Last updated on 2012-11-06, by David Brooks

How to Transfer iPod Music, Video and Photos to Computer?

iTunes may be the most common application for you to manage Apple devices files like iPod music, video and photos. Though it is rather easy to purchase and transfer media files from iTunes to iPod, it will become quite frustrating when you desire to make iPod recovery for further uses. iTunes can not realize iPod to PC transfer. So in order to get songs off iPod, take videos from iPod, take photos out of iPod, and then backup iPod to computer for data storage and more extensive uses, you need an iPod to PC Transfer.

Since many friends will come across with such kind of problem, it is necessary to detail the guide on how to transfer iPod music, video and photos to computer. If all the iPod media files been successfully transferred to your local computer, you can make good use of the data files. In addition, once your iPod files are deleted by accident you can quickly make an iPod recovery for this iPod MusicTransfer also supports to copy files directly to iPod.

Download iPod to PC Transfer, and start to transfer iPod music, video and photos to computer.

Full Guide

Connect your iPod with PC

When you have downloaded the iPod to PC Transfer, connect your iPod device with your computer. Run the iPod Music Transfer and then the iPod media files will be checked and read automatically by it. You can get access to each iPod file types on the left toolbar, unfold it and get more files.

Choose iPod files for transferring

This step helps you to get songs off iPod, videos off iPod and photos off iPod. There are three ways for you to position the iPod files you want. The first one is to make good use of AutoFilter: with this function you are able to quickly get files that are not included in your PC in case of reduplicative transferring. The second one is through two different file showing ways: with this features you can choose to Show as list or Show as cover, and then select the desired files intuitively according to more file classifications. The third one is to use Manual Filter: with this way you are allowed to get to the wanted files by adding file keywords to the searching box.

Backup iPod to computer

Once iPod sources have been chosen for iPod to PC transfer, you can transfer iPod to PC through three easy methods. The first one is direct Drag-and-drop: you only need to drag the files you have selected to your PC directly. The second one is through Right Click: right click on the files selected and choose "Transfer to" your PC. The third one is Transfer button: resort to the big Transfer button and in "Transfer to list" choose your computer name, you can as well "Save to folder".