Many iPod owners feel that the downside to the mp3 player is that you cannot transfer files back onto your computer. Fortunately, with the help of EphPod, Windows users can copy their files to their desktop with little hassle.

Why would you want to do this? Because although you should already have a copy of the mp3 in your computer (how else did it get into the iPod in the first place?), accidents and errors do happen and one can find themselves with data loss. It is very dangerous to rely on your iPod as the only place to store your mp3 files. As reliable as Apple products are, I have heard many horror stories about users who turned their iPod on only to find that all their files are gone.

My old computer had died and the only copy of the mp3s I had were on my iPod. Fortunately, after some searching I came across EphPod and was easily able to back up the mp3s safely off of the iPod and into my computer. EphPod is resource-light (which means it won’t bog down your computer), and while the interface is a little primitive, it gets the job done. Simply open EphPod, select your iPod, and it will load all the mp3s inside it. To transfer a copy of the mp3s to your computer, select whatever mp3s you need, right-click and select “Copy to Directory.” Choose which folder you want the mp3s to go into, and you’re all set! Now you can sleep at night knowing that, should the two-headed iPod troll give you a visit and eat all of your mp3s, you can easily replace them.

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