▁above ▁can ▁transfer ▁purchased ▁media ▁of ▁the ▁i T unes ▁Store ▁from ▁an ▁i Pod ▁to ▁a ▁computer , ▁provided ▁that ▁computer ▁containing ▁the ▁DR M ▁protected ▁media ▁is ▁author ized ▁to ▁play ▁it . ▁ ▁Media ▁files ▁are ▁stored ▁on ▁an ▁i Pod ▁in ▁a ▁hidden ▁folder , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁propriet ary ▁database ▁file . ▁The ▁hidden ▁content ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁on ▁the ▁host ▁operating ▁system ▁by ▁en abling ▁hidden ▁files ▁to ▁be ▁shown . ▁The ▁media ▁files ▁can ▁then ▁be ▁recovered ▁manually ▁by ▁copying ▁the ▁files ▁or ▁folders ▁off ▁the ▁i Pod . ▁Many ▁third - party ▁applications ▁also ▁allow ▁easy ▁copying ▁of ▁media ▁files ▁off ▁of ▁an ▁i Pod . ▁ ▁Mod els ▁and ▁features ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁suffix ▁" Class ic " ▁was ▁not ▁introduced ▁until ▁the ▁sixth ▁generation , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁applied ▁here ▁retro act ively ▁to ▁all ▁generic ▁i P ods ▁for ▁clar ity . ▁ ▁Pat ent ▁disput es ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Apple ▁faced ▁two ▁law su its ▁claim ing ▁pat ent ▁in fr ing ement ▁by ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁techn ologies : ▁Advanced ▁Audio ▁Dev ices ▁claimed ▁the ▁i Pod ▁line ▁bre ached ▁its ▁pat ent ▁on ▁a ▁" music ▁ju ke box ", ▁while ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong - based ▁IP ▁port folio ▁company ▁called ▁Pat - right s ▁file d ▁a ▁suit ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Apple ' s ▁Fair Play ▁technology ▁bre ached ▁a ▁pat ent ▁issued ▁to ▁invent or ▁Ho ▁Ke ung ▁T