Moving videos to ipod bypassing iTunes

I have an external hdd with a few (for iPod converted) mp4 and m4v files. Quite a few gigs.
My MacBook running iTunes doesn't have a lot of space left, so I can't move the videos to my iTunes library.
What would be a good solution to get my videos straight onto my iPod without using disk space on iTunes? Does anybody have a good idea?
Thanks and best regards,
Christoph

What would be a good solution to get my videos straight onto my iPod without using disk space on iTunes?
You mean you want to get videos onto the iPod without using disk space on your internal HD when you add the videos to the iTunes library.
You have to use iTunes to get videos onto your iPod.
My MacBook running iTunes doesn't have a lot of space left, so I can't move the videos to my iTunes library
Sure you can.
iTunes prefs -> Advanced - Importing. Uncheck Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library.
The songs will get added to the library but will stay on the external drive.
Make sure to recheck this box after you have added the videos so the music will get copied over to the internal drive.
If you try to play them with the drive not connected, iTunes will tell you that it cannot locate the file and ask if you want to locate it.
When it's connected, it will work fine.
Connect the drive & plug in the iPod to put the videos onto the iPod.

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