RE: iTalk and manual syncing, not automatic and whether I'll lose data...

I own the last iPod of the 4th Generation, 20GB model. I just bought (online) the iTalk for my iPod and my question is about the iTalk and transferring the recoding to iTunes. I set my iTunes to allow me to manually update me songs/podcasts, etc. I’ve (stupidly) deleted my songs from my Mac and now, if I enable the sync/update for iTunes, I’ll lose my music. The interesting thing is that, in my research, the iTalk sends over the data once connected to the Mac/PC and transfers the recordings to iTunes. My question is basically, will I have to enable “update automatically” in my iTunes to allow the recordings to transfer, or does it do it automatically? Thanks in advance.

Hi Darth Akbar,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Sorry for the delay. I had to back up my iTunes before I trashed my library to test your setup. Well, I just tried it. I have selected manual update for my tunes. (I also had nothing in the library when I plugged in my iPod.)
Your voice memo's are transferred to iTunes automatically. They are deleted from your iPod upon transfer.
If you want to keep them on your iPod, you'll have to put them back into your iPod to carry with you.
To disconnect, quit iTunes and unmount your iPod before unplugging.
I hope this helps. Good luck.

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