Synching iPod Nano 4th from previous Mac to borrowed PC..

I am temporarily using a borrowed PC while my Mac is being fixed. When I plug the iPod into the iTunes PC, it asks me if I want to re-format the iPod. If I do so with the PC, will I be able to re-format it back when I go back to the Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard, or Snow Leopard ?

Hello Robert,
Yes, you will be able to reformat the iPod back to Mac's native format when your iPod returns.
Since a Windows machine cannot read or write to a Mac's format, you will have to format the iPod in order to use it with the PC you are temporarily using. Keep in mind, that by reformatting the iPod, you will be deleting everything from it, so make sure all your music and files that currently reside on it are backed up somewhere for safekeeping.
On another note, you don't have to reformat the iPod again after re-syncing the iPod with your Mac, because Mac's can Read and Write to Windows formatted iPods, but you can still choose to do so if you wish.
Hope this helps.
B-rock

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