You can always stop iTunes from launching or cancel the auto-sync
before it has a chance to delete your songs. Also auto-sync won't
function on a Mac with a PC format iPod. If it did I'd use the PC
format for my iPod cause stupid Windows doesn't even read Mac format
iPods.
Ruben A. Franke
Well, yeah, but remember that auto-sync happens as soon as itunes is
opened
or the ipod is attached. And you would have to use 3rd-party software
to
download the songs to the computer. You can copy songs onto the ipod
from
itunes, but not around the other way.
I also read that you can copy itunes music store music to as many
ipods as
you want, but only 5 computers.
Thomas.
Hmm - so what happens if he copies the files to his iTunes library
from his
iPod 'before' he auto-syncs?
T.
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From: Thomas James
Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2004 3:03 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: Interesting side note(?) RE: iPod prefs
This is possible, but if he autosyncs his ipod at home, those files
you
copied across will be deleted when he syncs with his iTunes, because
they
are not in his iTunes music library.
Maybe he doesn't autosync, but if he one day he decides to autosync,
those
songs will be lost.
Because he can't copy them back to his computer, he can't burn those
songs
onto a cd or listen to them on his computer without his ipod plugged
in.
I think the best way is still to copy the songs to the ipod hard
drive
directly to move songs from computer to computer. Then you can still
enjoy
the benefits of autosync, which in my opinion is one of the best
things
about the ipod.
Thomas.
I ripped a couple of 'problem' cds for a PC friend with a PC
formatted
iPod
the other day on my G4 with iTunes.
I thought I'd have to copy the files onto his iPod's Hard Disk, then
have
him copy the files to his computer's HD _then_ import them into his
computer's copy of iTunes. Not the case.
We plugged in his iPod - it appeared within my copy of iTunes,
distinguishing his iPod library from mine. I simple copied the files
from my
library to his iPod (drag & drop - then deleted the files from my
library of
course :) .
I thought this wouldn't have been possible ... it there perhaps a
limit
on
the number of times this could be done?
Cheers,
Tobes.
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From: Thomas James
Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2004 2:36 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: iPod prefs
When you plug your ipod into a new computer or when you plug it in
while
logged into another users account, itunes will ask you whether you
want
your
ipod linked to that computer/user's music library. Click no. It
will
then
not sync with that itunes library.
However, I'm guessing that if your user account has the same name
on
both
the G5 and the TiBook, then the ipod might think that the music
library
on
the G5 and the TiBook are the same and will automatically sync
accordingly.
The only way to get around this without changing your user account
is
to
turn manual operation on the ipod on, like described previously.
Remember,
once you choose this option you have to manually drag all new
music in
itunes onto the ipod in order for it to be there when you take it
away
from
your computer.
You can not download songs from your ipod to your computer without
3rd
party
software. If you want to copy songs from one computer to another
using
your
ipod I suggest that you mount your ipod as a firewire hard drive
and
copy
the songs directly onto it, rather then through itunes. Then just
plug
it
into the new computer, open the ipod folder and drag those songs
into
the
other computer's itunes window and itunes will copy the songs to
your
music
library.
I suggest you search http://www.ipodlounge.com/ for 3rd-party
software
that will help you download songs from your ipod if you don't want
to
use
it
as a firewire hard drive.
Thomas.
I have my iPod in for replacement at the moment (this will be
number
5 in 8 months - NOT HAPPY APPLE!) so I can't screen shot the
process
but when the ipod is mounted and itunes is running you will see a
little ipod icon in the bottom right corner of the iTunes screen.
click on this and there is a preference setting that, by default,
automatically updates your tracks on the ipod to match the on
machine
playlists, turn this off.
Does anyone know how to stop an iPod from automatically
downloading
from whatever it is plugged into and overwriting the files? For
instance I keep all my music tracks on my G5 as the master
archive,
I make changes or additions etc, then it is automatically
downloaded
to the iPod as soon as it is connected. How can I download tracks
FROM the iPod to the TiBook without the TiBook automatically
rewriting over the iPod files?
Often I want to charge up the iPod from the TiBook rather than
the
mains, doing this starts the download process and overwrites all
the
G5 installed tracks.
iPod/10Gb/firmware 1.51
G5/768/1.6/OSX 10.3.4
G4 TiBook/512/550/OS 10.2.8
Any help would be great.
Thanks
Jon
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