Move Music From an iPod to iTunes to Save Music

Apple's iTunes computer software provides you the capacity to shift music and other songs files from your personal computer to your ipod. If you Will need to shift files from your ipod back again into iTunes, nonetheless, you may well locate that the method is not so simple. Nevertheless, you may well locate oneself seeking to free up area on your ipod's minimal challenging push devoid of deleting the music fully. You can transfer song files from the ipod back again into iTunes, but it will just take a bit of operate.

Items You may Will need

ipod USB cable ipod extraction computer software

Download an ipod extraction method. You can decide on from a lot of diverse packages (See Assets). Some of them price tag income; other individuals are free to use or free to try out. Discover a ideal method suitable with your personal computer and set up it.

Hook up your ipod to your personal computer just as you would for an iTunes sync. Use your ipod USB cable to obtain a immediate connection.

Open your extraction software program and decide on the audio or playlists that you Will need to export to iTunes. With all of your music picked, click on the "Export," "Move" or "Duplicate" button, which normally seems in the upper- or reduced-appropriate corner of the computer software window.

Drag your extracted playlists from your desktop (or whichever spot you picked for conserving) into your "iTunes Music" folder.

If making use of Mac OS X, open Macintosh High definition, research for the Music folder and open it. Then open iTunes and iTunes Music.

If utilizing Windows seven, open your username, then My Music, then iTunes and then iTunes Music.

If employing Windows XP or 2000, open Paperwork and Settings, then your username, then My Paperwork, then My Music, then iTunes and then iTunes Music.

Get rid of the audio from your ipod. If your aim is to preserve area, Get rid of the audio from the ipod in order to free further memory. Open iTunes and click on the arrow beside the "ipod" icon in the left column. When your ipod playlists show up beneath, decide on individual playlists (or new music) and press "Delete" on your keyboard. This will completely Eliminate the files from your ipod.

Click on the "Eject" button beside the ipod heading (in the left column of iTunes) and disconnect the ipod from your laptop or computer.