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These days there would be hardly anything which you could say is “impossible”. When iPods came in the market; they were known as rare as they were little expensive and difficult to operate. As the time passed people started using iPods then there arises the question that how to copy songs from your iPod to your PC or from PC to iPod. It’s not a big deal now. You can copy music from an iPod to your computer by using many applications and there’re several methods to do this. Today I am explaining you to transfer songs from almost any model of iPod to your computer and it’s for free. Isn’t it interesting?  It doesn’t matter whether you are windows user or Mac user or Linux user, copying music files or taking backup of your iPod files doesn’t largely depend on the hardware and system you are going to use. It’s not easy to get stored files from touch models of iPod and iPhone. But hackers have found second way on each platform.

Mac OS X-Senuti (beta)

Senuti is Mac’s free service which always allows copying music from regular iPods to your Mac. But now its beta version also allows support for touch models of iPhone and iPod. Make sure that you download beta release and then install it on your Mac. Then Stir up Senuti to have a complete list of songs on the touch model of iPhone or IPod which is connected to your Mac. The songs which already exist in the iTune library Senuti will mark it with a blue dot. To copy songs at your computer, you have to select the songs and than press transfer button.

Windows-Jailbreak+SSH (update: and Winamp!)

Like senuti is available for Mac, unluckily there are no free graphical applications for windows. It’s not difficult to obtain files, you are ready to jailbreak your device and perform a little file-swapping.

• Jailbreak your iPhone/touch

The 45-second ZiPhone method is quite reliable. So if you jailbreak your device, you just have to make sure that it has “BSD Subsystem and Open SSH packages, which will be installed through the Installer.app utility.

• Get an SFTP application

It will be easier to use FTP program, unless you want to chop around command-line-style with PuttY or Cygwin. Its free and easier to use option is Filezilla but SSH transfer client supports it.

• Get into your iPhone/touch

Don’t forget to check that your computer’s WiFi connection will match the network with iPhone/touch. Autolock setting is temporarily set to Never just to stop dropped connections (Settings > General > Autolock). Then in your FTP program find its IP address. Now enter the host and put user name “root” and password “alpine” pretentious that your firmware is upgraded at least once. For SSH connection you have to choose port 22 to enter. It may happen that you get a host key warning, so you have to choose Yes or OK and also select the Always trust this host or any other relevant option.

• Transfer Files

Music files in iPod touch are nested inside the file structure. (At private > var > mobile > Media > iTunes_Control > Music/) You have to copy all the files/folders having name F01, F02 on your computer. Your tunes/iTune files would have random names. When you have a copy of music files by importing then you can change names of the files in iTunes (Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Keep music files organized). Now all the music files of your iPod in your music’s library, which is organized and you can use it any time. 

• Linux-Wireless sync

As there was no specific application for windows which gets you to your music, but in Linux you can jailbreak your iPhone/touch and can open it for wireless access to applications like Amarok or gtkpod for relocate and association.

Other iPods

Music recovery in shuffle, classic, photo, video, nano or other iPhone’s are relatively easier then other fancy-dancy touch models.

Windows-YamiPod

It is suitable for three major platforms and is very helpful in windows. Recently it has added support to new-model and iPod classic, having lots of features that is searching, music file preview, removal of duplicate files etc. It’s still better to be used and can be run from USB stick.

Mac OS X- Senuti (stable release)

Senuti would be the best choice, if you are using nun-touch Apple music player. If the song is already in the list it will mark the duplicate with a blue dot. It has slick interface with full leopard support.

Linux

Gtkpod can be your choice if you just have to grab the music files. It counts the play list ratings and cover arts, also provides you facility to copy the whole list on your hard disk. It works for providing support to new models. But all functions are just ok in photo, video, nano. The most remarkable thing to be noticed is that top organizers of Linux music organizers Amarok, Rhythmbox and Banshee could transfer insecure music from iPods so easily.

Cross-Platform

If you are using your iPod at home or office, so you would definitely like to check for improved mixing and similar features of two applications which run on Mac or Windows or Linux.
One most important thing to mention is that is you have bought songs from iTunes and the system at which you are supplicate the songs is not the same system, using which you purchased the songs, it may create problem for you in playing files because of its AAC format. It is the protected format and can only be played only on the authorized computer having your id and password from where you purchased. And at the same time you can authorize only 5 systems. Now I guess from this discussion; it’s pretty much clear to you that How to copy songs from your iPod to your PC? These are the simplest methods for copying music for any operating system whether it is windows Linux or Mac.

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