Move iTunes Music Using the iPod to a Different Computer

Whilst the ipod is meant for copying music from the iTunes software program on your computer to the transportable gadget, it can also be turned into an exterior tough generate for information storage. Excluding the ipod Touch, iPods function a disk mode that permits you to copy media, paperwork and other information onto your ipod and transfer it to a various computer. The quantity of data your ipod is able to maintain is dependent on the quantity of accessible totally free room on the gadget, as your ipod will carry on to shop your synced music individually from your recently saved info.

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Click on the iTunes icon on your Mac's display screen or Windows Computer's taskbar to operate the iTunes plan. Plug the ipod cable into your ipod and your computer's FireWire or USB port to temporarily mount the gadget to your computer.

Pick the ipod icon in the iTunes sidebar, and Click on the "Summary" tab in the main iTunes segment. Verify the box following to "Permit disk Utilize" and Click on the "Utilize" button to save the configuration setting.

Click on the "Finder" icon on your Macintosh computer's dock or double-Click on the "My Computer" icon on your Computer's desktop, and double-Click on the ipod icon to open the ipod window.

Click on the Finder icon or double-Click on My Computer on your Computer once again to open a new window, and find your iTunes Music folder from the window. Drag and drop the iTunes Music folder to the ipod window, and wait around for the folder to complete copying to your ipod.

Click on the "Eject" button following to the ipod icon in the iTunes sidebar to disconnect your unit from your computer. Eliminate the ipod cable from your computer, and plug it into the alternate computer's USB or FireWire port.

Click on Finder on the other Mac's display or double-Click on the My Computer icon for PCs, and double-Click on the ipod icon. Drag and drop the iTunes Music folder to your desktop.

Open the iTunes plan, and Click on "File" at the top of the menu. Click on "Include Folder to Library" on your Laptop or computer or "Include to Library" on your Mac. Double-Click on the iTunes Music folder to import it to your computer's iTunes library.

Click on "Shop" at the top of the iTunes menu and Click on "Authorize Computer." Kind in iTunes account e-mail deal with and password, and Click on "Authorize."