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Q: I need to restore music from iPod to iTunes.

Most of the music I have imported to iTunes via CD's I own got lost in a Time Machine fail.  I have all of my songs on an iPod.  How can I get the music to export from my iPod to iTunes?

Posted on Mar 7, 2016 10:59 AM

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  • by Limnos,Apple recommended

    Limnos Limnos Mar 7, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Appleguitar
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    Mar 7, 2016 11:04 AM in response to Appleguitar

    Your i-device was not designed for unique storage of your media. It is not a backup device and media transfer was planned with you maintaining a master copy of your media on a computer which is itself independently backed up against loss.  To use a device with a different setup you transfer the old library from a computer or a backup directly to the new setup, not the device to the library. Media syncing is one way, computer to device, updating the device content to the content on the computer, not updating or restoring content on a computer. The exception is iTunes Store purchases which can be transferred to a computer.

     

    Redownload or transfer your iTunes Store purchases from an iPhone, iPad or iPod to a computer - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201267 - "This feature works only for content bought from the iTunes Store." As of iOS9 it no longer does apps which now must be re-downloaded directly from the Store.

     

    For transferring other items from an i-device to a computer you will have to use third party commercial software.  See this document by turingtest2: Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991  Even this method may not fully recover what you had in the library originally. For example if in order to save space when syncing you had converted music files to a lower bitrate, or photos to a lower resolution, it is those lower quality files you will recover.

     

    If you subscribe to Apple Music, tracks which are not part of content you have purchased or uploaded cannot be transferred and have to be downloaded directly from iCloud.

  • by Limongsse,

    Limongsse Limongsse Mar 10, 2016 1:21 PM in response to Limnos
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    Mar 10, 2016 1:21 PM in response to Limnos

    I personally just tried ifunbox on my windows 10 computer with and iPhone that is running iOS 9.2 and it worked 1000%. Free and the video provided is straight forward. Aswesome post.

     

     

     

    iFunBox is a completely free program for Windows and Mac. I couldn't find a solution in any forums so I went to good old YouTube.

     

    Here's a link to the program: http://www.i-funbox.com/

     

    This is also the YouTube video I watched that led me to the program with instructions on how to use it. I was surprised by how easy it was after downloading heaps of different programs that ultimately would want me to pay to use it completely.

     

     

     

    IT IS COMPLETELY FREE AND EASY TO USE! This is the solution that we're all looking for I think.

     

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  • by Yoypeng,

    Yoypeng Yoypeng Mar 13, 2016 11:31 PM in response to Limongsse
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    Mar 13, 2016 11:31 PM in response to Limongsse

    Limongsse wrote:

     

    I personally just tried ifunbox on my windows 10 computer with and iPhone that is running iOS 9.2 and it worked 1000%. Free and the video provided is straight forward. Aswesome post.

     

     

     

    iFunBox is a completely free program for Windows and Mac. I couldn't find a solution in any forums so I went to good old YouTube.

     

    Here's a link to the program: http://www.i-funbox.com/

     

    This is also the YouTube video I watched that led me to the program with instructions on how to use it. I was surprised by how easy it was after downloading heaps of different programs that ultimately would want me to pay to use it completely.

     

     

     

    IT IS COMPLETELY FREE AND EASY TO USE! This is the solution that we're all looking for I think.

     

    <Link Edited by Host>

     

    It is a pity for you ! If you have backed up your messages before, you can restore your iPhone data with iTunes or iCloud. If you have no backup before, you need to try to find ways to recover your lost messages from iPhone, but I think you can check your iTunes/ iCloud backup firstly. And you can refer to:If you need help restoring from an iCloud backup - Apple Support Then, you can transfer music from iPod to iTunes.