Friend gave me his PC Ipod... I wanna use it as an external back HD...
My friend gave me his 60gig photo ipod as he upgraded to the video... i already have an ipod mini that suites me fine.. i wanted to use it as an external boot and back up drive... how do I do this?
- It doesn't have a firewire cable.. so is it not possible? can I buy a fire wire cable?
- When I plug it in, itunes asks if I wanna change the linked library... when I say 'no'... the ipod is no longer mounted and doesn't show up on the Disk Utility..
- Do I just format it with Disk Utility? Which Volume format do I use?
Please Help
If you want to use it only as a drive, you can use any Firewire cable (for iPod). Just Restore it using the iPod Updater.
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My friend gave me his old ipod touch and it won't charge
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Then get the previous owner to remove the iPod from their account
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also
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Hello Darryll,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. If you want to change the name of the iPod, the following article assist with getting that setup for you.
iTunes 11: Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5649
Then you can change the name and sync the ipod with your library
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3965
Connect your device and open iTunes.
In the source list (the left-hand column of iTunes), double-click the name of your device.
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Sync the device (press Sync in the bottom right corner of the screen).
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Hello,
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I think the key is OEM, so is it true that Microsoft will check if the key pairs with my hardware, after a few days that I activated? Or it wouldn't even activate if it wasn't possible to use the Key on another hardware?
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MGA
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One
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You can't get help here if it is jailbroken.
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