How Can We Extract Media Files from iPod touch to Mac/Computer?

As an equipment for the entertainment at spare time, iPod touch always being stuffed with kinds of media files, for example, songs, movies, podcast files, audiobooks, etc. These files may be downloaded from website or purchased from iTunes on iPod touch directly. Once you have collected some great media files on your iPod touch, do you want to make a backup of them just in case of any unexpected situations?

If you are trying to make a copy of your laboriously gathered media files from your iPod touch on Mac but have no idea what to do exactly, then you are at the right page. This article is going to describe the detail operations of how to extract media files from iPod touch to Mac. No matter you want to copy your songs collection or backup some fantastic movies from an iTouch, the instruction below will help you much. Now, just let's follow the coming up tutorial to learn the details.

Guide: How to Extract/Transfer Media Files from iPod touch to Mac?

Preparation Works: In order to go through the task easily and completely, you need get an iPod Transfer for Mac or iPod to PC Transfer downloaded and installed on Mac or Windows computer first. Then you can use it to handle all media files on your iPod touch without iTunes.

Firstly, you should connect your iPod touch to the Mac with a USB cable and launch the program which you've installed on your computer. Then, a screen with iPod detail information displayed will be brought up after the software automatic detection.

Secondly, you can then click on the Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts or Audiobooks from the left iPod touch library to select the target media files to be extracted to Mac. After selected and checked the files, you only need to hit "Export" to save the selected media files to Mac local folder.

Here, you can go to the top menu bar to click "File" and select "Export All Music" or any other proper option to transfer one type media files to Mac completely and directly.

Click "Advanced -> Options", you will enjoy more functions, such as define the local export file folder for any type of files.

By the way, once you want to import these files into your Mac iTunes for playback, you only need launch the iTunes on your Mac and then drag these exported iPod touch media files from the export folder to iTunes directly.

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