Using ipod as a storage device, need some help

I want to use my ipod nano as a storage device and transfer my "mac" music files onto "windows" computer. Can i do that?

Not without the aid of some 3rd party software such as XPlay2.
Windows cannot read a Mac formatted drive.
Probably the easiest way to use an iPod on both Mac and Windows computers is to format the iPod (using iPod Updater) using the PC. This will force your iPod to use the Windows file system (FAT32) which both the Mac and PC can read from and write to without the help of additional software. Of course then all your software updates for the iPod will have to be done on Windows.
If you do that, you can use the iPod as a storage drive.
See: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61131

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Maintaining a regular backup of all important data is very important if not the most important. It isn't a matter of if but when a hard drive has a partial or complete failure since none last forever.
I learned this painful lesson the hard way. Without warning, I experienced a complete hard drive failure on a G3 PowerBook less than one year old and the only time I've experienced this but it only takes once. Apple replaced the hard drive under the standard 1-yr warranty period but none of the existing data was recoverable. I didn't maintain a backup at the time and I lost everything.
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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