Can I transfer my music from my iPod onto a new computer?

Question

I'm resetting my computer back to factory settings, but I was wondering if my iPod could work as a sort of USB flash drive.
Basically, I'm wondering if I have all the music i want to keep synced to my ipod, could I re-sync it after I've reset my computer, and instead sync the music back into my computer?

Answer 1

Yes. You can use an ipod to computer transfer program to help.I personally use this iPod to Computer Transfer software.It helps me to transfer my Music, Movie, Photo, ePub, PDF, Audiobook, Voice Memo, Camera Roll, Podcast and TV Show etc from ipod to my new computer directly and safely.It works well for me,you can give it a try.

Free download it at: http://www.ipodtocomputercopy.com/ipodconverter/ipod-iphone-ipad-to-pc-transfer.html



It even has step-by-step guide on the whole process.

Hope it helps.

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Answer 2

You can try tipard ipod transfer pro , free version can help us easily transfer music/video/images from PC to iPod, backup files from iPod to computer.

This iPod to Computer Transfer fills in the missing feature of iTunes



it can meet our needs ,good luck

Answer 3

Your Ipod can act as a hard drive if you jailbreak it and install some software for it.



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Answer 4

No you cannot take music off of an ipod and put it into itunes

Answer 5

No I've also tried this and have done some researching

iTunes doesn't want people sharing any music you buy so no yu can't

Answer 6

If your songs purchased from iTunes, In the Apple official company FAQ, Apple originally stated that:



Synchronization occurs only in one direction, from your computer to your iPod. This means you cannot transfer music, automatically or manually, from your iPod to a computer(only for purchased music), and you cannot use iPod to copy a music library from one computer to another.



With the release of later iTunes , Apple revised the company FAQ to note (emphasis added):

Synchronization generally occurs only in one direction, from your computer to your iPod. This means you typically cannot transfer music, automatically or manually, from your iPod to a computer, and you cannot use iPod to copy a music library from one computer to another.



An exception to this is the transfer purchases feature which allows you to restore purchased iTunes

content to your computer from your iPod. Additionally, if you legally are allowed to copy music or other media files, you can configure your iPod as a storage drive to move media files.

The higher version of iTunes allow one to use an iPod to transfer songs purchased through iTunes to as many as five authorized computers. This only works for songs purchased through iTunes, not those ripped from CDs or downloaded from other sources, which are much more common.



This restriction was designed to discourage casual music piracy, but unfortunately, this also prevents one from easily copying legally acquired music from one's own iPod to their own computer.If you need to restore a music collection lost due to a system crash or want to transfer thousands of songs to a new computer using your iPod rather than again rip hundreds of CDs, fortunately, there are a number of easy to use freeware and shareware programs that make it simple.



For MacOS X, try iMacsoft iPhone to Mac transfer. http://www.iphone-to-mac-transfer.com/

For MacOS 9, try escapePod and iProber. For Windows, try Cucusoft iPad iPhone iPod to computer transfer http://www.allmediacopy.com/how-to-transfer-ipod-photo-movie-music-playlist-to-computer-and-itunes.html (and Support iPhone too,For Linux, try GUIPod as well as YamiPod (which supports MacOS X, Windows, and Linux).

Hope it helps yeah!!!



Good luck