Mac formatted iPOD to windows

My ipod is formatted for my powerbook itunes the trouble is i have itunes also on a pc that has a different music library and iwant to be able to add the pc library to my ipod without having to re-format it to windows and loose all my data.I do not have access to my mac so iwill not be able to back my data up to the mac. Thanks

If your iPod is 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). There are third party programs that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows. XPlay for instance gets good reviews and has the added functionality to let you copy your songs back to iTunes. Once you have your songs saved to the PC you can go ahead and restore the iPod for Windows. You can purchase XPlay at this link: XPlay 3

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If your iPod is formatted for Mac it 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: How to determine your iPod's disk format
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Well i have a dilemma, well actaully 2 dilemmas but we'll take one step at a time here. Is there any way to get the songs on my Mac formatted iPod onto my PC, also, can i transfer songs from my PC to my Mac formatted ipod. If so, how? My reason for wanting to do this is that i had my ipod formatted for a Mac on my mac mini, but now the mac mini when i try to power it up hangs at the grey apple screen and does not boot(second dilemma). So id like to backup my songs on my PC at the very least so i dont lose any of my purchased music. So even if i can't transfer songs to my ipod from my PC its ok, so long as i can backup the songs. Thanks for your help.
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Hey all,
I'm trying to transfer files i backed up to my ipod to my windows laptop but it's asking me to format the ipod first correct me if im wrong but won't that wipe out all the info in the ipod and if so is there a work around i wanna transfer docs/pics/tunes to my pc as my mac is in for repairs. Any thoughts?

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I have an eMac with iTunes 7.1.1 and my daughter's 30 gb, video iPod has 1000 songs on it-- that iPod is formatted for Mac.
OK but now she is switching to a PC due to work, and moving- so she won't have access to the eMac. She'd like to format her iPod for PC, but doesn't want to lose the 1000 songs. (Many/most are already on the PC, but so are many, many more, - from her sister etc.--and she'd like to just transfer these 1000).
What I'd simply like to do is copy her 1000 songs to a folder on the eMac by putting the iPod into DISK mode, then connect the iPod to her PC and completely erase it / format it for Windows via iTunes 7.1.1 for Windows on her PC.
Then I'd like to transfer the 1000 songs in that folder to my external La Cie 60 gb "USB2" HD (which I will format for Windows first).
Then I'd like to connect that La Cie External HD to the PC and have the 1000 songs imported into my daughter's windows iTunes and then finally have her connect her iPod and have the 1000 songs copied (manually or via sync) to her now-formatted-for-Windows iPod.
CAN THAT BE DONE? If so, is there anything tricky here, i.e. do I have to use iTunes on the Mac to put the iPod into HARD DISK mode?
And will the songs once on the Mac be able to copy over to a Windows-formatted La Cie external HD?
NOTE: All 1000 songs are songs from CD's that she has put into iTunes, i.e. there are no 'Apple iTunes store' purchased songs so there will not be a problem with that.
Any comments really appreciated here-- she's only visiting for a couple of days and I'd like to do this asap-- really appreciate any guidance.
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Never got a reply, but kinda figured this out myself. SCS 3 July 2007

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The hard-drive on my Mac laptop recently gave up on me. Unfortunately I haven't managed to transfer all my music to my time capsule and Apple TV. I've lost about 4,000 - 5,000 songs. I've read various articles and tried a few software applications, unfortunately none have work successfully for me.
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There are several different ways to read HFS+ volumes on a pc. I used to have one but it was for reading .dmg on pc. I did find a program called HFSExplorer that might help you. If you can, I would transfer the music you have to your internal HDD on your Mac using a program like Senuti and then putting it on the iPods HDD using disk mode, then you should be able to read them on the pc usaing the aforementioned program.
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http://hem.bredband.net/catacombae/hfsx.html
Senuti:
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I had my mac formatted ipod video (5th gen) and plugged it into windows.

And now it constantly asks me to restore it, and I do, and it asks me to restore the ipod again and that it's corrupt.
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Jeff Bryan wrote:
Thanks, but is the corrupt message normal?
I wouldn't have expected to see that message when you connect a Mac formatted iPod to Windows. Something along the lines of, "Windows cannot read the contents of the iPod. Use Windows to reformat" or similar is what I would have thought.
well, just my luck. i'll try formatting my ipod to mac format when I get the chance next. oh, and my warranty just expired not even 2 weeks ago. I swear I'm so lucky.

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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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First of all, forgive me if this is a repost, as I know I have seen the resolution before, but am unable to find it.
I currently have an iPod 80GB classic, with about 40GB of music on it. I have recently purchased an iMac and want to move to a MAC formatted ipod. That is, connect and manage the ipod in a MAC environment instead of Windows.
I also want to back up all my music on the ipod to my MAC itunes library to ensure my music is all in one place.
Once all is said and done, I want a MAC formatted ipod, and not have lost my music on the ipod by reformatting it.
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You need to restore it in iTunes for Mac
*I also want to back up all my music on the ipod to my MAC itunes library to ensure my music is all in one place.*
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