thank you so much for this video. Once I saw what you mentioned about clicking the hidden files thing, the folders showed up and everything copied to my PC :) Labeling this stuff and organizing it will take some time, but my overall goal is to put this on a USB device because my car does not like to read my old Ipods anymore but it loves to read USB devices with music on files. So this will be a way to be able to keep playing it in my car. I know a lot of the young kids use Spotify but screw paying money for a subscription and even more so, screw listening to advertisements lol
Something you can do for Mac (and Linux if you're able to use that) is use the 'cp' (copy) command `cd /Volumes/` `ls` (Look for your iPod's name) `cp [iPod name]/iPod_Control/Music/ ~/Desktop` Saves the time of copy-pasting constantly
then flatten the directory with something like: md ~/Desktop/Ipod_Music find ~/Desktop 2 -type f -exec mv -i '{}' ~/Desktop/Ipod_Music/ ';' In windows, just use the search bar for '*.*' and move all the files it finds into your destination directory
Worked on Windows 11. Made a folder on my Desktop, dragged them. Too a few minutes to transfer. Unplugged Ipod, all seems fine. Made a playlist of Media player and all still play. Thanks a lot, I was close to spending $20 on a program.
I like the video, just a shame that my PC/Mac won't even let my 4th gen show up at all. Just results in an error on my PC and absolutely nothing on my Mac. It was the cable :)
Dude, what kind of cable were you using? My iPod touch (from like 2009) won’t even show up in my 2022 MacBook. So I’m worried that it’ll just be too outdated, but really hoping it’s just the cable. Are you using the cable with the small end? Or the one with the wider/longer end?
I have my ipod from two computers back that was a mac, but it went down and the back up was corrupted, so I wanted to use this technique to recover my music, but I don't have access to a mac now and the ipod is formatted for mac, and the windows program on my surface says it must be formatted...but that means it will delete all of my files. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
I think in this situation you should consider simply getting a cheep mac from a few years ago (that would be the easiest option), but if you are technically inclined you could try running a Virtual Mashing of mac os on your computer (though that will depend on how powerful your current pc is, and VMs can be difficult to set up), but if you don't want to do either of them you could find a place that has mac computers for public use like a library (this will depend on what security settings they have enabled so use at your own risk)
how do I rehide the folders after I am done with this process, I have successfully transfered my music from my old iPod but now I see ALL the hidden folders in EVERY drive because of the terminal thing. how do I re hide those/undo the terminal thing? thank you!
actually I figured it out, just replace the word "true" with "false" in that same line of command for terminal, then enter the same killall Finder and boom they hide themselves again! THANK YOU
Question i have a windows formatted ipod and am turning a old mac into a music station/ipod restorer. When i put the songs into iTunes they stay the four letter names. Is the a way to do this better?😊
Great video but I think I am stuck I got 22,000 songs but my 2015 macbook pro don't have enough storage space. No app on my mac only got 100.21 GB left. Ipod has 119.83 GB won't let me download music. Any Idea what to do. Just brought Mac new to this
thank you so much for this video. Once I saw what you mentioned about clicking the hidden files thing, the folders showed up and everything copied to my PC :) Labeling this stuff and organizing it will take some time, but my overall goal is to put this on a USB device because my car does not like to read my old Ipods anymore but it loves to read USB devices with music on files. So this will be a way to be able to keep playing it in my car. I know a lot of the young kids use Spotify but screw paying money for a subscription and even more so, screw listening to advertisements lol
Lol this Dankpods format is dank! Thanks for this video, very informative!
Something you can do for Mac (and Linux if you're able to use that) is use the 'cp' (copy) command
`cd /Volumes/`
`ls` (Look for your iPod's name)
`cp [iPod name]/iPod_Control/Music/ ~/Desktop`
Saves the time of copy-pasting constantly
then flatten the directory with something like:
md ~/Desktop/Ipod_Music
find ~/Desktop 2 -type f -exec mv -i '{}' ~/Desktop/Ipod_Music/ ';'
In windows, just use the search bar for '*.*' and move all the files it finds into your destination directory
Thank you so much, recently found my old 5th gen ipod and wanted to grab the songs from it!!
To show hidden files in macOS you can also use the shortcut command+shift+.(period)
thank you!
Worked on Windows 11. Made a folder on my Desktop, dragged them. Too a few minutes to transfer. Unplugged Ipod, all seems fine. Made a playlist of Media player and all still play. Thanks a lot, I was close to spending $20 on a program.
