If you have an iPod, you already know all about the advantages of having a portable music system that can go with you in the car, on a walk, or to a party to be plugged into a stereo system. It’s great that your music can be wherever you are. Did you know, though, that you could also consider your iPod a great way to back up copies of your music files?
If you know how iTunes works, you may think this is crazy. After all, if your computer loses all your music, you’ll have to completely rebuild your files from scratch because if you synch your iPod, you’ll lose all the music that’s on there. You can take music off of your iPod and put it onto your computer. That’s what you think, anyway.
Actually, you can transfer music from iPod to computer now using very nifty software that you can download on the Internet. This software allows you to pull music from your iPod onto any computer, which means that if your computer crashes, you’ll be able to recover your music. You basically will reinstall iTunes, download this software, and then set your music to downloading.
Instead of having a thumb drive or an extra hard drive full of music, you can simply store it all on your iPod. Of course, this works in the opposite direction, too. This new software also allows you to quickly and easily restore the music on your iPod if it gets damaged or accidentally loses some files for some reason.
Since you can transfer music on your iPod in both directions, now, you can also give your friends some of their music. As long as they have this software, too, your iPod will work with their computers, making sharing songs easier than ever before