How to use Yamipod as an iPod to PC transfer

PR Log (Press Release) – Jun 11, 2009 – As a free iPod to PC application, YamiPod is well known that can manage the content of your iPod without the need to have iTunes installed. Just like the key features addressed on yamipod.com, It runs completely standalone and can be copied directly to iPod without installation, with it you can effortlessly copy MP3 and AAC files to/from your iPod, import and export playlists, search for songs, remove duplicates, create and edit notes and much more.

It’s really a useful solution for those who need to transfer iPod library to PC. But as you might know or not, Yamipod can’t handle the DRM-protected AAC music (.m4p), which means you can’t transfer the protected iPod content to another PC that is not authorized with playback license, for example, it won’t go as what you expect if you try to use Yamipod transfer your friends’ licensed iPod library to your own PC unauthorized.

Thus what we’re going to talk about here is, how to make the Yamipod a complete iPod to PC transfer, iPod to iTunes transfer or iPod to iPod transfer for both the regular MP3, AAC and the DRM’ed songs.

1. Use this protected music converter (http://www.all-media-converter.com/music-converter.html#136) to strip license from the DRM protected AAC music which is usually tabbed with .m4p file extension, then keep them as MP3 or AAC just as you like.

2. Before transferring music from PC to iPod or iPod to PC, make sure to set your iPod to work as a Hard Disk according this instruction ( see http://www.all-media-converter.com/knowledge/use-yamipod ...)

And set iTunes to manage songs manually as shown here.

3. Then edit your iPod music library without iTunes as shown on Yamipod docs section

Including: Edit Song Infos; Add/Edit Lyrics; Duplicates Songs; Synchronize Music; Copy music from PC to iPod; Copy music from iPod to PC, etc

After getting used to Yamipod and the protected music converter mentioned above, you’ll find yourself well-served with an integrated solution that can transfer PC music to iPod or transfer iPod library to PC without iTunes existing.

You might also like to check for even more “How-To” (http://www.all-media-converter.com/knowledge/how-to.html#136) transfer the DRM protected music, video, movie to media devices like iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, Creative Zen, Archos, Sansa, Iriver, Samsung, Cowon, Sony Walkman, as well as mobile phones like HTC, Blackberry, Sony Erricsson, LG, Nokia, Motorola, etc.