You're a genius! Thank you for this video.
Love the canopies format
Thanks for lurning me this!
How do you get TERMINAL back to normal? - Hide Invisibles -
I like the video, just a shame that my PC/Mac won't even let my 4th gen show up at all. Just results in an error on my PC and absolutely nothing on my Mac.
It was the cable :)
Dude, what kind of cable were you using? My iPod touch (from like 2009) won’t even show up in my 2022 MacBook. So I’m worried that it’ll just be too outdated, but really hoping it’s just the cable. Are you using the cable with the small end? Or the one with the wider/longer end?
@@i-randonaut792 A cheap one from Amazon.
When I try and copy the music files from iPod to PC, I am getting a message in Windows saying that my PC cant read from the source file or disk. :-(
Thank you! it works like a charm 👌
Than you so much for the video. I would never ever done this on my own
Hi, does it erase anything? I just want to add the music from my ipod into my itunes but I don't want to erase the music from my ipod.
I got Pittsburgh Pirates screensaver on my laptop but I had Christian music on my iPod
Where do I find the description I just have the black screen with writing. I don’t see anything that says terminal folder code. Can you help?
the dankpod theft is crazy lol
How much longer will the iPod 3 take to charge on iPad charger (not FireWire)?
That folder didn’t show up for me :(
Hi, I bought a windows iPod but it doesn’t work with Mac what could be happen?
Will it erase anything? Because I just want to add my music from my ipod to my itunes on my computer. I don't want to erase what is on my ipod.
I have my ipod from two computers back that was a mac, but it went down and the back up was corrupted, so I wanted to use this technique to recover my music, but I don't have access to a mac now and the ipod is formatted for mac, and the windows program on my surface says it must be formatted...but that means it will delete all of my files.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
I think in this situation you should consider simply getting a cheep mac from a few years ago (that would be the easiest option), but if you are technically inclined you could try running a Virtual Mashing of mac os on your computer (though that will depend on how powerful your current pc is, and VMs can be difficult to set up), but if you don't want to do either of them you could find a place that has mac computers for public use like a library (this will depend on what security settings they have enabled so use at your own risk)
Worked PERFECT. Thank you
how do I rehide the folders after I am done with this process, I have successfully transfered my music from my old iPod but now I see ALL the hidden folders in EVERY drive because of the terminal thing. how do I re hide those/undo the terminal thing? thank you!
actually I figured it out, just replace the word "true" with "false" in that same line of command for terminal, then enter the same killall Finder and boom they hide themselves again! THANK YOU
@@stereochoir thanks for that info
Question i have a windows formatted ipod and am turning a old mac into a music station/ipod restorer. When i put the songs into iTunes they stay the four letter names. Is the a way to do this better?😊
Hey, did you get this figured out? I have the same issue
I have ipod nano 3rd generation that shows 1.1.3 PC does it mean that is windows formated.
so your telling me i have to buy a old mac computer to get my music off my mac formatted ipod? can i then put onto a windows?
Well the only other way, that I can think of is running a vm of mac os. Otherwise yea
@@cobra727 smart! Thank you
Wow the Dankpod theft is shameless
IT TOOK 2 HOURS but it was worth it
=]
Great video but I think I am stuck I got 22,000 songs but my 2015 macbook pro don't have enough storage space. No app on my mac only got 100.21 GB left. Ipod has 119.83 GB won't let me download music. Any Idea what to do. Just brought Mac new to this
maybe just get a flash drive to put it all on
I have a classic iPod ….. white with color….. I have tons of photos …. Will it work …. Format is windows
Fuck I haven’t had a Mac for ten years
Hello this stuff is old , can you please update to 2023. because this one doesn't work anymore. thank you.
Ok, you cannot do this to move files from a touch to a 1st gen nano
A bit obvious am I right
@@17.cx53 yea touches are a bit more locked down then the regular iPods
@@cobra727 yeah
@@cobra727 1984 ford cortina in the ipod discord
How do
You transfer the files
From the pc to the Mac? I have a windows formatted iPod classic do I have to keep doing all of this on my old pc
Yes if it is windows formated then the pod will only show up on a windows pc
What about iPhone 4s ???
na, this wont work on any ios device
hi
How about some dr. Pepper
ipod and iTunes is the worst thing that happened to me music wise in my entire life.
Amen brother