Comments on: Copying Music Files from your iPod to your Computer http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/ Writings about more than just Macs, by Kirk McElhearn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:04:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13493 Dan Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:05:46 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13493 is there anyway of doing this with an ipod touch i know you mentioed that you can not because you can not cannot mount them as in hard disk mode. is there anyway around that ?? cheers is there anyway of doing this with an ipod touch i know you mentioed that you can not because you can not cannot mount them as in hard disk mode. is there anyway around that ??
cheers

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13390 kirk Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:22:12 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13390 Which iPod model? This doesn't work with the iPod touch. Which iPod model? This doesn’t work with the iPod touch.

]]> By: Dan http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13389 Dan Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:49:58 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13389 Can anyone tell me I have an IPOD and I have show hidden folders... when I open the IPOD the music files do not show up... I can not see the hidden files even with the Hidding folders disabled Can anyone tell me I have an IPOD and I have show hidden folders… when I open the IPOD the music files do not show up… I can not see the hidden files even with the Hidding folders disabled

]]> By: Kris http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13337 Kris Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:31:59 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13337 use control panel, appearance and personalization, show hidden files and folders. you should see a bubble for "show hidden files, folders, and drives" apply and your good to go. use control panel, appearance and personalization, show hidden files and folders. you should see a bubble for “show hidden files, folders, and drives” apply and your good to go.

]]> By: jerdin http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13309 jerdin Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:52:43 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13309 wow this worked almost perfectly the only problem is i need to go into my music to play them for the first time. but hey i got my music back on my computer this is great thanks wow this worked almost perfectly the only problem is i need to go into my music to play them for the first time. but hey i got my music back on my computer this is great thanks

]]> By: JaeSen http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13297 JaeSen Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:35:45 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13297 I have been trying this method as well as 3rd party software and keep running into trouble because there are no folders past iPod_Control/Music; it's empty. The files are on the Nano (6th gen.) and I can play them on the Nano fine. When I plug it in and go to the Nano drive I see the dimmed iPod_Control folder as well as others, one in particular which is not dimmed and says 'Music'. I can access that folder and see the artists, then albums, then song files (.m4a). However, this entire section appears to be read only and it will not allow me to drag and drop, right click and use send to iTunes Library (or anywhere else). I also tried to import from within iTunes. The third party software can see all the files also, but when ready to transfer it states I have a disk error. The .m4a files mentioned previously have paths that lead to the iPod_Control/Music/F** folders but they do not exist. How can I listen to the files and see them on the disk, but they are missing??? Help please! :/ I have been trying this method as well as 3rd party software and keep running into trouble because there are no folders past iPod_Control/Music; it’s empty. The files are on the Nano (6th gen.) and I can play them on the Nano fine. When I plug it in and go to the Nano drive I see the dimmed iPod_Control folder as well as others, one in particular which is not dimmed and says ‘Music’. I can access that folder and see the artists, then albums, then song files (.m4a). However, this entire section appears to be read only and it will not allow me to drag and drop, right click and use send to iTunes Library (or anywhere else). I also tried to import from within iTunes. The third party software can see all the files also, but when ready to transfer it states I have a disk error. The .m4a files mentioned previously have paths that lead to the iPod_Control/Music/F** folders but they do not exist. How can I listen to the files and see them on the disk, but they are missing??? Help please! :/

]]> By: Josh http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13296 Josh Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:00:04 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13296 Soo.. I can get everything mentioned above to work on my older Ipod Touch generation, but my 4th gen isn't working. I have the folder options on 'show hidden files' and stuff, but I have no Ipod_Control folder in the Ipod hard drive. What's going on???? It's pissing me off!!!!! Josh. Soo.. I can get everything mentioned above to work on my older Ipod Touch generation, but my 4th gen isn’t working. I have the folder options on ‘show hidden files’ and stuff, but I have no Ipod_Control folder in the Ipod hard drive. What’s going on???? It’s pissing me off!!!!!

