Copy Files from an Apple Device to Your PC

MediaMonkey is normally used to sync content to iPhones, iPads, and iPods, but it can also be used to backup / copy files from these devices to a PC.

To copy selected files:

1. When the iPod/iPhone/iPad is plugged into the PC, MediaMonkey will recognize the device and it will appear in the MediaMonkey Media Tree (iTunes is required to be installed for iOS devices).
2. From within the MediaMonkey, you can browse the files on the device by Artist, Album, etc. Select whatever files you want to copy.
3. Click?Tools?>?Advanced Tag Management?>?Synchronize Tags, so that tags of the selected files are updated to match the device’s database.
4. Copy the files using any of the methods below:
   1. If you want to add the files to the Library,?Copy?and then?Paste?the selected files into a folder in a Collections?Location?sub-node.
   2. If you want to add the files to a drive or device, without adding them to the Library,?Copy?and?Paste?the selected tracks into a folder in MediaMonkey’s?My Computer?node.
   3. If you prefer to copy the files and organize them at the same time, use the Auto-organize function:
      
      1. Right-click on the selected files copy, right-click on them and select?Auto-organize files?from the context menu.
      2. Enable the option?Copy files to new destination based on file tags.
      3. Set the?Destination?to which the files should be copied and click?OK.

Related:

• Online Help: Apple device sync instructions
• Online Help: Auto-organize