itunes, ITMS, ipod and ipodmini (2 Viewers)
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hiya guys
i have owned an ipod for a little more than a year now, and at first i thought 10gb would be enough, but the magic about ipod is that, once you get it, you will somehow download a lot of stuff onto it and never delete it. So i know ppl with like 30 gigs and still manage to fill them up.
I think its better to get a bigger one because you can use it as a HD, and i think it will take you less than a year to fill up your ipod.
i have owned an ipod for a little more than a year now, and at first i thought 10gb would be enough, but the magic about ipod is that, once you get it, you will somehow download a lot of stuff onto it and never delete it. So i know ppl with like 30 gigs and still manage to fill them up.
I think its better to get a bigger one because you can use it as a HD, and i think it will take you less than a year to fill up your ipod.
It depends on how you set up iTunes. There are options in iTunes to keep the default directory structure, by default it my reorganize it the way iTunes likes it, I am not sure.
The iPod is also set on auto-synch by default, so every time you connect it it will synch the library on the iPOd with the library in iTunes. Note this if you synch it with iTunes on a different computer and auto-synch on that version of iTunes is on, it will put that computers library on your iPod, even if its one song and delete yours.
The iPod is also set on auto-synch by default, so every time you connect it it will synch the library on the iPOd with the library in iTunes. Note this if you synch it with iTunes on a different computer and auto-synch on that version of iTunes is on, it will put that computers library on your iPod, even if its one song and delete yours.
No, directory structure on the iPod isn't easily understandable. All the files are renamed numbers and put in one of 19 directories. The software knows where everything is though. After a while, you may need to resynch the whole library because the iPod can get cluttered (which is also why I reccomend that you keep the library on both the computer and the iPod because the iPod isn't the most reliable storage device, there may be times when you need to do a restore and if everything is in iTunes, it will just synch back up with a click or two).
They do this so you can't pull files off the iPod (although this can be done with aftermarket software).
They do this so you can't pull files off the iPod (although this can be done with aftermarket software).
The iPod icon will be there when you plug it in. If you right click on it, you can access the options.
You should always be able to use it as a storage device, check in my computer and it should be listed with the drives. You can just drag and drop files (not music you want to listen to though, the iPod won't know its there)
You should always be able to use it as a storage device, check in my computer and it should be listed with the drives. You can just drag and drop files (not music you want to listen to though, the iPod won't know its there)
My iriver has that stupid shit too, you're supposed to use their crappy software to transfer files to the player, but there's no way to transfer them from the player to your harddrive. 
Even though the recording function allows you to tape stuff from the radio or to take voice notes for yourself.
Fortunately, iriver have done a lot of work to improve their firmware and there is a version that makes it usable as a mass storage device.
Even though the recording function allows you to tape stuff from the radio or to take voice notes for yourself. Fortunately, iriver have done a lot of work to improve their firmware and there is a version that makes it usable as a mass storage device.