DRM Remover for Mac

If you don't have the latest .NET framework the application will not launch.  You can get the framework here from Microsoft:

The third most common issue is iTunes prompting for user input.  If this happens you should tell iTunes to not ask again and restart the DRM Converter process.

The fourth most common issue is using a CDRW that your optical drive does not support (for example many older optical drives do not support High Speed CDRW media).  Make sure the media you are using is supported by your drive. 

To setup your hardware before using DRM Converter:

1. Eject your iPod

2. Disconnect your iPod

To setup iTunes 7 correctly before using DRM Converter:

1. Launch iTunes

2. Open your iTunes Preferences

3. Select General

4. Un-check the item titled "Check for updates automatically"

5. Select Advanced

6. Select Importing

7. Select On CD Insert: Show CD

8. Uncheck Automatically retrieve CD track names from Internet

9. Select Burning

10. Select Disc Format: Audio CD

11. Click OK

12. Quit iTunes

Optionally, change the settings for the importer that you plan to use to a higher quality.  The default for MP3 importing into iTunes is actually (contrary to what the label says) relatively low quality:

1. Launch iTunes

2. Open your iTunes Preferences

3. Select Advanced

4. Select Importing

5. Select the format you want to use from the Import Using popup

6. Select the quality you want to use from the Setting popup

7. Click OK