Expod
There are times when, you, like me have probably got a new computer or deleted an album off your computer and you wish you could just copy all your music back off your iPod. Here I present Expod.
So, what is Expod? Expod is a small and free utility that you can download and install to your computer that does the reverse of iTunes. With iTunes you can put music on your iPod and with Expod you can extract music from your iPod.
Sounds useful, huh?
How Does it Work?
On an iPod the music is stored in hidden folders, stored in folders with names like “F11”. Within these folders is the music, also with a encoded name. Why this is the case, I am not sure but Apple have also spilt up albums and artists and put them in all sorts of random folders.
Expod works by reading the database on your iPod and displaying the information for all your music in a window, this means you can then select what music your want to extract from your iPod and extract it onto your computer, allowing Expod to name it appropriately for you on the go.
Using Expod
Expod is really quite easy to use. If you follow the steps below you will recover your music without any problems at all.
- Open Expod
- Connect your iPod
- Locate it in the sidebar if need be, then find the music you want to extract
Expod Interface
- Highlight as many track as you want to recover
Selecting Music within Expod
- Click the extract button
- Decide how you want your new music to be organised. You can see below the I ordered mine as “Artist/Album/Track Number – Track Name”. In order to do this use the tags in the image below and use a foreword slash to represent a new folder.
Organise the Extracted Music
- Decide where you want to save this music and then click extract.
- Expod will extract your music.
Expod Extracting Music
- When finished you can open the folder to see your extracted music.
Exported Music Filed Successfully
Conclusion
Expod is a really nice and easy to use tool that can save you a lot of time and hassle downloading or re-ripping music if you lose some. It is a very useful tool to keep around for such times, and one I would not hesitate is suggesting to anyone for use.
Written by Daniel Groves
I am a student/freelance website designer that lives near Bath and studies at the University of Plymouth during term time. I spend my time tweeting writing for AppFlow and building on my portfolio. When I'm not working on the web you'll find my out on my Mountain Bike or shooting photos with my Nikon D3000.