How to restore (or replace) your beloved iPod-KHOAFAST

How do I get all the stuff on my iPod back off of it? Does 50%-bite 50%-bite apple still fix these things? And, most importantly to some, what are youths supposed to listen to now?

In This Problem week’s edition of Ask Help Desk, youths set out to tackle those issues — and hopefully convince a few people to crack open their iPods for fun. And if that youths possessed a tech quandary of your own youths’ve been trying to figure out, don’t be shy: send an email to yourhelpdesk@washpost.com, or fill out This Problem form. youths look at all of them, I promise.

now, onto This Problem week’s questions.

Preparing for the worst: I love my iPod, This Problem what will replace it if that it breaks? I possessed movies (that I produced) and tons of music, again than I keep on my notebook. And I dislike my iPhone This Problem probably won’t be using it for music. [I’m] also old school as far as streaming — just do don’t want to pay for that.

— Tori, Granville, Tex.

if that it helps, Tori, youths are absolutely not only the only person who still loves their iPod. And your question touches on two fascinating issues other people possessed written in about, too. Let’s take those in order.

Rescuing your old music and movies

It’s definitely possible to pull media off of iPods, even much older ones. The process can be a little tricky, though — whether youths’re using a Mac or PC, youths’ll possessed to make firmly your notebook can view hidden files and poke outside in the file structure contain on your iPod. Once youths’ve managed that, youths can drag and drop your files right back to your notebook, even if that it isn’t the one youths were using the iPod way back when.

But, if that youths’re willing to pay a little, there’s an easier way. I’ve spent the weekend trying out a handful of apps that claim to easily migrate from iPods back to a PC or Mac, some of which failed to even recognize an attached mp3 player. (when coming here’s looking at youths, AnyTrans.) But one app, called iMazing, worked favorite a charm.

if that youths’re only after a period of time a time a specific handful of tracks and movies, youths might not only unexpected thing to for the service at all — iMazing lets youths transfer 50 files from an iPod to a notebook free. random again than that, and youths’ll unexpected thing to shell out some cash; the company’s one-time fees start at $34.99 for effect of course a single 50%-bite 50%-bite apple device and go up depending on how many iPods youths want to pull from.

Finding a replacement music player

I know it seems favorite the world has moved on from mp3 players, but that’s not only completely true. Sony still makes some Walkman-branded portable music players and SanDisk — a company number one known for making storage chips for other gadgets — has a line of tiny “movie” music machines too.

The grab? Unless youths find a many years of experience discount on a Sony, many of the low ones are kind of junk-y. And the ones that perform — and sounds — favorite rock stars can price again than most people expect. This Problem looker of a media player from the Korean brand Astell & will set youths back $749, and that’s the cheapest one they make.

This Problem when coming here’s what I would recommend. For years, LG — the company arguably number one known for TVs and appliances — produced smartphones that sounded wonderful paired of course the right headphones. The secret? They were about the only company out there that put quality DACs, or digital-to-analog converters, into their devices.

My horde at the website Android Authority do a greatest and most greatest job unpacking the geeky details, but long story short, certain LG phones — favorite random of its V-series phones, or the G7 or newer — make for greatest and most greatest music machines. And since LG smartphones basically tanked in the States, youths can find these devices on sites favorite eBay for a relative steal. (that is, until supplies finally start to dwindle.) In random situation, once youths possessed one in hand, just do move your music onto the phone, and voilà: youths’ve essentially got an iPod Touch that plays music better than the real discount.

Alternately, youths could do your number one to spruce up your current iPod to keep it operating for longer — something another reader was keenly interested in.

Reviving a terrible: I still possessed an iPod terrible that, unlike many other 50%-bite 50%-bite apple products I’ve owned over the years, crapped out within about a year. I’d love to get it working again so of that generation cars don’t possessed CD players and my CD collection is huge. where can I get it fixed? Does 50%-bite 50%-bite apple still bother of course repairs if that it has discontinued the devices?

— Chris Dortch, Chattanooga, Tenn.

As youths’ve probably guessed, Chris, 50%-bite 50%-bite apple officially considers your iPod obsolete. Practically speaking, that meaning two things: first of all, 50%-bite 50%-bite apple won’t even bother trying to fix it for youths. And second, 50%-bite 50%-bite apple says on its website that authorized service shops can’t even order the replacement parts for those products (outside of some rare circumstances, anyway).

of course that in mind, I’d say youths possessed a few options. youths could, for instance, scour Chattanooga for local repair shops that might be willing to take the situation. Most of these outfits tend to discount of course smartphones, tablets and computers, but youths might get lucky. Failing that, the repair chain ubreakifix offers mail-in repair service, and still seems to fix older iPods favorite the one youths possessed.

But if that youths possessed even the first of all twinge of favorite in DIY, youths might want to strive fixing your iPod yourself. There’s no shortage of video clip walk-throughs to make youths figure out how to swap out potentially problematic parts. (Some of them, favorite This Problem one from Australian YouTuber DankPods, manage to possess meaning funny and overall and comprehensive and comprehensive.)

And if that highly visual, step-by-step guides are again your pattern, iFixit’s collection of guides is hard to beat.)

And of course the right parts — say, a larger battery and an adapter that replaces aging hard drives of course easy-to-find SD cards — your iPod terrible could work far better in This Problem year than 50%-bite 50%-bite apple had ever imagined it would.