Enter iTunesFS, a FUSEOFS based file system for your Mac, which makes all your iTunes playlists available in Finder! And not only that as you can see in the screenshot below, version 1.1 adds support for iPods in the very same manner! The result was perfect. The same functionality I had when using iPodDisk previously. When you launch iTunesFS it opens a new Finder window showing all mounted volumes. Navigate to the iTunesFS volume and you’re set. An “iTunesFS” icon will appear on your desktop, and opening it will reveal several folders, “Albums”, “Artists”, etc. You want the “Artists” folder. Open another window and browse to your iTunes library folder — you can find out where this is under the “Advanced” tab in. Easily copy content of your iTunes library in Finder or the Terminal - ideal for backing up specif. Mar 27th 2015, 19:50 GMT.
Allows you to mount the iTunes database and all your local iPods as file system.
A friend of mine wanted to copy some files from an iTunes™ playlist to an external drive, but iTunes™ wouldn't allow her to simply let these files being dragged to the intended destination folder in Finder™. She asked me what she could do about it.
I thought about it for a minute, knowing that it wouldn't work with iTunes™ alone - but I realized that it's probably simple to code a solution. Even better than having a separate standalone application for it, I figured I could write a new Fuse file system - making use of the excellent MacFUSE project!
Enter iTunesFS, a FUSEObjC based file system for your Mac, which makes all your iTunes™ playlists available as folders in Finder™! And - not only that - as you can see in the screenshot below, version 1.1 adds support for iPod™s in the very same manner!
Now you can easily copy content of your iTunes™ library and your iPod™s in Finder™ or The Terminal - ideal for, err, backing up specific content. Whatever.