Will all your songs delete if you get a new computer? I was told that if you ever plug your ipod into a different computer all of your songs will be deleted, so for example if i got a new computer does this mean i would have no songs on my ipod?! this seems insane to me, but id rather be safe then sorry Will all your songs delete if you get a new computer? I was told that if you ever plug your ipod into a different computer all of your songs will be deleted, so for example if i got a new computer... » Read More Will all your songs delete if you get a new computer? I was told that if you ever plug your ipod into a different computer all of your songs will be deleted, so for example if i got a new computer does this mean i would have no songs on my ipod?! this seems insane to me, but id rather be safe then sorry « Show Less
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I store all my music on an external hard drive.....so when my computer went up.....I still had all the music there....reloaded iTunes on the new computer (although I did lose playlists, etc....but not any of the actual songs, videos or photos) and I was back up and running with not too much time spent......
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There is a way to transfer your songs from the old computer to your new computer. I did this successfully a few months ago. I am fairly technically inept, but I was able to do it following Apple's instructions (see link at end of this post). It was a little bit of an ordeal, as I had to use my iPod as an external hard disk to move all my stuff over. However, if you follow the instructions from Apple's help link, you should be able to do it too. Good luck!http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329
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Yes, it works just like all iPods. It will reset the shuffle after adding new songs, but it starts right where you left off when you stopped playback and/or charge it.
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It depends on the length or amt of computer space it takes up, is my understanding. I have downloaded about 100 songs so far, and according to the device I have used about 10% of my available space.
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Hi Mely_May, I recently purchased the 32GB Ipod Touch 5th Generation, Wow What a machine, Yes you can create Playlists with the device or on your computer and just drag then to your device I recommend doing it this way so you have the playlist available for your computer and your Ipod, I would also suggest the 32gb version if you plan to watch movies, or Tv shows since they can be stored on the device. Hope this Helps. Brian
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Yeah, there's no worries about that at all. You can have as many iPods as you want with one iTunes. It's when you use a single iPod with multiple iTunes that you get problems.
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Absolutely - Simply check "Enable Hard Drive Use" in iToons when you're setting up prefs and the deal is done. If you do not want the computer to affect the music just UNcheck "Open iTunes when this iPod is connected" in prefs. If u plug into a different computer and iToons opens, just quit itoons immediately as it opens. You may get a notice that iToons is updating the ipod. Click ok & just quit the pgm. Just remember, after you eject the ipod (properly-right?) the iPod will still show the red "Do Not Disconnect" symbol. Respect its wishes. It will dissappear in a moment. Then pull the cable. End of story. I currently have about 5 gigs of backup info on mine & it is a real lifesaver. Hope this helps Absolutely - Simply check "Enable Hard Drive Use" in iToons when you're setting up prefs and the deal is done. If you do not want the computer to affect the music just UNcheck "Open iTunes when this iPod is connected" in prefs. If u plug into a different computer and iToons opens, just quit itoons immediately as it opens. You may get a notice that iToons is updating the ipod. Click ok & just quit the pgm. Just remember, after you eject the ipod (properly-right?) the iPod will still show the red "Do Not Disconnect" symbol. Respect its wishes. It will dissappear... » Read More Absolutely - Simply check "Enable Hard Drive Use" in iToons when you're setting up prefs and the deal is done. If you do not want the computer to affect the music just UNcheck "Open iTunes when this iPod is connected" in prefs. If u plug into a different computer and iToons opens, just quit itoons immediately as it opens. You may get a notice that iToons is updating the ipod. Click ok & just quit the pgm. Just remember, after you eject the ipod (properly-right?) the iPod will still show the red "Do Not Disconnect" symbol. Respect its wishes. It will dissappear in a moment. Then pull the cable. End of story. I currently have about 5 gigs of backup info on mine & it is a real lifesaver. Hope this helps « Show Less
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I highly recommend using Apple's support site (http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/) rather than asking Amazon users. Most don't actually know what they're talking about. You can easily back up, transfer, switch computers, etc (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1329) Also, you can switch to manually sync your iPod which will allow you to sync with many computers. The purpose of auto-syncing is to ensure that the changes you make on your computer are mirrored on your iPod. However, there are many other easy ways to manage your iPod such as dragging-and-dropping playlists straight to the iPod. (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1351)
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The only iPod that has a hard drive any more is the Classic. All others use flash memory. That's why they can make them so small.
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Well, to answer your question very directly, no, you don't necessarily need iTunes to add music to your iPod; there are many alternative ways of doing so, for example, the iPod plugin for Winamp. I hate iTunes and its invasive memory footprint, so this is how I did it when I actually used my iPod. Although, your question seems to assume that iTunes would force you to buy music in order to put it on your iPod. You can still use iTunes and use it to load all of the hundreds of CDs you've already pirated. :D It gives you the option to purchase things from the iTunes store, but I don't see any point in doing so; if I'm paying for music, I want something tangible, not crappy 128kbps AAC files. And of course, I've pirated a lot more music than you have, but please try your best to heed the digital pirates' honor code and purchase any music that you find you really like. I have tens of thousands of MP3s, and I listen to maybe a few hundred of them on a regular basis. These are the albums that I have bothered to purchase, and I can say I never would have found them had I not pirated them first.
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I don't listen much to music, mainly books, but it should work the same way. I also cannot get the Clip to delete anything by itself. When the Clip is plugged into my computer, I look at the Clip Zip in Explorer, as if I was looking at any other external hard drive. There are subdirectories for Audio, Music, Recordings, etc. You should be able to find your songs there, and hit delete on your keyboard to delete just as you would any file on your computer. Hope that helps.
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I'm trying to figure this out too. It's the only problem I'm finding with this iPod function. I hate that I can't shuffle the songs. Can anyone help?? Thanks.
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I keep all my music on an external drive.....and I have 2 different iPods (a classic for ALL my music and videos, and a nano for certain playlists for workouts and travel)......by setting the playlists to manually sync (as suggested above) for whatever iPod is designated, you can control what goes on what, and allow each one to have a different set of music/videos on them.
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The iPod my daughter has is a 30 GB. The model # is A1136 and is a 2007 iPod. She needs a voice recorder for her voice lessons with good stereo quality. Will this work...I no nothing about these things and need to get her something??? Thanks
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yes when u have a ipod/mp3 player plugged in you have to use the ipod/mp player to change songs. you also have to make sure the volume is up on the ipod or no sound will come out of your head unit. i have a flash drive in my usb with over 150 songs but when using a flash drive you use the head unit to control everything.
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I assume that you've downloaded in iTunes. In that case, simply delete the song in iTunes, then the song will be deleted from your iPod the next time that you sync it.
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You can delete the song or songs one by one without hooking it up to the computer. I only hooked it to the computer when I was downloading the songs to the mp3 player. You have to have allot of patience with this player. I bought it for my son.
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Hi! I hope so because the computer I have now let me down and I will need it for the new one... But I am sure you can, if not, you could make a copy from your computer to "download" it to your new one. I do not know how but I know you can do it.