Comments on: How can I copy tracks from an iPod to a Mac G5?

Question: How can I copy tracks from an iPod to a Mac G5?

armoured-ant — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:11:12 -0800

My Dad has a first generation iPod and a G5. What (free, preferably) software can he use to transfer songs from the iPod back to the Mac?

By: papercake

papercake — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:22:49 -0800

iPodRip

*wipes his hands and walks away, whistling tunelessly, his work here finished*

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:52:31 -0800

iPodRip is $10. If you want a free solution, I like iPod Tracks to Desktop, which will put a little menu item in your Scripts menu. You then highlight tracks in iTunes, select the menu item, and the songs are dumped on your desktop. The same guy also makes a script that lets you specify a different folder for the dump.

It's not meant for transferring endless gigabytes at a time, but it's nice to have around when you want to quickly grab a song or an album for whatever purpose. And it's free.

By: waldo

waldo — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:10:54 -0800

The MP3s are available if you open the mounted iPod on your desktop and use any of the Mac OS X programs that will allow hidden files to be shown. I assume that Cocktail will do this.

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:32:53 -0800

1. Run terminal (under utilities in the application folder)
2. cd to /Volumes//iPod_Control/Music
3. there it is.

remember, don't steal music.

By: mrcircles

mrcircles — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:45:50 -0800

i prefer podworks over ipodrip, it ran a lot faster for me

By: britain

britain — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:14:58 -0800

Senuti uses the internal database, copies by track or playlists, and it's free.