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- 09-11-2005, 12:13 PM #1Mac Freak
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transfer songs from Mac formatted iPod to Windows PC
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- 09-11-2005, 06:54 PM #2Apple Genius
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ummm anapod explorer maybe. i heard it's a decent program just inform us if it works good luck!
- 09-11-2005, 06:59 PM #3macintelGuest
Is this possible at all?Originally posted by alfiesy
I need to transfer the contents of my Mac formatted iPod into my Windows PC. What program can I use?
- 09-11-2005, 07:01 PM #4Administrator
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Not at all possible. Windows won't recognize the hard drive.
- 09-11-2005, 07:26 PM #5Apple Genius
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yes it is, did this before with my mini using XPlay, and there's a free trial version that should allow you copy some songs from any mac-formatted ipod.
- 09-11-2005, 07:30 PM #6Mac Lover
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Correction, it IS possible. Aside from what Gomi stated, you can also do it with MacDrive installed.Not at all possible. Windows won't recognize the hard drive.
However you'll be accessing your Music (/iPod Control/Music, which are ALL hidden folders by the way) via Apple's storage method - meaning ALL your songs will have strange, unintelligible filenames, and are stored into folders in a way you can't possibly predict the logic behind
But if you have iTunes installed, then just drag all folders/files into it and it should be able to take the metadata of the files and sort them on your hard drive with proper names/folders (assuming you set iTunes to sort your music folder automatically)
[Edited on 9-11-2005 by nargalzius]
- 09-11-2005, 07:45 PM #7Apple Genius
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incidentally, macdrive and xplay are made by the same company.
- 09-11-2005, 09:52 PM #8Administrator
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oh, I stand corrected then. Thanks for clarifying. I based my reply on previous experience, I've researched before but never found the answer. I'll try that solution.
- 09-12-2005, 01:05 PM #9Apple Genius
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even with xplay, however, you will still need a third party utility like PodUtil (which also has a naggin free version) to copy over the songs, so you dont have to go through the tedious task of opening invisible folders and such :winkgrin:
- 09-13-2005, 05:21 PM #10Mac Addict
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guys, how about transferring songs from a windows formatted ipod to a newly installed iTunes software (windows)? i reformatted my pc and erased the songs from it although its still in the ipod itself. is this possible?
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