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Coming a long way since 2001, iPod has gone through glorious moments and also the days nobody cares about in the past 20 years. Nowadays, multifunctional smartphones progressively substitute the technological dinosaur-like iPod and enable people to enjoy digital music without an iPod freely.
Transfer Music from iPod to iTunes on Mac or Windows via Third-party Software Now, as for our non-iTunes solution, we’re going to be using a third-party software called iMusic! Which, unlike iTunes, will not limit the type of music that you transfer between your device and your PC library.
If you have fantastic music on your old iPod and would like to transfer music from iPod to Mac, you can do it with the 3 efficient solutions demonstrated in the post.
Part 1. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac via Coolmuster iOS Assistant for Mac
Part 2. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac for Free with iTunes (Purchased Only)
Part 3. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac without Software Using Apple Music (Purchased Only)
Part 1. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac via Coolmuster iOS Assistant for Mac
Looking for a way to selectively preview and copy music from iPod to Mac without iTunes? Nothing is better than using Coolmuster iOS Assistant for Mac. Unlike iTunes or iCloud, this smart app displays everything on your iPod more clearly and allows you to preview and select both purchased and non-purchased songs before transferring iPod music to Mac.
More than music, it also helps you quickly move contacts, messages, photos, videos, notes, and other files between your iPod/iPhone/iPad and a Mac. Also, you can back up and restore or manage your iOS data without data loss.
Below are the highlights of Coolmuster iOS Assistant for Mac:
* Selectively transfer iPod music to Mac.
* Back up and restore the iPod music and other files on your Mac in one click.
* Support various music formats: MP3, M4A, AAC, AIF, WAV, etc.
* Display the music albums, artists, genre, and more detailed information on the interface for you to preview.
* User-friendly interface, one-click operation, and swift transfer speed.
* Work with iOS 5 and later versions (iOS 14 included), such as iPod nano 7/6/5/4/3/2/1, iPod shuffle 6/5/4/3/2/1, iPod touch 5/4/3, iPod classic series, etc.
How to transfer music from iPod to Mac in one click?
1. Install and launch Coolmuster iOS Assistant on your Mac.
2. Connect your iPod to the Mac via a USB cable. When a window pops up on your iPod, asking you to trust this computer, click the Trust option on your iPod and hit the Continue button on the program to go further.
3. Transfer songs from iPod to Mac. Click Music from the left panel, choose a music album and tick the songs you want to move. Finally, tap the Export button on the top menu to get the music off iPod to your Mac.
Further reading:
Part 2. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac for Free with iTunes (Purchased Only)
To move iPod music to Mac, you can also try iTunes. Within a few settings, you will finish the task in no time. However, it is not very user-friendly since you cannot choose the songs you want and transfer the non-purchased music from other sources.
If you still want to choose this way, follow our instructions below to get it done briskly.
1. Before you start, prevent iTunes from automatically syncing with your iPod. You can do it with the steps here:
Disconnect your iOS devices from your Mac > launch iTunes > click iTunes on the Apple menu > choose Preferences > Devices > check the option Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically > hit OK > exit iTunes.
2. Connect your iPod to the Mac using a USB cable and open iTunes if it does not launch automatically.
3. Extract music from iPod to Mac. After your Mac recognizes the iPod, click the iPod icon at iTunes window's top-left corner > go to File > tap Devices > choose the Transfer Purchases from [Device Name] option. This will transfer all purchased music and other data from your iPod to the Mac.
See also:
Part 3. How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac without Software Using Apple Music (Purchased Only)
If there are purchased music on iTunes Music Store, you can also sync your iPod's purchases to Mac through Apple Music. However, it does not support transferring the non-purchased songs. If you need to transfer the non-purchased songs, you can refer to the solution in Part 1.
Here, we will show you how to transfer music from iPod to computer Mac via Apple Music.
From Ipod To Mac
1. On macOS X 10.15 Catalina, open the Music app, and click Account > Purchased > Not in My Library. Afterward, choose the songs you want to get and follow the on-screen prompts to download them to your Mac.
Copy Ipod To Computer Freeware
2. On earlier macOS X versions, run iTunes, click Devices, and choose Transfer Purchases from my iPhone, iPad, or iPod. You will see all the purchased music there. After that, please pick the desired songs and download them to your Mac.
The Bottom Line
As you may have purchased and non-purchased music on your iPod, it is best to transfer music from iPod to Mac via Coolmuster iOS Assistant for Mac. Compared with iTunes or Apple Music's way, it transfers all iPod music to Mac, including the purchased and non-purchased songs. Moreover, it is a one-click operation, highly secure, and pretty fast. I highly recommend you give it a try.
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To prevent auto sync, before you connect the iPod go to the iTunes preferences and select 'devices', then select 'disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods'.
An alternative method is to connect the iPod whilst holding down the 'control+shift' keys and do not let them go until your iPod appears in iTunes.
If you see a message that your iPod is associated with a different library and asks if you want to link to a new one, make sure you press 'Cancel'.
If you should click on 'Erase and Sync' will erase all the content currently on your iPod and it will be replaced with the content of the iTunes library you just connected to.
When you've pressed cancel your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list under 'devices' and allow you to change the update setting to manage the iPod content manually, and that will let you use your iPod for the time being without the risk of accidentally erasing the contents.
Then do any of the following to transfer your music from iPod back to the computer/iTunes.
For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the 'file/transfer purchases from iPod' menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using 'hidden folders' and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola and iDump and iPodRobot.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.
More information is contained here.
Copying content from your iPod to your computer - The Definitive Guide.
Jun 21, 2009 1:27 AM