU: i7 920 @ 3.4Ghz MoBo: Asus P6T HSF: Coolermaster V8 RAM: OCZ Gold DDR3 1704Mhz 6Gb GPU: HIS 5870 900/1300 Chassis: Coolermaster HAF 932 PSU: Corsair HX750 HDD: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500Gb OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Mouse & Keyboard: Logitech G9x and G15

02-07-2010, 04:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Theblackoutow Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 962	Well, I believe their should be an exception to this case because he has thousands of dollars put into it, and photo's that have sentimental value. I'll Google a little and see what I find. __________________ Top 20 Intel / ATI: 16.) 18269 -- Theblackoutow (i7 860 / 5850) MOBO: Asus P7P55 CPU: Intel i7 860 RAM: 8gb OCZ DDR3 GPU: Asus Radeon 5850 HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB PSU: OCZ 700 watt modxstream CD/DVD: LG Dvd Drive Case: Antec 900 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

02-07-2010, 04:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Theblackoutow Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 962	Well, to try and keep things most legitimate I'm going to try and sway you away from pirating software, so if you look at this their are a few programs that will do what you need, but their are also two free ways listed further down. If you need more help tell me. __________________ Top 20 Intel / ATI: 16.) 18269 -- Theblackoutow (i7 860 / 5850) MOBO: Asus P7P55 CPU: Intel i7 860 RAM: 8gb OCZ DDR3 GPU: Asus Radeon 5850 HD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB PSU: OCZ 700 watt modxstream CD/DVD: LG Dvd Drive Case: Antec 900 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

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02-24-2010, 11:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nightmare365WJ Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boondocks, PA Posts: 37	at the risk of starting a sub-thread, you mean windows doesnt recognize it as a memory drive? sorry i never knew that __________________ case: Zalman Fatal1ty FC-ZE1 case mommy: Asus P6T DeLuxe (LGA 1366) brain: Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem grafix: PNY nVidia Quadro FX 570 memory: Corsair Dominator 3x2 GB @ 1600MHz PSU: Ultra X3 850w modular screens: Dual Gateway 19" Flat Panels +: lots of red neon, red glowire, fans, peripherals, and caffeine : }

02-25-2010, 01:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Midnight_fox1 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Age: 18 Posts: 1,303	Its actually pretty hard to get the songs out of your ipod as I tried to do it myself a couple of years ago. One of the ways is going into the ROOT folder of your ipod but the problem with that is that you will see weird files which is actually an encryption of the song. Taking those out and then putting them back should work fine although sometimes there may be complications. There is another way which involves buying a program that does it for you. You can download trials but its limited. __________________ [Mobo]: EVGA P55 SLI [CPU]: Intel Core i5 @ 2.66GHz [Cooler]: Corsair H50 WaterCooling [GPU]: EVGA GTX 285 [RAM]: G.SKILL 4 GB [HDD]: WD Caviar Green 2x 500 GB [OS]: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit [Steam]: w4rl0ck7

02-25-2010, 03:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Houghton, Michigan, USA Age: 27 Posts: 6,589	While this is not explicitly illegal, it is going in to a highly gray area of the EULA for iPods, so let's just stay away from that in general. And while I understand this is a legitimate query, it unfortunately falls into the same realm as many less legitimate reasons... __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

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