How to transfer music from IPod Touch to MacOS Sonoma or Windows 10

Fluqz wrote:

Thanks for the reply, but this is not really helpful nor answering the question.

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Also I was thinking of my IPod as a backup too.

I didn't think for one minute that you would appreciate my answer, but someone had to say it. I took the opportunity to point out about the backup so that once your nightmare ends you don't make that mistake again. But if you don't appreciate my help, or wish to take my advice, that's fine.

I didnt think Apple would just remove the ability to download the files from it..

They didn't, it's never been there. That was almost certainly to keep the music industry happy by preventing unauthorised copying of music by someone who hasn't paid for their own copy.

The music im looking for on my IPod are from different origins and its not possible to copy them again.

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I was having a backup until the Drive broke and Itunes deleted my music library.

That's not what you said originally.

If you did have the music in your Library and when you opened iTunes, you found the library empty, try this tip from fellow user turingtest2: Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrad… - Apple Community.

One very last thing, which might be edited out by our hosts: look at Media Monkey to see whether it can help you recover your library from your iPod (at no cost). I make no promises that it can.

If the suggestions made so far don't appeal, perhaps you should consider the alternative. That is, re-build your library from the sources you used originally:

• • if you purchased music from the iTunes Store, go to your account in the store and download the music again (if it's still available. Sometimes, the copyright owner ensures that it isn't)
  • if you purchased the music from other online sources, such as Amazon or Bandcamp, go to your account with that store and re-download your purchases
  • if you copied music from your CDs, copy them again

For the future, consider making and maintaining a backup of your music in order to prevent this happening again. It has always been best practice to keep a backup:

• • your computer is the backup for your iPod, iPhone etc.
  • an external drive is the backup for your computer, because computer drives fail

Fluqz wrote:

Hey, im trying to transfer music I have on my IPod Touch IOS 9.3.5 to MacOS Sonoma or Windows 10, both would work for me. The files only exist on my Ipod and I dont have them on my computer. How do I download them?

I tried several things:

I couldnt figure it out with Itunes. As far as I know there is no way to download music that is not on your computer already.

I tried to enable showing "External Disk's" and "CD's, DVD's, and IPods" within the Finder settings. The IPod should show up on the Desktop as Icon. Inside the Folder using "Show hidden files" a Folder named "iPod_Control" should appear. That folder is apparently holding the songs. Unfortunately my IPod is not showing up on the desktop!

I tried a similar approach on windows, but the same thing is happening. No folder showing, although hidden files are shown.

I couldnt find any free and legitimate third party software for the job. Most of them are free till the point where you wanna download the files to your computer..

Please help

You will need to buy either touch copy or imazing to export music from your device to computer.

Fluqz wrote:

Arent there any free apps out there? Its like 60 bucks.

then just keep the music on your device if you don't want to pay for a service that you need.

There are often iOS transfer programs on Giveaway sites. If you can't find one, many programs have a free trial. Since your only going to use it one, that should be sufficient.

Just do a search on iPod transfer app-Free You'll find something. Or wait for a Giveaway site to offer a transfer program.