Can i use my ipod like a hard disk??

As it says can i just copy my files from my computer to my ipod anyway without the itunes hassel?

it says any tunes i add cannot be played
Correct. Any music you add via Explorer won't be playable.
i dont like itunes that much and it is not easy to use with 2 ipods
I currently use 5 iPods with the same iTunes library, and it's very easy indeed.

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Can I use my iPod as a hard drive?

In addition to listening to music and looking at photos, I would like to use my iPod as a hard drive. I was able to set the switch to do this on my Mac Powerbook in iTunes. But I want to transfer some files to my desktop PC. I don't want to put the same music on my PC and Mac! I never use the PC to listen to music. But I would like to use the harddrive feature. I'm afraid that if I try to connect to the PC using iTunes it will erase my music and make me start all over again. Is there any way to set a switch on the PC so it can see the files on the the iPod?

In case your iPod has been used initially on your Mac:
If you want to use your Mac formatted iPod as ext HD on a Mac as well as on a Windows PC you will loose all your iPod content once, as your iPod has to be re-formatted on a Windows PC using the latest Windows-Ipod-Updater.
Having done so - although not supported by Apple - your Windows formatted iPod will work on a Mac as well as on a Windows PC.

Can i use my ipod like a phone?

I was wondering..instead of using an iPhone can i use and iPod as a phone?

Only if you use apps like skype for example, which would also require headphones with a microphone. You can make FaceTime calls to other iOS devices if you have an iPod 4G.
And you'll have to be connected to Wi-Fi, to be able to use these apps.

Trying to use my iPod as a hard disk

The iTunes tutorial, under "Other ways to use your iPod," gives specific instructions for enabling "your iPod to work as a portable hard disk," but the instructions do not follow what I see on my screen ("Select your iPod in the iTunes Source list" is one of them (there is no such thing. "Click the Options button on the lower right corner..." isn't there, either). Can anyone please tell me how I can set up my 3G iPod as a hard disk so I can transfer music and podcast files there without going through iTunes, which is a program I find excessively intrusive? Thanks. --Fred Powledge.

Connect your iPod and when it shows in iTunes click on it's icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. In the Summary tab check the box "enable disk use" and click the Apply button in the right hand corner: Using your iPod as a storage drive

Is it true? You can't use video iPod as a hard drive?

I can't believe that Apple would reduce the functionality of a new product, but I have heard that due to the absence of firewire, you actually can't use the new video iPods as hard drives.
Does anyone know if this is really true?
Half the reason for buying the 60G is to be able to backup files that are too big for a DVD...

I had reported in another thread that the long and short of it is that USB2 and Firewire 1394a are virtually the same, with differences. See this website for more info than you'll need. http://www.directron.com/firewirevsusb.html
Bottom line is that there is little difference regarding speed.
Hope this helps!

Can I use Airport Express as a hard disk?

Hi, I'm looking for a product to back up my whole Apple devices. I searched for the cheapest option, and I figured out that there was only 3 different kinds of external drives. But I'm not sure if the Airport Express has something to do with backing up. Is it just for wifi? Can I use it as a hard disk? Or is it the one with the tallest shape which only has storage options?

The AirPort Express cannot support a hard drive, so scratch that one from your list if your requirements call for the ability to attach a hard drive.
The "tall" AirPort Extreme can, if you connect the hard drive to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme.
The Time Capsule is an AirPort Extreme with a built in hard drive, available in either 2 TB or 3 TB versions.
Compare the products here:
http://www.apple.com/compare-wifi-models/

Can I use my iPod to copy files from one PC to another?

I recently bought a Mac Powerbook and an iPod, and want to move all my personal stuff off my work laptop (an IBM ThinkPad) onto the Powerbook. Most of my files are photos, Word documents, excel files; only a few are music files.
When I bought the Powerbook, the guy in the Apple shop said I could use my iPod like a hard disk to copy all the stuff over - using a flash drive would take forever!
Was he right? If so, how do I do this? I can't seem to get past the fact that my iPod is now Mac formatted, which my IBM Thinkpad doesn't seem to like!
MacBook Pro 2,1 Mac OS X (10.2.x) i-Pod model MA446ZP

How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes7
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer using iTunes6
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304304
Instructions above give the basic steps to use your iPod in disk mode so you can copy other stuff besides the itunes library.
Patrick

Can i use my ipod as hard-drive with pc and mac??

hi
ive been using new classic ipod with pc for a while.
now i have a new macbook.
can i use the ipod as a hard drive to transfer files to macbook??
like say if i download some software onto pc, i put that onto ipod,
and then transfer to macbook via ipod hard drive........
is this ok?
can i use my ipod on macbook and pc? or is it just one of the other?
thanks
(transfering my pc itunes library to macbook is not urgent yet....but would it be as easy as just copying the song files across? something like itornado usb wire....)

