Ipod on windows and mac

i hav a ipod that i used for my desktop, which is windows
is there any way to alternative from my desktop and my macbook, using itunes on both of them?

Strictly speaking using a Windows formatted iPod on a Mac isn't supported however many people use one without any issue. iTunes will allow you to use an iPod formatted for Windows on a Mac; however Apple currently only supports using the iPod shuffle in FAT32 format on Mac. An alternative if you do have problems is to restore and reformat the iPod on the Mac then use a third party program that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows. This is one for instance gets good reviews: XPlay 2
You can read another user's experience of using XPlay at this link: iPod on Mac and Windows

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