Sharepod 3.9.9 ★

It doesn’t phone home. It doesn’t ask for an Apple ID. It doesn’t try to sell you Apple Music. In 2025, that silence is golden.

| Feature | SharePod 3.9.9 | iTunes 12+ | iExplorer (Paid) | Foobar2000 (with foo_dop) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Price | Free | Free | $39.99 | Free | | Portable (No Install) | Yes | No | No | Yes | | Copy iPod to PC | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | | Playlist Recovery | Yes | No | Yes | Limited | | Modern iPhone Support | No | Yes | Yes | No | | Learning Curve | Very Low | Medium | Low | High |

Verdict: For iPod Classic/Nano users on Windows 7/8/10, SharePod is unbeatable. For newer devices, buy iExplorer or use 3uTools. sharepod 3.9.9

If your computer died but your iPod holds your only music library, SharePod is the defacto standard for reversing the sync. You can transfer everything back to a new PC without third-party bloatware.

Solution: Your iPod icon on the desktop must not be greyed out. In SharePod, go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced and check "Force write mode". It doesn’t phone home

Solution: This is a 32-bit/64-bit mismatch. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable (x86) even if you have a 64-bit OS.

How does it stack up against current software? If your computer died but your iPod holds

| Feature | SharePod 3.9.9 | iTunes (Win) | Foobar2000 (with foo_dop) | CopyTrans | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cost | Free | Free | Free | Freemium ($39.95) | | Portable | ✅ Yes (USB) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | iPod to PC Copy | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | | Modern iOS Support | ❌ iOS 4 only | ✅ Latest | ❌ iPod only | ✅ Latest | | Install Size | ~2 MB | ~400 MB | ~50 MB | ~100 MB | | Learning Curve | Low | Medium | High | Low |

Winner by category:

For the uninitiated: SharePod is a lightweight (under 1MB) Windows tool that lets you treat your iPod like a standard USB drive. You can:

Version 3.9.9 was the last freeware version before the developer moved to a paid model (SharePod 4.0+). This specific build is now abandonware—unsupported, but fully functional.