To transfer purchased songs, audio books, podcasts, videos, and movies you buy from the iTunes Store from your iPod to Mac, all you need to do is plug your iPod into your Mac and launch iTunes 7.3 or later.
Transfer Purchases
- Plug your iPod into your Mac.
- Confirm that your iPod is mounted in iTunes.
If you have iTunes configured to automatically sync with your iPod, you will be greeted by a sync warning message that will allow you to start the transfer. If you have automatic syncing turned off, you can still transfer your purchased music and other content, using the iTunes menus.
Automatic Syncing
- iTunes will display a sync warning message, informing you that the iPod you plugged in may be synced with a different iTunes library, and presenting you with two options for proceeding.
- Erase and Sync. This option replaces the contents of the iPod with the contents of the iTunes library on the Mac.
- Transfer Purchases. This option copies any iTunes Store purchases this Mac is authorized to play from the iPod to the Mac's iTunes library.
- Click the 'Transfer Purchases' button.
Transfer Purchases Manually
- Select 'Transfer Purchases' from the File menu.
