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thejazzman10
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I was wondering if i could use my iPod for music with my mac for primary use, and then transfer files from my mac to a windows machine??
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iPod file transfer
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thejazzman10 said:
I don't have a pc to test it, but since the iPod is made for both, and you don't need to format it when you start using it, I guess it schould be possible...
my advice: hook it up to a PC and try it :-D
it'll need to be formatted for a pc (FAT32) rather than a mac (HFS+), but apart from that it'll work fine. I regualrly use mine to transfer stuff from my pc at home to the macs at collage
if yours is formated for a mac, you'll need to run the updater software on a pc to format it for pc. and you'll need your music backed up, as it'll all get wiped
if yours is formated for a mac, you'll need to run the updater software on a pc to format it for pc. and you'll need your music backed up, as it'll all get wiped
what if you want to wipe your hard drive clean, and you have all of you music stored on your iPod - how do you get it back on the computer??
carletonmusic said:
Yeah, it seems that there is a whole host of iPod-related software out there developed by small companies and individuals...It's just a testament to the iPod's loyal fan base (as if such a testament were even necessary).
MatMistake said:
Actually, that's not true.
The new generation of iPods can be used on both Macs and PCs without formatting. It's some sort of hybrid filesystem, or so I have read.
The older iPods do need to be formatted, as you have said, however.