When you purchase a new computer, one of your priorities may be to copy over all your iPod music. If you are a frequent iPod user, you may even have pictures, videos or other files on your iPod that you will wish to copy ipod to pc. A passing familiarity with iTunes and iPods will leave you aware that syncing your iPod with iTunes on your new computer will not have the desired effect. Doing so will leave both your iPod and iTunes empty.

 

Step 1

Click the "Start" button on your new computer and then "Control Panel." This opens a new window. Click "Show Hidden Files and Folders" in the "Folders" section, and then click "Show hidden files, folders and drives." Click "Apply" > "OK."

 

Step 2

Open iTunes, and then plug your iPod into your new computer. Click the "Cancel" button when iTunes asks whether you wish to sync your iPod with this computer. Find and click your iPod name where it is listed in the "Devices" section of iTunes' left panel. Click the "Summary" tab, and then "Manually manage music and videos" > "Enable disk use." Click "OK" in the box that opens for each of these options, and then click "Apply."

 

Step 3

Click "Start" > "Computer." Find your iPod in the list of drives, and then double-click on it. This displays folders containing everything on your iPod, including a "Contacts" folder and a "Photos" folder.

 

Step 4

Right-click on any folder or file you wish to transfer files from ipod to computer. Select "Copy" from the list that appears, and then right-click in the area of your new computer to which you wish to copy the folder or file. Right-click again and select "Paste." Repeat this step for each folder or file you wish to copy. To get to your music, double-click the "iPod_Control" folder and find the music folder inside.