....are you SERIOUS???

[doodlez4ever]

does someone here use spotify?

[themccannman]

Does anybody know if you can take audio files from an ipod and store them as normal audio files on your computer cuz when i open the ipod file it's empty.

[jsweriduk]

Does anybody know if you can take audio files from an ipod and store them as normal audio files on your computer cuz when i open the ipod file it's empty.

That depends. An iPod is both an MP3 player AND a storage device. If the music is saved under the MP3 player, then the answer is no, you can't. When you store information on the external hard drive (drag and drop things onto your iPod icon on your desktop), you can. There's also a hack you can perform to get songs off the MP3 player. Look it up, but it might void the warranty.

[Bomb303]

i used this a few years ago when my computer crashed and I lost 5000+ songs.

no idea if its still free/working on new gen ipods.

EphPod - iPod for Windows (and Linux) :: HOME

[themccannman]

Alright cuz when i plug my ipod into my computer and open the folders there's no files,correct me if im wrong, but i think that itunes uses a format that my computer doesn't recognize cuz it usually shows mp3 files.

[jsweriduk]

Alright cuz when i plug my ipod into my computer and open the folders there's no files,correct me if im wrong, but i think that itunes uses a format that my computer doesn't recognize cuz it usually shows mp3 files.

Are you opening up your ipod desktop icon, or are you opening it up through iTunes? You are not supposed to see your library when you open up the desktop icon...

[themccannman]

Are you opening up your ipod desktop icon, or are you opening it up through iTunes? You are not supposed to see your library when you open up the desktop icon...

Ya thats probably what im doing wrong, im opening the USB edvice through windows explorer and it's just empty.

[SirKale]

Ya thats probably what im doing wrong, im opening the USB edvice through windows explorer and it's just empty.

when you open it like that the files are all hidden in some way so you don't see them. The itunes program seems them and so it sees the music. there is a way to rip the files off the ipod but it will still only open in itunes. usefull to expand your library, but not much else. and songs that were downloaded from itunes originally have a signature that itunes will recognize and will not allow you to play that file. i forget how to rip em right now cause it doesnt seem to have much benefit to it, but it can be done.

[themccannman]

So whaty if i burn it onto a CD then open the files from the CD?

[BeebOH]

So whaty if i burn it onto a CD then open the files from the CD?

This will work, but you need to burn the files as audio files, not MP3. That should remove the iTunes copyright protection. I was reading a magazine once showing a program that automates this-- just throw in a CD, run the program and it will automatically burn then rip files while keeping stuff organized. Shame that I can't remember the name of the program...anyone know what I'm talking about? (The article was in Maximum PC)

[themccannman]

Alright cool thanks for the help.

[doodlez4ever]

This will work, but you need to burn the files as audio files, not MP3. That should remove the iTunes copyright protection. I was reading a magazine once showing a program that automates this-- just throw in a CD, run the program and it will automatically burn then rip files while keeping stuff organized. Shame that I can't remember the name of the program...anyone know what I'm talking about? (The article was in Maximum PC)

Removing DRM FAQ: How to remove copy-protection from iTunes AAC files (Windows software)
here are some programs... they can probably remove the copyright