Reformat to Mac -- Lose all videos?
I made the switch from PC to Mac (which I love!) but it seems that getting my iPod to do it with me is causing some problems, so here's my dilemma (along with a lot of questions...)
When I connected my iPod to my Mac, the computer recognized it but iTunes did not, prompting me to download an iPod update, which I did not accept because it prompted me to restore it to its factory settings since it was not Mac formatted. I did not want to do either because I have a few videos on it that I wouldn't be able to restore if I went with those options.
However, the reason I have those few videos on my iPod is because a friend who uses a Mac put them on there for me using his computer. So if his Mac/iTunes could recognize my iPod plugged in, what am I doing wrong that mine can't?
Does reformatting my iPod to Mac settings erase everything on my iPod? Is there any way to save those videos from my iPod to my computer? Or am I just going to have to suck it up and do without the videos?
Thank you in advance for any help given, it will be much appreciated (even if it does turn out that I can't save these videos, I just need to understand all my other problems)
Fixed on my own!
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