The transfer of content from sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. This is just a small selection of what's available, you can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
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Comparison of iPod managers
Senuti Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
iPodDisk PPC Mac Only (experimental version available for Intel Macs)
TuneAid Mac only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac & Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPodCopy Mac & Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
How To Download Music From Ipod To Imac
Connect your iPod to your Mac and double-click the iPod icon on your desktop, or select the iPod's name in the Finder window's sidebar. Open the iPod Control folder. Open the Music folder. The Music folder contains your music, movie, and video files. Use Finder to drag and drop the files to an appropriate location, such as a new folder on your. Here is how to transfer music from your iPhone (or iPad, or iPod) to a computer: Launch iMazing and connect your device to your Mac or PC. Click the Music icon. Select the music you want to export. Click Export to Folder. Select a target location and confirm. Select the songs you want to copy to your Mac. Hold down the Shift key while clicking to select more than one song. To select all of the songs on your iPod, choose Select All from the copy menu. Click the Copy button in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Senuti will move the music from the iPod to your Mac. How to download all your music to your Mac. 1 Pick the computer you want your canonical library to live on and run iTunes. 2 Make sure iCloud Music Library is enabled in iTunes Preferences General Select Music from the dropdown menu, and select the Library tab. 3 Go to View Show View Options Click on the checkboxes next to iCloud.
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