Josh.

]]> By: dextroz http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13295 dextroz Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:56:19 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13295 For windows get Sharepod or GTKPOD. They are both freeware and you don't need to go through any of these steps. For windows get Sharepod or GTKPOD. They are both freeware and you don’t need to go through any of these steps.

]]> By: Kirst http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-13289 Kirst Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:22:11 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-13289 Hey Dude (Kirk), Thanks alot!! Im on a PC and this was so helpfull. My computer was destroyed the other day and I was sure I lost all my music files (Atleast 3000 songs)....this is a massive relief! Thanks mate Hey Dude (Kirk),

Thanks alot!! Im on a PC and this was so helpfull.
My computer was destroyed the other day and I was sure I lost all my music files (Atleast 3000 songs)….this is a massive relief!

Thanks mate

]]> By: maree http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-10174 maree Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:15:30 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-10174 Thanks - did just that and all fixed! you are fabulous, thanks again Maree Thanks – did just that and all fixed! you are fabulous, thanks again
Maree

]]> By: kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-10151 kirk Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:36:37 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-10151 Get TinkerTool <a href="http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Run it again with the option to display hidden files unchecked. Get TinkerTool here. Run it again with the option to display hidden files unchecked.

]]> By: maree http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-10150 maree Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:16:30 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-10150 Hi Kirk, I did all that successfully, thank you so much - you saved my music files. BUT... now I have a strange desktop: all icons are greyed back and .ds files all visible, and multiple network icons on the desktop. I tried to turn the 'show invisible files' pref off, but Tinker tool is nowhere to be found?? Can you help? Im on a mac powerbook G4. Thanks for your brilliance. M Hi Kirk, I did all that successfully, thank you so much – you saved my music files.
BUT… now I have a strange desktop: all icons are greyed back and .ds files all visible, and multiple network icons on the desktop.
I tried to turn the ‘show invisible files’ pref off, but Tinker tool is nowhere to be found?? Can you help?
Im on a mac powerbook G4.
Thanks for your brilliance.
M

]]> By: maree http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-10115 maree Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:41:55 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-10115 HI, I can't find the ipod preferences either. Normal prefs window in iTunes has no "enable' option. Am i looking in the wrong place? My ipod is mounted, I can see it on the desktop, I can open it and see the song files all there, but they are greyed-back and can't be selected, and I cannot work out how to get at them to copy them and restore them. After a recent hard drive meltdown, the ipod is the only place I have these files. Thanks! HI, I can’t find the ipod preferences either.
Normal prefs window in iTunes has no “enable’ option.
Am i looking in the wrong place?
My ipod is mounted, I can see it on the desktop, I can open it and see the song files all there, but they are greyed-back and can’t be selected, and I cannot work out how to get at them to copy them and restore them. After a recent hard drive meltdown, the ipod is the only place I have these files. Thanks!

]]> By: Maria http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-6473 Maria Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:01:36 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-6473 I followed your instruction for the iPod and it worked.. now I have to help a friend with an iPhone and some music he wants to retrieve (644 songs). The windows 7 machone he has "sees" the iPhone as a camera with images, but no music is displayed (though iTunes recognizes it). Help? -m. I followed your instruction for the iPod and it worked.. now I have to help a friend with an iPhone and some music he wants to retrieve (644 songs). The windows 7 machone he has “sees” the iPhone as a camera with images, but no music is displayed (though iTunes recognizes it).
Help?
-m.

]]> By: Mart http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/04/10/copying-music-files-from-your-ipod-to-your-computer/#comment-6460 Mart Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:07:28 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=103#comment-6460 2.5k songs moved successfully. Thanks for the detail and for the clear explanation. I much preferred this over downloading or running some random app on my new Mac in order to rip the content. Yah! 2.5k songs moved successfully. Thanks for the detail and for the clear explanation. I much preferred this over downloading or running some random app on my new Mac in order to rip the content. Yah!

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