2007-12-22 06:15:48 · 3 answers · asked by Pat P 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
For "prevention of piracy" reasons, Apple set it up so you can't. If you could, you could give copies to your friends. Of course, if your computer crashes and you don't have a library backup, you're SOL, but that doesn't bother Steve Jobs or that "I'm a Mac" guy.
Instead, what you want to do is download a program like PodUtil from KennettNet Software. It will allow you to liberate your music and put it onto your new computer. You can either install it on your PC, or if you have one of those classic 60Gb iPods or something, install it on the iPod so you can run it on any computer you're plugged in to.
It comes in PC and Mac versions. (both versions are installed if you choose "install on iPod") There's a free download but they want you to give them money if you like it, find it useful.
Of course, if you have iTunes-purchased music, then you have to enable all your computers (up to 5) with the licenses - another reason not to bother with purchased music.
2007-12-22 06:49:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot normally do this as it is copyright infringement
If you can't get it to work that way, you can download a free program called Sharepod that will allow you to get the songs off of your iPod & onto another computer
2007-12-22 14:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by Meg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you just plug your ipod into the computer?
2007-12-22 14:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