iBackupTunes Allows Users To Rescue Their Music

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Posted April 1, 2011 at 9:35pm by iClarified

drahtwerk has announced the release and immediate availability of iBackupTunes 1.0, the application that comes to rescue the music locked inside the media library of any iPod, iPhone or iPad device. iBackupTunes 1.0 enables users to backup and copy the music stored in the iOS media library by wirelessly downloading songs off the device or by using the iTunes shared folders features to copy music directly to a computer.

Feature Highlights:
* Share and Backup the iOS music library (DRM free songs)
* Download songs with the iTunes filesharing feature
* Download songs from any computer or device in your local WiFi with any browser or any ftp client
* Blazing fast song import
* Built-in music player with complete multi-task support
* Unique and beautiful user interface fully optimized for retina displays
* Compatible with iPhone, iPod and iPad

Supported Languages:
* US English

Pricing and Availability:
iBackupTunes 1.0 is now available on the Apple App Store in the Music category. To celebrate the release of iBackupTunes 1.0, the price has been set to $1.99 (USD) for a limited time only. Promotional copies are available upon request.

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iphoneuser - August 27, 2011 at 12:05am

ok so i was able to backup my songs to my new computer... but then when i synced my phone to my computer, all the songs i backed up do not work on my iphone anymore... it deleted the copies that did work and then synced the copies that i backed up to my new computer.. they show up in my ipod library but do not play.. very frustrating.. can anyone help?

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drahtwerk - April 2, 2011 at 7:22am

Thanks for the great feedback, guys. Actually, you can transfer a bulk of files into iBackupTunes - and also "download" all at once with either an ftp client or by using the iTunes file sharing feature (USB). Well, we have finished iBackupTunes in mid Feb 2011. It had way more features like sharing on social networks (facebook, youtube, dailymotion etc.) sharing by email - and the app was called "iShareTunes". iShareTunes got rejected by Apple, so we had been in touch to figure out a way to make the app work and the result is iBackupTunes.

MrEdofCourse - April 2, 2011 at 6:30pm

Also posting here: "Actually, you can transfer a bulk of files into iBackupTunes - and also "download" all at once with either an ftp client or by using the iTunes file sharing feature (USB)." Actually, not really. The way your application works is by copying the song file into the Documents subdirectory within the app package. This is fine for a song here and a song there. It's even fine for an album, although it strips and alters much of the ID3 tagging and artwork. However, you don't see anything wrong with this approach that you aren't telling customers? Here's the problem: Yes, you can select "Add All Songs", but when you do that: 1) It can take a really long time since all of your files must be duplicated. 2) It can take up a lot of storage. However large your music library is, that's how much extra space you'll need. So, suppose you have a 32GB iPhone, and you have 16GB of music. You'll run out of space if you try to "Add All Songs". As far as the term "Backup" being used, this is really a misnomer in a couple of ways. The first, as I pointed out, but also in that it doesn't backup playlists, artwork, or even deal with the ID3 tags properly (meaning that you can lose artist, album and other information). This app is one way of sharing song files from your iOS device to others, for just a handful of songs, and certainly not for backing up. Additionally, if you jailbreak your iPhone, there are better options for free (see MyTunes in Cydia and FireFly Media Server).

Casey - April 1, 2011 at 11:19pm

Just made the purchase and works as advertised. I was shocked. Like previously mentioned - this breaks so many Apple 'rules' for developers. Great design also!

MrEdofCourse - April 1, 2011 at 11:11pm

I just tried it out. "Backup" is being very liberally used here. What it does is transfer one song at a time from your iOS device library to the iBackupTunes library, and then allows access to that via FTP or browser. It would be extremely tedious to do this for more than a handful of songs...in other words, it's fine for allowing a friend to download an album from your iOS device, but that's about it. In other other words, it's fine for illegal use, not so much for legitimate or backup use. If you have interest in this, get it soon. However, if you have a jailbroken device, you have other options.

drahtwerk - April 2, 2011 at 7:21am

MrEdofCourse - April 2, 2011 at 6:29pm

"Actually, you can transfer a bulk of files into iBackupTunes - and also "download" all at once with either an ftp client or by using the iTunes file sharing feature (USB)." Actually, not really. The way your application works is by copying the song file into the Documents subdirectory within the app package. This is fine for a song here and a song there. It's even fine for an album, although it strips and alters much of the ID3 tagging and artwork. However, you don't see anything wrong with this approach that you aren't telling customers? Here's the problem: Yes, you can select "Add All Songs", but when you do that: 1) It can take a really long time since all of your files must be duplicated. 2) It can take up a lot of storage. However large your music library is, that's how much extra space you'll need. So, suppose you have a 32GB iPhone, and you have 16GB of music. You'll run out of space if you try to "Add All Songs". As far as the term "Backup" being used, this is really a misnomer in a couple of ways. The first, as I pointed out, but also in that it doesn't backup playlists, artwork, or even deal with the ID3 tags properly (meaning that you can lose artist, album and other information). This app is one way of sharing song files from your iOS device to others, for just a handful of songs, and certainly not for backing up. Additionally, if you jailbreak your iPhone, there are better options for free (see MyTunes in Cydia and FireFly Media Server).

MrEdofCourse - April 1, 2011 at 10:55pm

This app so blatantly violates all kinds of App Store rules that I can only imagine someone at Apple said, "Approve It" as an obvious April Fool's joke and someone took it seriously. I guess buy it while you can.

Antonio - April 1, 2011 at 9:59pm

this is amazing idea, LOVE IT. the desgn of the app looks amazing too :DD i wondering if he even tried submitting it to apple, why would they allow this