Using a pc formatted ipod on a mac

The thing is i want to pass some of my music to one friend of mine and he has a 5th generation ipod(pc formatted).can he connect his ipod in my mac, do the whole thing without format it to mac and then use his ipod again with a pc?(i'm asking this because if the device reformats to mac ,it erases the content he already has, the problem is that he does'nt have any backup of his music so he would loose all his music if we do this without knowing its consecuences.)

If the music is commercially purchased, passing it on to your friend is considered music piracy. In other words, theft.
Besides, Chris CA already gave you the answer to this question.
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