So I finally bought an iPod 30gb and was wondering about uploading music from different computers. If the music was not downloaded, but on a person's library from their cd's, can I upload the music to my iPod from multiple computers???
My new head unit has a line out for an iPod so I don't have to worry about skipping anymore!!!! Any hints or suggestions on uploading etc. would be a great help!
Thanks!
~NORD~
Yes you can, you just have to load it using Itunes, which you can install on any computer. You can also copy their music files onto a storage device and tranfer it to your computer, then load it in your Itunes and wa-la you've got music. Pretty simple either way.
So I finally bought an iPod 30gb and was wondering about uploading music from different computers. If the music was not downloaded, but on a person's library from their cd's, can I upload the music to my iPod from multiple computers???
My new head unit has a line out for an iPod so I don't have to worry about skipping anymore!!!! Any hints or suggestions on uploading etc. would be a great help!
Thanks!
~NORD~
No, not unless you download some IPOD hacking utilities. For example, lets say you have 1000 songs on your computer and you download them onto your IPOD. Your IPOD is sync'd with your computer now. When you go to your friends computer and try and sync the IPOD, it will notify you that your ipod is sync'd with another computer. If you reply yes that you want to sync it with your friends computer it will sync it. Here is where the possible problem comes in....say your friend only has 500 songs....it will sync the whole 500, but it will also get rid the other 500 (from the 1000) you initially uploaded from your computer. Apple does this to prevent sharing of music. There are ways around it with other software, but this is the simple answer......
Thanks!!
What about charging.........there isn't any directions on charging>first time etc....
Does the battery have memory where it needs to be charged for 8 hours the first time??
No, not unless you download some IPOD hacking utilities. For example, lets say you have 1000 songs on your computer and you download them onto your IPOD. Your IPOD is sync'd with your computer now. When you go to your friends computer and try and sync the IPOD, it will notify you that your ipod is sync'd with another computer. If you reply yes that you want to sync it with your friends computer it will sync it. Here is where the possible problem comes in....say your friend only has 500 songs....it will sync the whole 500, but it will also get rid the other 500 (from the 1000) you initially uploaded from your computer. Apple does this to prevent sharing of music. There are ways around it with other software, but this is the simple answer......
My kids got that software and a 40 gig IPOD, he's music library is very extensive :220v:
No, not unless you download some IPOD hacking utilities. For example, lets say you have 1000 songs on your computer and you download them onto your IPOD. Your IPOD is sync'd with your computer now. When you go to your friends computer and try and sync the IPOD, it will notify you that your ipod is sync'd with another computer. If you reply yes that you want to sync it with your friends computer it will sync it. Here is where the possible problem comes in....say your friend only has 500 songs....it will sync the whole 500, but it will also get rid the other 500 (from the 1000) you initially uploaded from your computer. Apple does this to prevent sharing of music. There are ways around it with other software, but this is the simple answer......
You can upload music from different computers to the same Ipod without erasing any of the music on the Pod. I use three different computers to load music to my Ipod. Under Ipod preferences, select "manage playlists manually". This must be done on all the computers you plan on using.
Oh, the only time it becomes an issue is if the songs where downloaded from the Itunes store. Then they are registered to the Pod and can't be played on another Ipod.
Nord if you have any problems, give me a call.
My kids got that software and a 40 gig IPOD, he's music library is very extensive :220v:
Yeah...there are a couple of sw apps out there that will allow you to do it....Instead, I actually use the IPOD like its a portable hard drive and just copy the actual MP3 files to it directly outside of ITUNEs....this way I avoid songs that are dups off of friends computers and only take what I want....when I get home I copy the files onto my computer, ITunes sees them and syncs them automatically with the IPOD...takes a little extra space, but I have the 60gb video version and only have about 10Gb in music...
You can upload music from different computers to the same Ipod without erasing any of the music on the Pod. I use three different computers to load music to my Ipod. Under Ipod preferences, select "manage playlists manually". This must be done on all the computers you plan on using.
Oh, the only time it becomes an issue is if the songs where downloaded from the Itunes store. Then they are registered to the Pod and can't be played on another Ipod.
Nord if you have any problems, give me a call.
I should have been more clear if he were trying do auto sync'g?.....Also, does this prevent you from auto-sync on anyone of your 3 computers? Or do you have to manage everything manually? How do you get it in MP3 format onto your system? Just seems like a lot of overhead to have to manage playlists and music on 3 different computers.....I have a master computer that contains everything and that is the one that gets backed up....I have 3 diff laptops I use, but only one that stores music....After 5 years of managing music, it is just much simpler keep it on one system and carry the IPOD around.
I should have been more clear if he were trying do auto sync'g?.....Also, does this prevent you from auto-sync on anyone of your 3 computers? Or do you have to manage everything manually? How do you get it in MP3 format onto your system? Just seems like a lot of overhead to have to manage playlists and music on 3 different computers.....I have a master computer that contains everything and that is the one that gets backed up....I have 3 diff laptops I use, but only one that stores music....After 5 years of managing music, it is just much simpler keep it on one system and carry the IPOD around.
I agree with that, I have most of the music on an external HD, on one computer. When you manage the playlist manually, as you drag and drop the files to the playlists it instantly updates the Ipod. It doesn't wait to update the playlist all at one time.
I also use Itunes to rip the music from Cd's to Mp3.
So if I give my iPod to my brother in law to get music from his library, he needs to select manage music manually???
Then I can use my computer as well??
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