Switch iPod Classic from PC to a Mac

Hi, I recently dowloaded ALL of my music/videos (nearly 33 GB) to my new 80GB Classic iPod using iTunes 7.5 on my Windows Vista. I am now getting rid of the Windows and switching over to a Mac. I know that I must reformat my iPod in order for it to correctly work on the Mac but I do not want to lose all of the music that I already transferred using my PC. Is there anything I can do to retain the music files I have stored on my iPod?
Any suggestions would be tremendously helpful. I have to return the crummy Windows-using computer back to the manufacturer ASAP...
Thank you.

You can copy what you have on the iPod to the Mac first and then restore it (which will reformat the iPod for Mac). If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
iRepo Mac & Windows
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod

Similar Messages

  • Switch iPod Classic from PC to Mac

    Hi, I recently dowloaded ALL of my music/videos (nearly 33 GB) to my new 80GB Classic iPod using iTunes 7.5 on my Windows Vista. I am now getting rid of the Windows and switching over to a Mac. I know that I must reformat my iPod in order for it to correctly work on the Mac but I do not want to lose all of the music that I already transferred using my PC. Is there anything I can do to retain the music files I have stored on m iPod?
    Any suggestions would be tremendously helpful.
    Thank you.

    You can copy what you have on the iPod to the Mac first and then restore it (which will reformat the iPod for Mac). If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod to a computer
    The transfer of content from other sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
    Senuti Mac Only
    PodView Mac Only
    PodWorks Mac Only
    iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
    iRepo Mac & Windows
    iPodRip Mac & Windows
    YamiPod Mac & Windows
    Music Rescue Mac & Windows
    iPodCopy Mac & Windows
    There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod

  • How do I populate my iPod classic from iCloud without first downloading to my Mac (there is not enough space on my Mac)?

    I have approximately 16G free on my iMac.  All of my music (20,000+ tracks) is in the cloud.
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    In other words, I understand I need to connect the classic to iTunes on my Mac, but can I load the iPod Classic from iCloud, through iTunes without downloading first.
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    Thanks - Unfortunately I figured that out yesterday.  I tried downloading a bit at a time and populating the iPod.  I had hoped that when I deleted it from local it wouldn't really dissappear from the ipod and I could download a bit more.  as you likely already know, that didn't work.
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  • How do I sync my iPod Classic to upload to my Mac?

    I want to upload my iPod Classic songs to my new Mac.  How do I do that?

    See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different ways to do this.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
    B-rock

  • I recreived an IPOd classic from a friend.  When I try to download my Itunes Library it says I don't have access priviledges.  How can I fix this?

    I received an IPOD classic from a friend.  When I try to download my Itunes library it says I do not have access privileges.  Help, how can I fix this?

    Here is an old post which might help you.
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  • I bought my ipod classic from a friend that had alot of music on it ,i lend it to my little brother that wanted to download spanish music and instead erased all my music i had on my ipod classic , HOW CAN I GET MY MUSIC BACK , PLEASSSE HELP ME ,THANK U

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    Buy the songs that your friend put on the iPod that you liked. They had no right to give you the copyrighted music when they sold you the device.
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  • HT1320 If i have music and movies on my ipod classic from an old computer and hook it up to another computer that i have ownloaded new music and movies on,will this delete or cause loss to any of it ?

    If i have stuff on my ipod classic from an old pc and hook it up to a different pc which has different stuff downloaded on it,will this cause my ipod(and or)my pc to delete my music & movies off my ipod(and or)pc?

    See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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  • I inherited an iPod classic from the passing of a family member. I dont have any passwords to access it. I have a large itunes database on my pc, but I want to add the files on the inherited ipod to my itunes. I do not want to lose files on itunes or ipod

    I inherited an iPod classic from the passing of a family member. I dont have any passwords to access it. I have a large itunes database on my pc, but I want to add the files on the inherited ipod to my itunes. I do not want to lose files on itunes or ipod

    but I want to add the files on the inherited ipod to my itunes
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  • I disconnected my Ipod classic from a receiver in "user" mode and now I can't get the Ipod to work via USB in my car or receiver. HELP!!

