2012-08-20 19:15:53/ Posted by Sand Dra to Portable Device
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Introduction Today I have been looking around the Web for tutorials about how to move my iTunes library from the old PC to the new Mac. Although I have found quite a large selection of instructions.
Sometimes, you lost your iTunes library, or your computer crashed and you have to format your computer, but the songs are still on your iPod, you may want to transfer songs from iPod to iTunes Mac. And the way in this article can help you.
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In the way we talk here, you need:
1. Transfer songs from iPod to Mac.
2. Sync songs to iTunes on Mac.
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Part 1. Transfer songs from iPod to Mac
iPod to Mac Transfer is a useful tool, which is developed by iStonsoft, for transferring files including music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, books, playlists, photos and so on from iPod to Mac. In addition, this iPod Transfer for Mac also act as an iPhone to Mac Transfer or iPad to Mac Transfer.
Requirements: Mac OS X v10.5 or later
Step1. Run the software. Once connect iPod to Mac with Apple USB cable, all information about your iPod, such as type, capacity, version, serial number, and format, will be shown on the main interface.
If the program doesn't recognize your iPod, try to click the button to search the device again.
Step2. Select the songs you want to transfer
1) Open the library/playlist that you want to export. Here you need to choose Music.
2) Check the song(s) you want to export in the file list.
Tip: If it is a little difficult to find specific songs, you can try:
1. Click the button to search through your files by genre, artist's name and others.
2. Or, you can use the Quick search tool to find what you want when you transfer files.
Step3. On the top menu, directly click to start transferring iPod songs to Mac.
When finished, the following information dialog box will be popped-up as below.
Part 2: Sync songs to iTunes
Step1. Open iTunes. From the File menu, choose Add to Library.
Step2. Navigate to and select the file or folder that you want to add.
If iTunes is set to 'Copy files to the iTunes Music folder when adding to library,' iTunes will copy all content that is added to the iTunes library to the iTunes Music folder. To adjust this setting or change the location of this folder, go to the Advanced tab in iTunes Preferences.
Sounds Easy?
Ok, we have already finished the whole process to transfer songs from iPod to iTunes Mac. Now, you can experience it for yourself. Just Free download and enjoy it.
Requirements: Mac OS X v10.5 or later
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Macs in your network, connected by Ethernet or WIFI connections.Start iTunes on the computer with the Library you wish to share.
Go to Preferences. Select the Sharing pane, and check the 'Share my library on my local network' box. Along with checking 'Look for shared libraries' for good measure. You can then decide if you want to share your music, movies, etc. or all of your Library.
Now, on your other machine, start up iTunes. You should be able to see the username of the computer with the shared Library in the left side along with your Library and Playlists.
If you do not see the Shared Library listed, or you try to connect to the Library and it does not fully connect. Go to Preferences, under the Sharing pane make sure you have the 'Look for shared libraries' box checked. If that does not work, go to System Preferences and depending on your version of OS X, look for Firewall, or go to Security and choose the Firewall pane. Click on 'Set access for specific services and applications'. Click on the plus sign and manually add iTunes.
Now, if you wish to have sharing from your Mac to Windows XP machines or a Windows XP machine to Macs is not as easy to do if you have a Firewall enabled. It involves using an interface that is not very intuitive.
After you have enabled Sharing in iTunes as written above, you want to do the following on both the Windows machine hosting or receiving the iTunes Library:
Click on the Start button, then go to Control Panel
Double-click on the Ethernet or Wireless connection that you use. Click on Properties, then click the Advanced tab, then click Settings, and click Advanced, and then select your internet connection (wifi or ethernet) and finally choose Add. Type 'iTunes Sharing' for the description. Both Internal and External Ports should be 3689. Select TCP. Click OK to close.
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Now Add one more Service. Name the description 'Multicast DNS'. Both the Internal and External Ports should be 5353. Select UDP. Now click OK for the Service, then click OK again and exit.
Now your iTunes