Tyler Durden Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 alright, so as i've mentioned earlier i purchased a 15'' powerbook and it should be here today, if not then tomorrow for sure. something just dawned on me though, my ipod is formatted for pc as is all my itunes shit i guess. so when i get the new powerbook, im pretty sure it comes with itunes already on it, but i'll probably have to reformat my ipod so it will work with mac, correct? if that IS correct, than the reformatting would cause me to lose all my songs that are currently on there i'm guessing? so...with the new, and empty itunes on my new g4, could i burn all of my itunes library to a data disk on my current pc and upload it to the g4 and then upload it to my ipod from there once its reformatted? if no one knows what im talking about i'll try to clarify some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I'm fairly sure you'll have no problem. Macs usually have no problem at all reading PC-formated disks, but the inverse is not the same case. My friend has a PC-formatted iPod that I've had no problem whatsoever connecting to my Mac and putting new songs in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 i'm pretty sure you can email yourself your itunes tracks as attachments and reopen them on your new computer to upload onto your ipod, but i'm not sure. check out www.macaddict.com because they usually have all the answers i need for mac stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 yes i'm sure it can be done, and likely very easily. do i know how? no. why am i even bothering then? to boost my post count, duh. plus, i love my ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 the play lists are just XML documnets That are readable by both PC and MAC platforms. just plug and play mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted March 22, 2004 Author Share Posted March 22, 2004 fucking awesome. thank you all. i cant go a day without my ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl junkie Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 even if the ipod wouldn;t register on your mac, it's not that hard to network the mac and the pc together, or if the pc has firewire you could even just start your mac as a firewire disk* and transfer all the mp3s over... *turn off the mac hold down T and turn it back on keep holding down T until you see a firewire logo bouncing around on the screen hook the mac up to another computer with firewire (via a firewire cable) and it will show up on the desktop as a removable drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by vinyl junkie it's not that hard to network the mac and the pc together Really? I have no idea how to do this...so why'll we're here, if anyone has any helpful advice I would greatly appreciate it. The reason is, I download all my music to my PC, but I usually take my iBook with me so I have to burn the mp3's to data cd's and upload them into iTunes that way....which is a bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoink Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by heavyLox just plug and play mang. for shizzle. just make sure on your mac you uncheck automatic update on the ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 That's an easy one... You need to export your entire library to a file and burn that file to one (or several CD/DVD's depending on size). Then put the disc in the mac and import the files into the new iTunes. Once you've done that, reformat your iPod (if it's a first generation iPod you cant reformat as compatability was done in hardware rather than software. If you cant burn a disc off the PC and dont know enough to network the two computers, you can also mount the ipod like a hard disk and copy the files onto it like that. Then mount it on the mac and drag the files to your desktop before reformatting it for use witht he Mac. (It should work as a hard drive without reformatting, I believe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by Crimsøn why'll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avils Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 your pizzy isnt actually 'formatted' as either mac or pc, rather they are the medium by which you put the songs on. as long as the format is mp3 aiff wav etc then it should all go on no problemo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 "GABBA GABBA HEY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Originally posted by MrChupacabra Wow, thanks for pointing that out for me. Really. I'm very sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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