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Q: How can I get pictures off of my Ipod Classic to my computer

I have an older Ipod, I have a lot of pictures on this Ipod that have been lost due to my hard drive frying.  I am trying to get the pictures off of the Ipod and onto my computer.  I have checked "manually manage" in Itunes but it didn't show up in my window feed.  Help!  These pictures are the only ones I have of when my kids were babies.

iPod classic, 30 gig, older Ipod

Posted on Dec 23, 2013 1:08 PM

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Q: How can I get pictures off of my Ipod Classic to my computer

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 23, 2013 2:15 PM in response to Predators7
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    Dec 23, 2013 2:15 PM in response to Predators7

    The importance of backing up your hard drive, because all hard drives eventually fail...

     

    When iTunes syncs photos to the iPod, iTunes converts the photos to a special low-resolution format that is optimized for the iPod's small screen (to save storage space on the iPod).  They are not meant to be taken back off the iPod, only used to view the photos on the iPod.

     

    On the iPod's Photos screen in iTunes (where you set up photo syncing), there is a setting for Include full-resolution photos.  If that box was checked when you synced the photos to the iPod, then you can set the iPod to Enable disk use (on the iPod's Summary screen in iTunes) and find the photos files in the Photos folder (on the iPod's storage).  Otherwise, the photos are not accessible as separate image files.

     

    There may be third-party software that can extract the individual photos from an iPod.  However, the images will still be in a low-resolution format, compared to the original image files.