Introduction
Sep 20, 2017 - This page is about how to transfer music or songs from iPod touch, nano or shuffle to Mac. You can read this article to resolve your troubles. It is not easy to transfer music from iPod to iTunes on Mac unless you know the tricks. It is easy if you use the right tip. Here are 2 guides for you.
This tutorial is designed to show you how to copy music from your iPhone, iPad or iPod to a directory on your computer or to an external storage device. Whether you're looking to make copies of your music for cloud storage or simply backup all the files in a particular directory, iExplorer has you covered! You can either use our convenient drag-and-drop interface or export songs with the touch of a button.
What you will need
- An iPhone, iPad, or iPod
- USB cable to connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
- A Mac or PC with iTunes installed
Before you begin
If you don't already have iExplorer installed download it by clicking the button below. For more detailed installation instructions, click here.
Overview Steps
Follow these steps to transfer music from an iPhone or iPad to your computer:
- Connect your iPhone, iPod or iPad & open iExplorer.
- Click the Music button on the Device Overview screen (or Media Library in the left panel).
- Once your media loads, choose from the following:
- AUTO TRANSFER - Click the Auto Transfer Button > Auto-Recover All Items to iTunes > Start Auto Transfer.
- SELECTED TRACKS - Select any in the main window (hold Control (PC) or Command (Mac) to select more than one) and use the Transfer from Device menu.
- SELECTED PLAYLISTS - Select a playlist in the left panel underneath Media Library and use the Transfer from Device menu.
- DRAG & DROP - Select any tracks in the main window (hold Control (PC) or Command (Mac) to select more than one) and then simply drag & drop them to your computer.
In-Depth Tutorial
To copy music from an iPhone, iPod or iPad to a directory on your computer, first open iExplorer on your Mac or PC. Then, go ahead and connect your device with its USB cable to your computer. Once the device is connected, iTunes may prompt you to sync your device - click 'No' or 'Cancel.' Until all of your music have been transferred back to into iTunes we recommend that you avoid syncing the device to iTunes as, in some cases, doing this may result in the permanent loss of data from your device.
After your device is connected, iExplorer will display its Device Overview screen. You can return to this home screen at any time by clicking on your device's name in the navigation panel on the left. To get started transferring music, click Music in the middle panel. You can also access your music by clicking Media Library through the sidebar on the left.
From here you can browse your entire media library. Navigate through your music, playlists and movies in the left menu. Next, select the tracks or playlist you're looking to transfer to your computer. If you want to copy multiple tracks, click the ones you want while holding the command control key.
At the bottom of the Media Library, click the Transfer from Device Transfer button and a menu will open. If you want to export the playlist to a folder, click on Export Selected Playlist to Folder. Otherwise, if you're looking to transfer only the selected tracks, click on Export Selected Item(s) to Folder. A dialog box will open, and ask you to choose a folder.
Choose a folder, and the transfer will begin!
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Summary
This guide tells you a detailed tutorial to help you transfer music from iPod to Mac, no matter you are working with iMac, Mac Mini or Mac Pro, And this method also applies to iPhone and iPad.
AnyTrans – Helps You Quickly Copy Music from iPod to Mac without iTunes
AnyTrans – Copy iPod Music to Mac
Free download AnyTrans, and then follow this guide to transfer music from iPod or iPod touch to Mac mini, iMac and MacBook with a few clicks.
Apple introduced the first generation iPod Classic on October 23, 2001, with the slogan '1,000 songs in your pocket'. From then on, people tend to upload every piece of music on iPod for listening on the move. The only pity is that an iPod is the terminal device serving merely as a portable media player.
Sometimes it could bring about extremely anxiety if you find no way to get music back from iPod to your Mac. Even though unlike the Windows, probably a Mac computer will never need a reformatting, the frequently hardware upgrade may cause you lost the music collection on your Mac too. So at this moment, as mentioned, you'll anxiously need a solution to help you transfer music from iPod back so that you can rebuild your music collections on your Mac, or restore iTunes library. Here is the solution!
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The Tool You'll Need
AnyTrans for Mac is everything you expected to get your music back from iPod to a Mac computer. Offering a fast and all-around solution to help you rebuild or merge music library from iPod nano, iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod shuffle, etc, AnyTrans for Mac carefully takes all your digital property into account, e.g.:
1. When transferring music from iPod to your Mac, it perfectly keeps all your personal data like ratings, play counts, tags, artworks.
2. AnyTrans for Mac does great in managing your iPod music, in case of any data on your iPod (touch) or your iTunes library, it also supports transferring music between iPod and iTunes library.
3. AnyTrans also allows you to transfer music from iPod to new iPod in just three clicks.
4. Besides music, AnyTrans also supports other iOS contents like, photos, videos, Audio Books, TV Shows, contacts, text messages, etc.
5. And AnyTrans supports all the models of Mac, like iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, etc.
How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac/iMac/MacBook
1. Open AnyTrans for Mac > Connect your iPod to the Mac computer.
2. Click the Music tab on the homepage.
How to Transfer Music from iPod to Mac with AnyTrans – Step 2
If you are working with an iPod touch (from the old iPod touch 1 to the latest iPod touch 6), you need to click Audio firstly before click Music tab on Homepage of AnyTrans.
3. Preview the songs you want to transfer, click the To Mac button on the top-right to transfer your music from iPod or iPod touch to Mac.
How to Transfer Music from iPod ( touch) to Computer Mac – Step 3
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