For some model of iPods, like iPod Shuffle, iPod Mini, iPod Nano and so on, we can switch to “Disk Use” mode to turn it into a harddriver, then get songs off iPod (not the best way, we will talk about it later). But for iPod Touch (someone call it iTouch, but a lot of iPod funs hate to call it iTouch) and iPhone, have no “Disk Use” mode, then, how to get music off iPod Touch or iPhone?
Here I list three ways to get music off iPod Touch (also works for iPhone and iPhone 3G):
First way, also the most easy way, is using our program iPod to iTunes Transfer.
- 1. Download and install iPod to iTunes Transfer.
- 2. run it and connect your iPod Touch (or iPhone / iPhone 3G) to computer, the program will list all contents of you iPod Touch.
- 3. click “Copy to Folder” or “Copy to iTunes” button and waitting for all things done!
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Good:
- Easy to use.
- Safety, it will auto disable iTunes to sync your iPod Touch, so you not to afraid to lost your music.
- Not only get music, but also videos and pictures, and the filename are in organized.
- Not only get files off iPod Touch, can also transfer playlists back to your iTunes library!
- Only works unser Windows system now, can not run on Mac OS.
- You have to pay US$19.95 for it.
Bad:
Second way, is use a free program called iphonebrowser.
- 1. Download and install Self-extracting Installation.
- 2. Connect your iPod Touch to computer, if iTunes starts you must hold down both the Shift + Ctrl keys to prevent iTunes from auto-syncing with your iPod. If you don’t do so, iTunes may automatically erase the contents of your iPod.
- 3. Launch iphonebrowser and navigate to “iTunes_Control/Music” then right click the Music folder and select “Save Folder In”, then specify a target directory.
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Good:
- Easy to use too, but look not so better.
- Free!
- Not so safety, you must disable iTunes to sync your iPod manually.
- The copyed files name should be asd234.mp3 and such things.
- Can only copy the music files.
Bad:
Thrid way, the most powerful way, also the most complex way, the most danger way, yes, it is “jailbreak” your iPod Touch or iPhone. Many information on the Internet, I do not want talk it more detail, just Google it.
Tags: iPod Software