Howdy There are actually multiple programs for doing this. Some come with all sorts of bells and whistles which enable you to browse your ipod and they cost. Others are simple and free, with like one or two buttons, one of which just starts arbitrarily copying all the songs to your computer. Let's see what we can come up with.
If you know a few basic commands in terminal you may try this one http://www.instructables.com/id/Getting-music-off-an-iPod-using-Mac-OS-X/ it looks fun because you don't have to get any extra programs to clutter up your mac harddrive. Basically all you do is plug the ipod in, go to terminal, type cd /Volumes/your\ ipod/ipod\ control something like that. This takes you to a hidden driectory called ipod control. You go into music cd Music and from there you can open files in the ipod, automatically copying them to iTunes. The URL explains it better. Here is a program called ipod disk. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19890/ipoddisk looks like a basic program to copy music to the ipod, I'm sorry to say that I couldn't look at the interface to see its accessibility since I don't have an ipod plugged in here, but you can do so by opening it from the disk image instead of copying it to your apps folder. That way you don't have to worry about cluttering your apps older with inaccessible software. Here is another do-it-with-mac-os-x solution like the first one I mentioned. This one seems to involve some other terminal commands to enable you to view the iPod contents through the finder. http://www.applesource.com.au/ipod/soa/Get-songs-off-your-Mac-based-iPod/0,2000070791,339287603,00.htm It mentions that you need to put iPod into disk mode. I bet you have to do this with the otherone too. Basically all that means is that you tell the ipod to act as any other external hard drive that you would plug into your mac, making it appear as a volume in the finder rather than only in iTunes. That is explained here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363 If none of these work for you just email back. I remember I did this once upon a time when my iPod used to work, its definitely possible with a little googling. Regards Justin Harford On May 30, 2009, at 1:07 PM, rayna424 wrote: > > Hmmm, don't know the program? So this does exist though. Does anyone > know how to do this? > > Thanks, > Randi > > Alex Jurgensen wrote: >> Hi, >> >> There is a program to copy stuff off the IPod. Do this and then add >> the stuff to your ITunes Library. Then sync it. >> >> Sorry I can't be of more help. >> >> Regards, >> Alex, >> >> >> On 29-May-09, at 3:36 PM, rayna424 wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I had an iPod first, before i got the Mac and figured out iTunes. My >>> friend had put a bunch of stuff on the iPod that I don't want to >>> lose. How can I hook it up to my Mac and start puting stuff on it, >>> without loosing whats on it? I'd like to import what is on it as >>> well. >>> A friend said there is some program you can get, to do this so that >>> when it syncs, there is no loss. Any suggestions? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Randi >>>> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
