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How to Copy iPod Music to PC?

You want to play your iPod music on your computer and are wondering how to do export those music to your computer easily. Now, this free iPod Music Transfer Appandora iPod Transfer will help you. Besides music, it allows you to copy SMS, contacts, ebooks, videos, apps etc from your iPod/iPhone/iPad to your computer. In this article, we will demonstrate how to transfer iPod music to PC.




Solution 1. Copy iPod music to PC via Free Appandora iPod Transfer

Step 1. Download and install Appandora iPod Transfer to your computer.

Note: Please make sure that iTunes has been already installed on your computer for running this free Appandora iPod Transfer correctly. But you do not have to operate iTunes.

Step 2. Connect your iPod to computer with USB cable and launch Appandora iPod Music Transfer.

Step 3. Go to the left panel of Appandora iPod Transfer, click Media tab, highlight Music on the right panel, then all songs will be displayed on the main window, just choose what you want to export, press Export button, then you can copy those selected music from iPod to your computer with this Appandora iPod Music Transfer.


export ipod music to computer

Supported audio format: MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, M4R, M4B


Solution 2. Transfer music from iPod to the computer via iTunes

Usually, to Apple fans, iTunes will be the first choice for them. In below solution, we will show you how to transfer music from iPod to PC via iTunes step by step.

Step 1. Connect your iPod to PC and run iTunes.

Step 2. Please check and make sure disk use has been enabled in iTunes.

In the iPod management screen, scroll down to Options and check Enable disk use.


enable disc use

Now, your iPod will show up as a drive on your Desktop.


ipod show up as a drive

Step 3. Open My Computer.

You will find your iPod under Devices With Removable Storage, then click and open it.

Step 4. Open Tools > Folder Options. Click the View tab and check Show hidden files and folders, then select OK.

Step 5. Open the iTunes folder.

Click iPod_Controls > Music. Select all of the folders and drag them to a new folder you created on your hard drive. How long it will take depends on how much music you're transferring.

Step 6. Choose all folders again, right-click and select Properties. Uncheck Hidden and then close this window.



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Syncios is a free yet powerful iPod/iPhone/iPad/Android to PC transfer software that enables you transfer Messages, Call logs, Contacts, App, Music, Photo, Video, Ebook between PC and your iPod/iPhone/iPad/Android devices. Besides this, you can also get unlimited wallpaper and ringtons on iPhone/iPad/iPod by Syncios Mobile Manager.