*can i use the ipod as a hard drive to transfer files to macbook??*
Macs can read Windows formatting so if your iPod was first used and formatted on a PC you should have no issue with using it as a removable hard drive on the Mac: How to determine your iPod's disk format
Just for reference, iPods formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because Windows operating systems don't recognize Mac OS-formatted disks (HFS or HFS Plus formats). Mac formatted iPods can only be used on a PC that has a third party helper program such as XPlay or MacDrive installed.

Transfering music from pc to mac using iPod as a hard disk drive

I just got MacBook Pro and iPod which I have formatted for a mac, however, I want to get the songs from my IBM thinkpad to my mac. I transfered a bunch of them with a friends external hard drive, but forgot about all my purchused songs from the music store. I am pretty sure there is a way to use the iPod as a hard disk drive but everytime i attach it to my thinkpad it asks if I want to format the iPod and then won't transfer. So I guess my question is can I do this and if I can do I have to format it to windows and then transfer the files to the iPod and will I be able to put the files from my thinkpad to my mac?
thanks!!!

An iPod formatted for Mac won't run natively on a PC because the Windows OS does not support the HFS Plus file system and therefore will not see the drive. You can reformat your iPod on Windows if you want to use it on both platforms as Macs can read Windows formatting, then you could enable it for disk use on the PC: How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer

Can I use my Ipod nano like a external disk. like a flas unit?

I´m gonna buy an Ipod, and I don´t know if I can use the Ipod nano like an external disk in my computer to storage files and download them in other computer. If nano doesn´t do that, the Ipod does or either.
Thanks

Using your iPod as a hard disk
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Can you use your iPod as an external hard drive?

Sorry if this has been posted before . . .
I have a 160GB iPod and like with most people, my iPod is larger than my laptop and subsequently I am running out of free space on my laptop due to all the movies and music.
I’m not so worried about the music, but I would like to remove the burnt movies from my laptop, but leave them on my iPod. Is there any way of using the iPod like an external hard drive? If I delete the movies from my laptop – the iPod tries to Sync and I lose everything?
Thanks in advance,

Thanks Chris,
When I use iTunes through the normal sync window
Devices > Ipod > movies
and select ‘Sync - selected movies’ and tick the ones to sync it removes the un-ticked items from my iPod. If I tick all of them and sync (and the movie has been removed from my hard-drive) it brings up an error message saying ‘the movie or data file cannot be found’.
I would be happy to use iTunes to store the movies, but I think I am missing a step.
Appreciate the help,

Can u use the ipod touch without wifi like the phones do

can u use the ipod touch without wifi like the phones do

That depends on what you mean by "use".
Sure you can use it without wifi. Many apps do not require a connection to the Internet. The iPod app (or Music and Videos apps, I can never remember which the iPod Touch uses nowadays), for example.
However, iPod Touch devices do not include the "cell phone parts" - i.e. they cannot connect to cellular voice or data networks. Therefore, when an iPod Touch cannot connect to a wifi network, it has no way to transceive data with the Internet (short of Bluetooth, but that's a special case and I'm sure not what you're asking about).

Can I use an IPod to back up Itunes, TV shows, and pics?

Can I use an IPod to back up the by Itunes, TV shows, and pics?Can I do a resotore off an IPOD? OS/X user...?
I have about 50GB or so of stuff I have purchased from Itunes and have not back it up yet. I looked into using DVD's and NAS devices, but I think I can also just get a new 80GB Ipod and use it as both a portable device and my main back up for my purchased stuff. Other files, like word and excel I back up using my .MAC I-disk, but the music and video files required much more space and bandwidth, so I have to back up localy.
If I have to do a restore, will I be able to restore off of an IPOD?

if you use the ipod in disk mode then, yes, you could use it to backup/restore files
but i'd never recommend using an ipod for this
great music player, but not something to rely on to keep your data safe
if you want a backup disk, get a dedicated external hard drive, it'll be way cheaper and a lot more reliable

How can I use my iPod as source for reinstalled iTunes?

Hello @ all.
Unfortunately I had to completely reinstall my system (WinXP Pro PC) and lost my media library!
How can I use my iPod as a source to copy all my songs and settings (incl. covers, aso) to iTunes?
iPod: 30GBs Video iPod
iTunes Version: 7.0.2.16
can u guys help me with that?
Thanks very much!

The transfer of purchased content to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
iGadget Windows Only
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
CopyPod Windows Only
If your iPod is set to update automatically take care when connecting back to your computer and an empty iTunes. You will get a message that your iPod is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Don't uncheck Sync Music it will be unchecked by default when you choose the manual setting: Managing content manually on iPod
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync again. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up in case you have problems again. External drives are comparatively inexpensive these days and you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

How can I use my iPod Touch as a voice recorder?

How can I use my iPod Touch as a voice recorder for long recordings, like 45 minutes? Is ther an app for that?
I believe I have a Gen 4, but there are no identifying marks on or in it.
Thanks

Use the built-in Voice Memos App. That si covered i the Manual
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1657/en_US/ipod_touch_ios6.1_user_guide.pd f

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