How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Asked By Jessie Burget 130 points N/A Posted on - 04/23/2011

Hi everyone,

I have recently formatted my computer and installed iTunes. However since my library is empty,

I want to transfer my songs from my iPod to the computer and properly organize.

How do I do it?

Thanks.

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Answered By Tabatha Sailer 0 points N/A #87668

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

1. Plug your iPod to your computer.

2. Open your iPod drive from My Computer.

3. Click Tools > Folder Options > View Tab > Look for Hidden files and folders;

Choose the bubble for "Show hidden files and folders" > Apply.

This will now show the hidden files and folders on your iPod.

4. Go back to the iPod drive. Open iPod_Control folder > Music folder and you will see all the music folders and songs on your iPod.

5. Create a folder on your desktop and copy all files, from the music folder to the folder on your desktop.

This may take a while depending on the number of songs you stored on your iPod.

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Answered By Jessie Burget 130 points N/A #87670

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Good stuff! By the way, the folders and files are abbreviated or coded. Is there a way,

We can have it organized with correct folder and filenames?

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Answered By Lonnie Pella 0 points N/A #87672

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Yes, there is.

1. Open the folder first where the music files were copied.
2. Highlight all folders and files using "Ctrl+a".
3. Right click on any highlighted folder or file.
4. Click properties and On Attributes: uncheck Hidden.
5. Click Apply > Ok.

1. Open iTunes > Edit > Preference > Advanced Tab. Check iTunes Music Folder, there can be different folder locations there depending on preference. By default and for the sake of example let say it is: "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorMy MusiciTunesiTunes Music".
2. What we do then is to copy the music folder we created from the desktop and saved it to "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorMy MusiciTunesiTunes Music".
3. Next make sure that "Keep iTunes Music folder organized" is checked.
4. Go to File > Add folder to library > locate "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorMy MusiciTunesiTunes Music".

Recheck the folders and files. They are properly labeled  now.

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Answered By Jessie Burget 130 points N/A #87673

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Thank you for the detailed step by step solution.

It is exactly what I was looking for.

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Answered By Lonnie Pella 0 points N/A #87674

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Happy to help out.

I'm adding visual aids for clarity. First, is on how to access iTunes' preference and the next below is iTunes Preference's Advance tab.

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Answered By Jessie Burget 130 points N/A #87675

How to Transfer Songs from iPod To Computer / iTunes

Excellent screenshots.

Thanks again!

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