How to Transfer iTunes Music to Your iPod on Your PC

The hard drive of your PC just gives up the ghost or you just accidentally delete your entire music library? Fortunately, you have your iPod. A solution to transfer music from your iPod to your PC. This procedure is a bit more complicated with iPods with a standard MP3 player. Apple designs indeed transfer music files from your computer to your player, and not vice versa. It is possible to correct the next next operating mode.

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Step 1: Set the iPod "external drive"

Start by setting up your iPod so that it is recognized by your computer as an external drive. So your computer will be able to see the records of the iPod containing music files.

Using the white USB cable supplied with the iPod, connect it to the computer that you used to make your synchronizations. iTunes opens. After making a right click on your iPod in the iTunes menu on the left of your screen. Select iPod, then "Options." A new section for the storage of your music opens. Check the "Enable disk use" at the bottom of your screen.

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Step 2: Connect the iPod to the PC that you want to transfer your music

Using white USB cable that came with your iPod, connect the iPod to the target computer: the one you want to transfer your music. ITunes may automatically launches when the iPod is connected to the computer. Ignore this software. He is not involved in anything in transferring music from iPod to PC.

Step 3: Go to the iPod via Windows

Click the "Start" menu in Windows, select "workstation". If your iPod is properly connected to your computer, it appears in the list of removable devices.

Appear to see the contents of your iPod, double-click the symbol of the iPod. This causes the automatic opening of its contents as a folder.

Step 4: Go to the hidden files and folders

The challenge now is to enable the option that allows you to access hidden files and folders. To do this, go to the folder on the iPod. Then, click on "Tools"> "Folder Options." A new window opens. Click the "View" tab. In this tab, go to the> "hidden files and folders" "Advanced Settings" section. Then, check "Show hidden files and folders" and click OK. (Can’t Miss: How to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Computer)

Step 5: Find the file to transfer to your PC

In the directory of the iPod now appear a series of semi-shaded files. Double-click the "iPod_Control" folder, then click the "Music" folder. A series of numbered folders appear. Each of them includes dozens of songs. It is possible to copy and paste these files to transfer them to your PC. The downside is that your music files are messy and mixed with other files.

Step 6: Isolate the music files to be transferred to the PC

However, you are possible to isolate the music files from your iPod using the Windows search function. This allows you to make a more precise selection of files to transfer to your PC. To do this, follow these steps:

Create a target folder on your computer and give it a name. Towards this file you transfer selected music files on your iPod.

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Click on the "search" at the top of the "Music" button of the iPod window. The research assistant will appear to the left of your screen. In the drop down "search" at the top of the column menu, select your iPod. Then click on "Advanced Options". In the drop down "File Types" menu, select "All files and folders." Below this drop down menu, then select "Search hidden files and folders." Then click "Search".

After searching, many results appear on your screen. To refine the search, run a type classification. Simply click on the header column type, to the right of the Size column. All iPod files appear automatically classified by type. See you in the "audio" and select all of the titles in this section. To save time, click on the first track of the list. Then click on the last song to select while holding the Shift key pressed.

Step 7: Proceed to transfer music from iPod to PC

You now only have to copy your selected, and paste it into your target folder music files. It'll just wait for your files to be transferred automatically. It may take several minutes.

Before closing the window of the iPod, do not forget to turn off the option "Show hidden files and folders" in your advanced settings.

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