Switching from PC to Mac. Do I need to change anything in the iPod?

My iPod is currently a PC format. How would I change it to a Mac format? Is it safe to plug in my iPod to the mac?

Try Senuti.
It's a program that transfers music from iPod to iTunes on a Mac.
It should work with a Windows formatted iPod because Macs can read and write to FAT32 formatted drives.
Once the songs are safely on the Mac, if are no longer going to use the iPod on a Windows PC you can reformat the iPod for Mac use by restoring it.

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