Managing 2 iPods with 1 iTunes - How???
Dear readers
I own 2 iPods:
-a 2G 20GB
-a 5G 30GB
I now have more than 20GB of music in iTunes.
My question is: what is the easiest way to manage these 2 ipods using the same iTunes and music library, particularly as one iPod cannot now hold all of the music.
I used to just auto update with everything in the library for both pods, but now, connecting the 20GB gives me an error message that the library is too large.
Will iTunes remember different preferences for 2 different iPods, so I can auto update everything on one and only selected playlists on the other?
Any suggestions much appreciated.
Yep, that is the exact setup I have going on here
with my 4G 20GB iPod and recently purchased 5G 30GB
iPod. As my iTunes library has also passed the 20GB
mark I simply set in the preference for iTunes to
auto update only contacts, calendars, and select
playlists of my favorite songs on the 4G; while
updating everything (including photos and videos) on
the 5G. So far I've run into no problems, and after
connecting and disconnecting both iPods multiple
times, iTunes remembers my selected preferences
perfectly.
Best of luck and happy holidays!!!
Mervyn
Many thanks, Mervyn.
Yes, I think this is the way for me to go. I just wasn't sure about iTunes remembering 2 different sets of preferences. If it can, then that's me sorted - update everything on the 30GB and only selected playlists on the 20GB.
Cheers.
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Just to summarise what's in the link above which is a little out of date:
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