Ipod with mac and pc

I would like to know how to format my ipod in fat 32 and that it works in both mac and pc.
the format of my ipod is mac os plus with register.

You need to connect the iPod to a Windows PC and run "Restore" from the updater. It will format your iPod but you'll be able to use it with Windows and OSX.

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Use iPod with Mac AND PC?

Hello all!
I use an iMac G5 at work and a PC (running Widows XP) at home. I plug my iPod in on both computers and everything seems to work just fine. Not too long ago, when I plugged my iPod in at work (Mac) I get the 'there's an update for your iPod' message. I might be paranoid, but I'm worried that if I start installing Mac updates, my iPod won't work on my PC. Am I just being crazy? I would say that my PC is 'home' for my iPod since I load most of my music, video, and photos from that computer. I'd be really bummed if anything went haywire & had a hard time using it with my PC.
So - if that was a crazy notion I had......is there anything else I need to consider using my iPod with a Mac and a PC??
Thanks to you all in advance!!
Lex
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) rev A

Wow - I'm SO glad i didn't update through my Mac! I'll stick to the PC format until I can get a shiny new Mac at my house ; )
Thanks so much for your quick replies!
Lex
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) rev A

IPod with Mac and windows

I currently have a 1st generation iPod Touch with the iTunes library on my macbook. I am using a windows xp system at the office which also had iTunes installed. Will I be able to sync the iPod with both computers or will this create an issue with the libraries?
Thanks ahead of time!
S

You can't sync can't sync iPod with multiple computers or libraries. If you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer or with more than one library you need to change the update preference in the iPod Summary tab to "Manually manage music and videos" and click Apply. The content of iTunes and the iPod are not syncronised in this mode so the two can be different:
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If you live in Canada, you can redownload past purchases fro the iTunes Store (except movies).
See this: Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

Trying to sync my iPod with iTunes and I am getting this message:"This computer is no longer authorized to play purchased items that are on the ipod"... I have deauthorized and reauthorized the account and still getting the same error.

Trying to sync my iPod with iTunes and I am getting this message:"This computer is no longer authorized to play purchased items that are on the ipod"... I have deauthorized and reauthorized the account and still getting the same error. I have read and followed the instructions in the support article TS1389. I do NOT have an SC info folder at /Users/Shared/ directory to delete.
I just installed Lion yesterday, and am running iTunes 10.4. First attempt to sync since upgrade.
Thanks
Dan

Yup,
Me too...this is stupid, stupid, stupid. Just purchased my 200 (ish) mac and now I am told that my new Mac Book pro is not "authorized".
Which if my 200 macs are authorized. Can someone please tell me???
I "deauthorized" my old MBP and still told I cannot use my iPhone with iTunes.
Interesting that my old $2500 MBP, my new $3000 MBP and my $500 iPhone all cannot work cuz of some pinhead's decision to use this assorization process.
Yes I am very, very, very mad.

Since installing Mac Mavericks all my friends with Macs and I have problems with the cursor disappearing, only in Firefox, Safari is fine...

I have stopped using Firefox as nothing I have done has fixed this problem. I have tried shutting down Firefox and rebooting it, I cleared all my add-ons and then added adblock back (that's the only one) but it still doesn't work. I've deleted large files so that I have more space - I can't think of anything else that will work. I have spoken to four of my friends with Macs and they are all having the same problem with Firefox since Mavericks.

Hi thanks very much for your reply. I did a few things like delete my add-ons and I don't have the problem of the disappearing cursor (sounds like a Sherlock Holmes story) any more but it seems to have been a mac issue as there were many complaints on the Apple forums of the cursor disappearing since the Mavericks OS and not just in Firefox but in multiple programs. Looks like they've fixed it somehow!

Looking for an app that works with Mac and iPhone that will set calendar reminders of birthdays in contacts.

Looking for an app that works with Mac and iPhone that will set calendar reminders of birthdays in contacts.

Hi ron1098,
Try my application Dates to iCal. it runs on the Mac, but you can sync the calendar to your iOS device.
See more about Dates to iCal here. It is £4 shareware with a 2 week demo.
Best wishes
John M
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Help, I installed parallel and windows, and opened videos (on an external hard disk) with windows, and now cannot open them with Mac, and use i movies. How do I reverse this?

Help, I installed parallel and windows, and opened videos (on an external hard disk) with windows, and now cannot open them with Mac, and use i movies. How do I reverse this?

Paragraphs help the reader, just saying.
What are you actually trying to do? Why do you need "DVD size" folders if you're creatng an Archive on an external hard drive?
Also, I understand burning folders instead of individual photos or albums gives you more space on a DVD.
It makes no difference at all.
How can I keep the captions on my photos (not events) when I print or transfer to a new folder?
You can export while writing the metadata to the file in most cases.
Tne only way I know is to copy photos from the Windows to folders on my HD, then copy and paste photos or albums or events to HD, then create a new folder and fill it to the appropriate DVD size.
HD? Another HD? You use HD there in a way that makes no sense. What's the point of 'DVD size'?
I also thought I should download future photos to my Canon programming that comes with EOS cameras and edit and then decide which photos to save to iPhoto library and which to save only to my archival HD?
Does this have any relation to the previous questions? You know you can delete from iPhoto, right?
You're somewhat confused and you need to
1. Decide what exactly you want to do
2. Then go about it.
If I understand you correctly - and there's no guarantee that I do - the easiest thing is to bring all your Photos into iPhoto and do everything from there.
You can have an archive on an external disk, you can sort and select and edit with or via iPhoto
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TD