    I disconnected my Ipod classic from a receiver in "user" mode and now I can't get the Ipod to work via USB in my car or receiver. HELP!!

    See the following for how much you will have to pay for the exchange.
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  • I've transferred photos to my ipod classic from my laptop. But how can I transfer JPEG images to ipod?

    I've transferred photos to my ipod classic from my laptop. But how can I transfer JPEG images to ipod?

    Hello, Blondet787. 
    JPEG photos are compatible with your device.  As long as these images are in the same folder as your pictures, then they should sync.  Below, I have included a couple articles that show you how to sync this data to your iPod.
    iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
    The article below is a little more detailed and designed more as a storage solution for media on your iPod Classic. 
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  • Hi there, I have a problem with my iPod Classic (from 2009). Everytime I connect it to my computer (Windows), iTunes does not work anymore. Music is automatically deleted on my iPod. Any suggestions please?

    Hi there, I have a problem with my iPod Classic (from 2009). Everytime I connect it to my computer (Windows), iTunes does not work anymore. Music is automatically deleted on my iPod. Any suggestions please?

    Thanks, for info, iPod Classic is a slower machine compared the Nano, unfortunately, if you read these discussions, majority of the freezes involved iTunes 10. Although if might be just slow and some impatient user just disconnect the iPod ands cause more problems. ( Yes I also did that but safely by doing a iPod Hard Reset, before disconnecting).
    Here is the Apple support article that may help you.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
    or my usual solution for Windows Users.
    Antivirus has a tendency to freeze iTunes sync Operation with iPod Classic, causing a timeout, which corrupt your iPod filesystem, so when iTunes can't read the iPod, it is pointing to this problem. Other causes is when your iPod hardisk is dying, or your battery is dying causing hardisk crashes.
    My suggestion.
    Connect your iPod to the PC and run chkdsk, to fix any iPod diskerror, then disconnect it, after chkdsk complete.
    Disconnect your PC from Internet. (just to make sure no nasties creep into your system while you syncing.
    Stop the Antivirus program
    Connect your iPod to the PC, using a high speed USB 2.0 port at the back of your PC, do not use any USB Hub.
    When iTunes Open up, Restore your iPod please, this is for iTunes to map correctly, to fix the corrupted filesystem.
    When Restore complete, eject the iPod and reconnect again.
    Sync your ipod, preferably manually Manage in small batches and disconnect after every batch, to check that all is well.
    When all sync is complete, and iPod disconnected, start back your Antivirus and connect back the Internet.
    Good Luck!

  • Have you removed iPod Classic from your product line?

    Have you removed iPod Classic from your product line?

    No, I haven't.
    More seriously though; you're not talking to Apple here, we're fellow users like you. But a quick check of the UK store site does not have the iPod Classic listed, which suggests that Apple have discontinued it.
    If that's so, there's probably nothing anyone here can do about it. On the other hand, since all the store's pages appear to be incomplete (if you can get them to load), perhaps you should check again tomorrow to see if any further site updates give you new information.

  • I need to know how to upload music to iTunes from my iPod Classic to my new mini Mac OS X version 10.9.2

    I need to know how to upload music to iTunes from my iPod Classic to my Mini Mac OS X Version 10.9.2.  Thanks in advance
    Miriam Parsons

    As soon as I posted the message I realised the download had failed to complete. Sorry, I'm so daft but thank you very much for your help :-)

  • HT1473 I am unable to add playlists to my ipod classic from my mac in the new version of itunes.

    I am unable to add playlists from my MAC to my IPOD classic in the newest version of itunes. what am I doing wrong?

    I have HP, windows 7,

  • How can I convert the files on my old windows based ipod classic to my present iTunes Mac account?

    I have music on my old iPod classic that is not in my Mac Apple based itunes library.  Is there any way to convert the windows file to an Apple file?

    See this excellent user tip from another forum member turingtest2 outlining the different methods and software available to help you copy content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
    Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
    B-rock

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