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How to transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac
Learn how to transfer music and videos from iPod touch to Mac with Senuti for backup
Most people love to store some files especially music files with iPod touch. Now imagine that one day, you accidently delete your iTunes Library, have a hard disc reformat, or move iPod touch content from one computer to another. Then you remember that all your music and videos are still on your iPod touch, safe and intact. So you may want to transfer the music from iPod touch to Mac, but this seemingly simple feature has been disabled by Apple for fear of copyright infringement.
How to transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac
There has many applications and methods for copying music from an iPod touch to your Mac, which makes finding a sure-fire, free solution a matter of tedious trial and error. To save you the work, we have found the easiest way for you to transfer music and videos form iPod touch to Mac by using a freeware which named Senuti.
Transfer music and videos from iPod to Mac by Senuti
1. Download and install Senuti. This free application does one thing, and it does it well: It allows you to copy all of your music and videos off your iPod touch and onto your Mac. Open Senuti and familiarize yourself with its interface. Since it looks a lot like iTunes, you shouldn't have a problem!
2. From the Senuti menu, select Preferences. Select Copying. If you'd like the music or videos on your iPod touch to be automatically added to iTunes, select the iTunes checkbox. Its strongly suggest that you select both the Artist and Album checkboxes. This will keep all of your music and videos organized. If you'd like to save your music in a particular folder, click the Change button and select a folder.
3. Connect the iPod touch to your Mac if you haven't already done so. In the Source side-bar, click Library. Unlike iTunes, Senuti uses Library to refer to your iPod touch's collection of music and videos. After you click Library, you should see the music and videos on your iPod touch.
4. Select the songs you want to copy to your Mac. Hold down the Shift key while clicking to select more than one song. To select all of the music and videos on your iPod touch, choose Select All from the copy menu.
5. Click the Copy button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Senuti will move the music and videos from the iPod touch to your Mac.
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