Q: PC can't "see" photos on old iPod
Trying to move photos off my old 80GB iPod to my Win7 PC. Even in Disc Mode, no programs will "see" them although they are clearly visible on the iPod. I don't want to lose them. Tried iTunes, Win Exp, Dropbox, etc. They only see 4 ithmbs where I tried to do convert them from Thumbs awhile back with an Ultra File Opener. Can't remember how or why I did that now... Someone said to right-click under "computer" on the iPod & select "Explore" to get to hidden files but that option doesn't come up. HELP!
iPod classic
Posted on Sep 21, 2016 12:19 PM
When I do an Internet search on "ipod photo transfer," I get some links. I have not personally used such utilities, so have no recommendation. I did use a utility for off-loading songs from an iPod (MANY years ago), from this company
and it worked well. There was a limited trial version, but I eventually paid for it. I recall seeing that they had a separate utility (which I did not need) for off-loading photos.
These utilities apparently know how the photo data is stored on the iPod, and can extract individual images for you. I believe the photo data is in one consolidated database that the iPod's onboard software can access efficiently (when it displays the photos); the photos are not stored as separate image files.
Posted on Sep 22, 2016 2:40 PM