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Can I transfer music from my iPod to my computer?
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Libid21
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Mar 24, 2011, 11:03 AM
 
I'm just wondering if this is possible because a lot of my songs got deleted by accident on my Macbook but I still have them on my iPod. Is there a way to transfer them from my iPod to my computer? Thanks.
     
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Mar 24, 2011, 11:51 AM
 
     
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Mar 24, 2011, 12:09 PM
 
Here's MacWorld's review of iPod extraction tools from last year, and Senuti is mentioned:

iPod extraction tool roundup Review | Music and Audio | Playlist | Macworld

and here's MacWorld's article from just a day ago:

How to extract media files from your iPod or iOS device | Utilities | Playlist | Macworld
     
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Mar 28, 2011, 09:12 PM
 
Why is it so hard to do? I thought the labels didn't like it, but every other players do it without problem, so I really don't understand why you can't use you iPod/iPhone manually by drag-n-drop..
     
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Mar 28, 2011, 09:53 PM
 
It's not really hard to do. There are free apps for mac and PC that allow this. Drag and drop, copy and paste, iPod to HDD and then drop into iTunes. The only thing I couldn't import were playlists.

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Mar 29, 2011, 01:57 AM
 
Other players aren't as closely integrated with the world's biggest music store.

Apple doesn't really "block" copying stuff off iPods - they just don't build it in.

Tower Records didn't sell blank CD-Rs at the cash register, either.
     
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