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chapter 2: the ipod sync connection 53
iPod-to-Computer
Copying
The Hidden World of the iPod
Turning the iPod into a FireWire hard drive (Chapter 11) lets you copy everyday
computer files back and forth from your Mac or PC. But when it comes to your
music files, you won’t even be able to find them. The iPod and its music management
programs use a special database for storing and organizing the music files—and it’s
invisible.
The name of the super-secret invisible iPod music folder is called iPod_Control,
and there are software utilities for both the Mac and the PC that can make it visible.
Here are a few of the easiest and most reliable.
Copying Files to the Macintosh
A quick search on “iPod” on the VersionTracker.com Web site (www.versiontracker.
com) or on any of the hardcore iPod fan sites mentioned in Chapter 16, will bring
up plenty of iPod programs.
Note: On the other hand, you may find it quicker to download these programs directly from the “Missing
CD” page at www.missingmanuals.com.
iPod Viewer
For beginners, the nicely designed iPod Viewer program (Figure 2-12) makes the
whole copying-to-the-Mac procedure very simple. iPod Viewer 2.0 is designed for
Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) and later; iPod Viewer 1.5.2 is designed for Mac OS X 10.1.
Both versions are available on the “Missing CD” page at www.missingmanuals.com.
Figure 2-12:
The free iPod Viewer
program lets you select all or
just some of the songs you
want to copy over to the Mac.
The program also gives you
the option of deciding what
folder to put the imported
songs into. Just click the
Transfer Songs button at the
top of the window to start
copying. You can also make a
CD of the imported files by
clicking the Burn MP3 CD
button.
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