Overview
With iPod2PC you can easily copy/restore your songs, playlists, videos and podcasts from your iPod back to your iTunes music library or to any folder on your PC. It supports automatic import in iTunes, including your "My Rating", "Play Count" and "Last Played" information from the iPod songs. iPod2PC offers very fast searching and a browse mode which makes finding songs on the iPod easy. With the sophisticated song selection method (via context menu), choosing desired groups of songs for copying is also very fast and easy. Just do a right click on any song in the song list to invoke the special context menu, which enables you to check/uncheck all or specific groups of songs for copying. The list of shown songs can be sorted ascending/descending by songname, artist, album and other properties by clicking on the header of a column.

The features:
+ Copy/restore your songs, videos and podcasts to your iTunes music library or a folder on your PC
+ Optionally automatic import of transferred songs in your iTunes library
+ Transfers your playlists to iTunes
+ Transfers your "My Rating", "Play Count" and "Last played" information from the iPod songs
+ Improved interface for easy use
+ Support for all song types on the iPod (MP3, AAC, Wave, AIFF, Audible, Podcasts)
+ Support for Unicode
+ iPod2PC can run directly of your iPod, wherever you are... always available
+ Multiple iPod support
+ Doesn't overwrite existing songs in your iTunes library
+ No extra runtimes for your OS needed, no VB-Runtimes, .Net-Package or Java VM needed

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Requirements
- Windows Vista (all Editions), Windows XP (Home/Pro) or Windows 2000.
- PC-formatted iPod with enabled "Disk use"
- iTunes 5.0 or higher (when importing to iTunes)

Installation
Download iPod2PC. Run the iPod2PC_Setup.exe and follow the Instructions in the Installer.
Start iPod2PC from your Start menu/Programs-Folder.
Alternatively you can download iPod2PC ZIP without Setup. Then just unzip were you like and run it.
iPod2PC doesn't require any extra runtimes! No VB, .NET or Java VM!

Using iPod2PC
To copy songs and playlists with iPod2PC do the following steps:

- Read the iPod hints, otherwise iTunes might delete your iPod!

- Connect your iPod. In iTunes make sure the iPod Options have "Enable disk use" checked. The iPod drive must be visible in the Explorer. To open the iPod Options do a right click on the iPod in the iTunes Sourcelist and choose "iPod Options".

- Start iPod2PC and click the Scan button. If you have multiple iPods connected you can choose which one you want to use, otherwise iPod2PC starts scanning for songs immediately.

- If desired use the search and/or browse feature to find desired songs, podcasts or videos.

- In the song list you see a column "Copy" with checkboxes. Check the checkboxes of the songs you want to copy. If you check/uncheck the library in the source list, all songs and playlists are checked/unchecked. The same goes for songs in playlists. Remember that you can also use the context menu to check easily groups of songs for copying when you right-click on a song in the list. So you can easily check/uncheck all songs which are currently in the list, or only from a specific Album, Artist or Genre.

- When you have checked all songs/playlists you want to copy press the "Copy"-Button. - When iPod2PC has finished copying, you will be asked if you want to import the songs/playlists in iTunes. After that you have them ready to play in your iTunes music library - including your Rating, Play Counts and Date Last Played!

- Done!

Registration
The unregistered trial version of iPod2PC let's you try before you buy. In unregistered mode iPod2PC skips around 50% during copying. You can buy a full licence here. If you register after trying iPod2PC you can transfer the songs that were skipped in unregistered mode.

Release Notes
New in Version 3.9.4
+ Small changes for iTunes 9.x


A note about copyright
This software may be used to reproduce materials. It is licensed to you only for reproduction of non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material, you should contact your legal advisor.

Standard Disclaimer
This software is distributed 'as is': no warranties are made, either
expressed or implied. Use this application entirely at your own risk!