How to Manually Copy a Photo From an iPod to an iMac
The iTunes program transfers photos to an iPod, but the reverse cannot be done. You can manually transfer selected photos from an iPod to an iMac's hard drive by using a free iPod copy tool program, of which there are a few available that are free. The iPod copy tool program will let you copy the photo at its best resolution to the iMac for viewing. Using an iPod copy tool does not void the iPod or iMac warranty in any way.
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Instructions
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Download an iPod copy tool program to the desktop of the iMac--for example, the free Keith Wiley iPod Photo Reader (see the link in the Resources section of this article). Double-click on the program once it has fully downloaded. Follow the command prompts to install the program onto the iMac’s hard drive.
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Attach the iPod connector of the iPod connection cable to the iPod. Attach the other end of the iPod connection cable to a USB port on the iMac. Wait for the icon of the iPod to appear on the desktop.
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Double-click on the icon of the iPod copy tool to launch it. Select “Open from 720x480” from the drop-down menu below “File.”
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Click on the iPod icon in the left column of the iPod copy tool program.
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Click on the “Photos” folder in the column next to the iPod icon.
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Click on the “Thumbs” folder in the column next to the “Photos” folder. Click the “Open” button.
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Click on the photo that you want to transfer to the iMac in the window that appears. Wait as the photo displays itself in a new window.
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Select “Save” from the drop-down menu below “File.”
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Name the photo in the “Name” column at the top of the window that appears.
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Click on the “Location” tab at the center of the window. Select “Desktop” from the drop-down menu.
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Click “Save” at the bottom of the window. Wait as the photo is saved to the desktop of the iMac. Quit the iPod copy tool program once the photo has been saved.
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Right-click on the icon of the iPod. Select “Eject” from the pop-up window. Remove the iPod connection cable from the iPod and from the USB port of the iMac.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't run other programs that can affect the iPod, such as iTunes, when you are transferring a photo from the iPod to the iMac.
Copying a low-resolution copy of the photo from the iPod will give you an image without the detail that the original had.
