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iPod Recharging iPods without iTunes?
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If the port is powered then yeah it should but, and I'm just brain-storming here so I'm probably wrong but, maybe if the computer doesn't recognise the device (ME wouldn't) it could cut the power to the port. I'll reiterate, I don't know if what I've just said is true, it's just me thinking out loud.
That would make some sense, especially if it's formatted for Mac. If it isn't, then a PC should be able to at least recognize it as a HDD.
Yes - I have done this with a shuffle. Let it charge on my work PC for the gym. It just sees it as another drive.
That's because the shuffle is formatted to be read on both a Mac and a PC. But if the OP formatted his iPod to be Mac-only, the PC will not recognize the device. I've done this with a shuffle before, too, but the shuffle is a different creature than the full-size iPod.
Hmm, I can charge my Mac formatted iPod on any PC! IDK about you you but charging just needs a USB port! Syncing is a different story though.
Some PCs will cut power to the USB port if the drive isn't recognized by the computer.
Correct, but it will still charge it even if it's formatted only for Mac but plugged into a Windows box.