Can I use my old iPOD as a external Disk

Hello,
I have an old ipod Touchwheel (firewire) and I thought that it amy be useful as a form of external disk (10Gig).
Do you know if it is possible to use it as an external disk and also clear all the ipod software etc from the ipod so that i can utilise most of the 10Gbyte available?
THanks
John

Hi John,
I don't think it can be used as an eternal disk but you can enable your iPod for hard disk use for storage.
Go here: Using your iPod as a storage device
Carolyn

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