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So my old laptop is a Dell Latitude and I bought a Western Digital external hard drive and put all my files/pics/music on it. The information the WD came with said its compatible with Mac and Windows, but when I plug it into my brand spankin new Macbook, it doesn't register with the computer and won't show up. What's going on?
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I recently ran into that problem. In order to have the hard drive compatible for both PC and Mac it must be in a FAT32 format. In order to do this though all your files will be deleted (in order to reformat). You can do this by plugging in the hard drive into you mac and going under disk utility and there you will find your hard drive and under erase change the format to FAT32 and then you press erase (all will be deleted off the external drive though)

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Hey guys, I was stupid and formatted my 8G flash drive to a different format by accident. Not FAT32 which it was originally. It originally worked find with my Mac and PC. I can't get it back now. I went into Disk Utility and the only way I can format it back is to MS-DOS(FAT) and all the other Apple formats. When I erase it to MS-DOS(FAT) and plug it into my PC it comes up and wants to format it to a 200MB FAT32 patition?? How can I solve this? Thanks

Hi,
FAT32 (called MS-DOS in OSX Disk Utility) is the file system to use for compatibility with Mac and PC.
The "200MB partition" message you get also indicates that you changed the partition scheme on the flash drive to GPT (GUID Partition Table).
Use Disk Utility to verify this and if needed change the partition scheme back to MBR (Master Boot Record).
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Thank you for providing me with the exact model of your PowerBook. This model was available with either an optional or built-in AirPort Card. This card is only able to connect to 802.11b wireless networks with a maximum bandwidth of 11 Mbps. This card is also capable of connecting to wireless networks that use the TKIP encryption protocol. This protocol is used in either the WEP or WPA standard. The card is NOT capable of connecting to wireless networks that use the AES/CCMP encryption protocol that is part of the WPA2 standard.
However, some of the earliest versions of the AirPort Card did not work with WPA's TKIP implementation ... so it is possible that you may not be able to connect to an AirPort Express Base Station (AX) configured for "WPA/WPA2 Personal." It may also be problematic to connect to the same AX if it is configured to use one of the 802.11n modes that offer compatibility to 802.11b/g clients. This latter item does not sound like an issue as you are connecting, but wireless security does.
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Pls help me with Mac and had a trial serial number problems

Hi,
I downloaded first the trial version of Photoshop, after 30 days finished but the icon still remained.
Now, when purchased a creative suite 4 Designe premium, installed, all programs are fine, just the photoshop not working, asking for serial number but when I type the right numbers, doesn`t accept.
What can I do? any idea?
to uninstall the photoshop and install again?
but if I have the other programs working and installed?

Hi,thank you, that is fine, just not so quick but I resolved the problem alone.Thanks anyway you helped me.Eva
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:53:58 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Pls help me with Mac and had a trial serial number problems
Hello, Eva. For CS4 problems, you need to ask in the Photoshop forum (this is the Photoshop Elements forum). It's here:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_macintosh
Good luck!
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When I sync my iPod with iCloud and I delete pictures off of my iPod will I still be able to access them from iCloud?

When I sync my iPod with iCloud and I delete pictures or other data off of my iPod will I still be able to access them from iCloud?

- Syncing with iCloud does not move anything from the the iPod to iCloud. Some items like contacts, calendar and some app date gets synced to the cloud continuously.
- If you backup to iCloud it backs up the photos in your iPOd's Camera Roll album. If you delete some of those photos and then backup the previous backup gets overwritten with the changes and thus you can't get them back.
- You can get the last 30 days worth of phtos in the CamerRoll form your PhotoStream
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Can I use my Ipod 5th Genereration with Mac and XP at the same time?

I have a 5th generation. My home system is a Mac my work is an XP. I have all of my music on my home MAc. I want to bring those over and use in the XP environment. Does anyone know if that can be done? When I connected my ipod into the USB on my XP it asked for me to download the software. If I do that will it mess up my Mac interface?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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First, please understand that an iPod formatted on a PC (FAT32), will be able to be read by a PC and Mac. But not the other way round. You have 2 options to do it:-
1. Do a Restore of your iPod on your PC (you need to install the iTunes and iPod updates on your PC), (it will erase all data on your iPod). Once it has been completed, connect it with your Mac and do an update between the iTunes on your Mac with the iPod. After that please install the 3rd party software e.g. YamiPod on you PC, and use this software
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=464031&tstart=0
Copy all the music on your iPod to your iTunes on your PC
2. Download and install a 3rd party software xplay2
(which is not free)on your PC, then it will manage to read your Mac's iPod
http://www.mediafour.com/

Ipod sync with mac and PC?

When my old PC died at Christmas I chose to replace it with a MacBook. I have transferred all my music onto my new Mac, but all of the .wmp files, of course, won't play in itunes. I thought I could use my IPOD as a hard disc to save all these songs, take them to my PC at work and upload them into itunes, which will automatically convert them into workable files (.avi?). I could then resave them in this new format on my IPOD, and then upload them back onto my Mac. Will this work??? Can an Ipod be used interchangeably with a Mac and a PC?
Thanks so much!
New to Macs and loving it!

Can an Ipod be used interchangeably with a Mac and a PC?
Yes, when the iPod is formatted for the PC. Note that the Windows version of iTunes will not convert protected WMA content.
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