PD+Rescue for iPod Win/Mac | 
| From: RE:LAUNCH
Buy New: $29.99
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 117
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 1.7
MPN: 1011
Model: 001011
UPC: 852572001011
EAN: 0852572001011
ASIN: B000BNGI7K
Release Date: September 13, 2005
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Software that provides the missing link between iPod/iPhone and computer | | • | Transfer and backup songs from iPod/iPhone to computer for use in iTunes | | • | Easily transfer individual songs, artists, or albums to different locations | | • | Ability to recover songs from an iPod with a damaged database | | • | Compatible with all iPod file formats and iPod types (including iPhone and iPod Touch); simplified user interface |
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Product Description
PD+Rescue for iPod by TastyBytes Software, Inc. is the missing link between your computer and your iPod or iPhone . Although the iPod has revolutionized the way we listen to music it has one major drawback: once songs are put on your iPod or iPhone they cannot be taken off. PD+Rescue solves this problem by allowing you to freely transfer your songs and playlists back to your computer for use in iTunes or as backup on an external hard drive. Not only does PD+Rescue help you retrieve your music and videos from your iPod it also helps to insure that you don t lose it all in the process. PD+Rescue will detect all iPods set to Automatic Update Mode and give you the chance to change it before iTunes erases all your media. Features include: Works with all iPod models iPhone Support (NEW) Force iPod Manual Update Mode (NEW) Block iTunes/iPod update (NEW) Display songs not in iTunes. (NEW) Multiple Playlist Cloning Support (NEW) iTunes Song rating, Last Played & Playcounts (NEW) On-The-Go Playlist support (NEW) Export song list (NEW) Faster Copy & Backup Speeds (NEW) Easy to use interface Add songs directly to iTunes Play songs directly from the iPod Automatic file renaming Recovers songs from a damaged database. Support for Multiple iPods Support for iTunes Music Store songs Audible.com support Single button sequential backups Play video files directly from the iPod Support for Windows Vista, XP & Windows 2000 Support for Mac OS X (Universal Binary)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Great insurance policy February 26, 2006
Nicholas Hohn (NYC)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I have a 30 gig ipod that is full of music. It took countless hours to burn all my Cd's and transfer the files to my player. I have very little room on my PCs hard drive, so after transferring the files I had to delete them from my PC. I recently bought an external hard drive and with this product it was very quick and easy to back up my ipod to my new hard drive. I can now rest easy knowing that I will never need to burn all my Cd's ever again. Great Product!
 Requires additional software to fully work December 3, 2006
Stephen M. Charme (Cranford, NJ United States)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
This product is easy to use and works as advertised to backup your ipod. So why did I give it only 3 stars? Because a major disclosure is lacking.
One of the reasons for buying this software is to move music on an ipod used with computer #1 (like a home computer) to computer #2(like a work computer). Suppose computer #1 is a Mac, and computer #2 is a PC. Can you
use this software to backup your music on the Mac onto the PC? Yes--but only if you purchase additional software that lets Windows recognize Mac files. Tastybites suggests MacDrive 6, which works fine (it lists for $50, but is $25 on Amazon).
But when I bought PD+Rescue, I had no idea that I would have to buy more software for getting music from a Mac to a PC--not because I didn't know that Windows cannot recognize Mac files, but because I thought that PD+Rescue was designed to deal with that problem. It isn't, which I found annoying since transferring songs from a Mac to a PC is not something unexpected.
Now for some positive news. Although PD+Rescue is not designed to permit two ipods to exchange music, it makes it possible. Yes, there is special software to do this (e.g Ipod 2 Ipod), but if you don't want to spend yet more money on software, here is how to do it using PD+Rescue. For this example, assume ipod #1 syncs on a Mac and ipod #2 syncs on a PC, and that only the PC is available(e.g. you bring both ipods to work). NOTE: Both ipods MUST be in manual mode before you start.
1. Plug ipod #1 into PC.
2. Select songs from ipod #1 you want to put on ipod #2.
3. Create a folder on an external hard drive or the desktop labelled "Songs from Ipod #1". Use PD+Rescue to backup the selected songs to this folder. Unplug ipod #1 from PC.
4. Open iTunes on PC. Go to File, Add Folder to Library, and choose "Songs from Ipod #1." This will load those songs into iTunes.
5. Plug in ipod #2 and change from manual mode to auto sync,which will install all the newly added songs onto ipod #2.
6. When done, change ipod #2 back to manual mode, go to PD+Rescue and backup all of the songs.
7. After doing backup, select songs from ipod #2 that you want to put onto ipod #1, create folder "Songs from ipod #2", and use PD+Rescue to backup selected songs to this folder.
8. Unplug ipod #2 from PC, plug in ipod #1, and copy the folder "Songs from ipod #2" onto it (or onto a cd or usb stick).
9. When the Mac is available, plug in ipod #1, move the folder "Songs from ipod #1 onto an external hard drive or the desktop(or use the folder if on a cd or usb stick)and follow same procedures discussed above.
At first glance this may sound complicated, but it really isn't.
Overall I am pleased at what PD+Rescue enables me to do. I just wish they had made clear the need for additional software when dealing with transfers between Macs and PCs.
 Fair and Balanced Reporting May 3, 2006
Steven D. Miller (Sebastopol, CA USA)
14 out of 22 found this review helpful
I can't change the number of stars, but after corresponding with Tastybytes' prompt and nearly courteous tech support, I will shift the blame to Amazon.
Amazon is not providing the full list of requirements, so I will provide them here (for Windows):
- Windows 2000 or XP
- Latest service packs recommended.
- 500MHz Pentium of better
- 128MB RAM (256 recommended)
- A working connection to an iPod
- iPod software v1.2 or higher
- Quicktime v6.5.2 or higher
- iTunes v4.7 or higher
- Not required per se (and not on the box), but Tastybytes support recommends USB 2.0.
Slick! February 14, 2006
P. Munch (Maplewood, NJ)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
VERY solid product with a very intuitive user interface. I didn't even need to read the instructions. I have lost my files more than once and now those worries are behind me. Highly recommended.
My computer crashed, but I was resuced! October 14, 2005
MP (Los Angeles)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought this program "just in case". Well, thank god I did!!!!!! When my computer crashed I lost EVERYTHING. This program helped me get everything I needed to get from my ipod. It's easy to install and very user friendly (which is very important to me). It's the most incredible program ever!
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