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dattappan dattappan
 
December 22, 2008 05:47 PM

What is the best software to rip songs from an iPod? I would like to keep all the names of the songs at least.

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johnsonaar... johnsonaar...
 
 December 22, 2008 07:13 PM
I understand what you want.

You didn't specify, so I'm gonna assume you on windows (as are about 93% of iPod users)

PodUtil -- its a freeware program that will allow you to pull off the MP3's from an iPod that is not registered to the computer you are on.


Ex: you could come over to my house, and normally if you connected your iPod to my computer iTunes would say it wasn't registered to me and would want to wipe your iPod clean and reregister it, with PodUtil, I could access all of the contents of your iPod and copy it to my computer.


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johnsonaar... johnsonaar...
 
December 22, 2008 07:16 PM - New Source
Sorry, here's a link to PodUtil:

http://www.tucows.com/preview/396279

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johnsonaar... johnsonaar...
 
December 22, 2008 07:24 PM - New Source
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/yamipod.html

YamiPod is another good one, and the cool thing is that it can be run from the iPod itself, as long as you have "disk use" enabled or any other flash drive.

Here's a great list of other programs that can be run from an iPod too:

http://www.snapfiles.com/features/ed_usb_software.html

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waldo waldo
 
December 22, 2008 05:50 PM
Could you elaborate on your question please?

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adamschoal... adamschoal...
 
December 22, 2008 05:50 PM
On a mac? Senuti for sure. http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/

Absolutely fantastic app!

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kichigai kichigai
 
December 24, 2008 07:04 AM
Just an FYI: Senuti will pull the files out, but their names won't be properly identified. They do, however, contain accurate ID3 tags, so iTunes will be able to rename them properly from that.

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mjeezy mjeezy
 
December 22, 2008 06:50 PM
Using a flash drive works pretty good for me. The only catch is you have to register the computer you transfer them to as one of the five your allowed.

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fistfight fistfight
 
December 22, 2008 10:48 PM
You said... "I would like to keep all the names of the songs at least." There is an XML file on your computer, usually in the 'Music or My Music' directory, that will have all the names of the albums, artists, songs etc.

That file gets modified every time you add music to your library. You can even delete the file and when you re-add your music the file I mentionned above will get re-created.

If you are on a PC, you could also do a dir /s > output.music.list.txt from wherever your MP3s are. That will also give you a listing of all your music, it will be in a text file format. Give it a try and see if it fits your needs.

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kichigai kichigai
 
December 24, 2008 07:05 AM
Easier way: let iTunes rename it from the ID3 data embedded in the files.

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morgren morgren
 
December 23, 2008 09:08 AM
If you on PC, I can tell my preference.
It's simple - last winamp do it (plugin pmp-ipod.dll). Just try it, it's not so hard.
Warning! I have Classic and sometimes after riping my DB on iPod start missing arts. Simple solution - before rip, backup you DB from iPod and after put it back. This process take seconds and keep you away from problems.

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tomorryzc tomorryzc
 
December 24, 2008 07:45 AM
You can get the free ipod music transfer software to rip songs from an iPod http://www.daniusoft.com/ipod-music-transfer.html#115
If you want to put dvd to ipod, you can get dvd to ipod converter, here is a guide about how to put dvd to ipod http://www.daniusoft.com/tutorial/ipod-guide.html#115

Merry Christmas

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