Transfer From an iPod to a Computer With Vista

Apple does not permit customers to transfer music back again from their ipod to the computer--only from the computer to the ipod. This assists to reduce down on buddies buying and selling music on their iPods. If you have lately moved to a new computer, you know it can be really troublesome to move your files to the new program. Utilizing the ipod’s Disk Mode--a setting that permits the ipod to act as an exterior tough generate--you can include the encrypted music files back again into iTunes. iTunes will be in a position to study the metadata of the files and correctly type them on your computer.

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Hook up your ipod to your computer by means of the ipod's USB cable. Open iTunes.

Open "Prefences" from the "File" menu. Open the "Innovative" tab and allow "Duplicate files to iTunes folder when incorporating to library." Decide on "Utilize" and "OK" to help save the alterations.

Highlight the ipod in iTunes, Decide on the “Summary” tab and Choose “Permit Disk Mode.” Click on “Utilize.” Give up iTunes.

Open the “Management Panel” by means of Vista's "Start off" menu. Choose “Classic Watch.” Open “Folder Possibilities” and Choose the “Watch” tab. Permit “Show concealed files and folders,” Click on “Use” and “OK” to help save the alterations.

Open “My Computer” and open the ipod detailed underneath the related drives.

Find and open the “ipod_Management” folder.

Re-open iTunes.

Drag the “Music” folder in “ipod_Manage” on the ipod into your iTunes library. iTunes will approach the files and include them to your music library on you Windows Vista machine.