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wizwaz3

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Nov 4, 2006
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Northern Arizona
I just bought a new iMac and am migrating from a Windows PC and I was wondering, will I need to uninstall my iPod so it can be used on my new Mac? If so, how do I do it? Thanx in advance! :)
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Jasonbot

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Aug 15, 2006
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The Rainbow Nation RSA
wizwaz3 said:
I just bought a new iMac and am migrating from a Windows PC and I was wondering, will I need to uninstall my iPod so it can be used on my new Mac? If so, how do I do it? Thanx in advance! :)
:apple:

You will have to reformat it for mac OS X if you would like to be able to install software updates, if not then it will work 99.98%
 

zephead

macrumors 68000
Apr 27, 2006
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in your pants
Please, DON'T forget to deauthorize your PC before you get rid of/reformat it. I've made the mistake of not deauthorizing a few times. There were a few times where I forgot to deauthorize before reformatting it, and the time I forgot to deauthorize before reformatting it for the last time and giving it to my cousin. I fixed it with "Deauthorize all" last year, but you can only do that once a year.
 

mrgreen4242

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Feb 10, 2004
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Please, DON'T forget to deauthorize your PC before you get rid of/reformat it. I've made the mistake of not deauthorizing a few times. There were a few times where I forgot to deauthorize before reformatting it, and the time I forgot to deauthorize before reformatting it for the last time and giving it to my cousin. I fixed it with "Deauthorize all" last year, but you can only do that once a year.

I've seen people mention the Deauthorzie All only working once a year, but I am SURE I've done it more frequently than that... is this a relatively new rule?
 

gauchogolfer

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Jan 28, 2005
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American Riviera
I've seen people mention the Deauthorzie All only working once a year, but I am SURE I've done it more frequently than that... is this a relatively new rule?

I think it's just up to Apple, kind of like them letting you re-download music that you lose and don't back up, even though the official policy is different.
 

mrgreen4242

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Feb 10, 2004
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I think it's just up to Apple, kind of like them letting you re-download music that you lose and don't back up, even though the official policy is different.

I'm pretty sure I didn't even need to call Apple. I just clicked on the Deauthorize All machines option in iTunes and it did it. Maybe I'm crazy though!
 
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