Ripping music from an iPod

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I searched, but to no avail.

What is the best program out there to rip music from an iPod and then have the music on my computer?

Thanks.

Apr 17 2009 5:33PM

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dguay13

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musicrescue or idump

Apr 17 2009 5:38PM

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blackoutbill

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It isn't a program but if your ipod is in manually manage mode rather than sync mide you can easily do it.

If you are on a pc:

The first step is showing hidden files

Go to Control Panel, then Folder options and Under the "view" tab click "Show Hidden Files nad Folders"

Then go to "My Computer" and open whatever your ipod is called, then open "ipod_control" and then open "music"

In side all of that there will be a bunch of folders with you music in it. The songs have a bunch of wierd names and it is all mixed up. Just click and drag it into itunes and it will amke the names and stuff for you.

it takes a little while but hopefully that works. I'm on windows xp so it may be different on vista

Apr 17 2009 5:49PM

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Phantom

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if you've got a mac, senuti all the way.

Apr 17 2009 6:37PM

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uni-corn

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The only problem with that is that i am anal retentive about my music files, so they are all in order by artist with the correct names and are all full albums.

So i think i need the program so i can do my organizing before i put them in itunes.

Apr 17 2009 6:42PM

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blackoutbill

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Me too. I'm totally type A about my music. It is all there it is just how the ipod organizes it. Just a suggestion though

Apr 17 2009 6:47PM

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uni-corn

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Thanks. I will use that as a last resort, but i have had to do it before and it was HELL putting everything in order.

Apr 17 2009 6:50PM

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appa

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yes but the new version has a 1,000 song limit if you use the free version. the full version is $18 i believe

Apr 17 2009 7:00PM

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hartig

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http://lifehacker.com/394046/copy-music-from-your-iphone-or-ipod-to-your-computer-for-free
here you go there buddy

Apr 17 2009 7:38PM

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B.Aussie

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Does anyone know how to do it for an Ipod Touch second gen. These don't work because it doesn't have any hard disk stoarge or something.

Thanksxx

Apr 17 2009 8:27PM

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Phantom

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ballsack.

Apr 17 2009 10:48PM

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spqr

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Like stated before, make sure you are showing hidden files and folders, go into the iPod, copy the music somewhere temporarily. Then make sure your itunes is set to automatically organize your music. Import all the tunes, and iTunes will automagically rename and sort all the files. I've done this before on several occasions.

Apr 17 2009 11:32PM

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dwigt

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i have a mac, and senuti worked perfectly

Apr 18 2009 1:52AM

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will-g

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i have a pc and i used something called music rescue

It worked great for free software and even uploaded the music and videos to itunes. The only problem was that every 50 songs it would stop and ask me to buy the full version. I just exed it out and it kept going

http://www.kennettnet.co.uk/musicrescue/

Apr 18 2009 9:06PM

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