What if I want to download music into my ipod but I don't want it to be on

hi, I'm at my cousin's house right now and I'm downloading music onto my ipod however, she dosen't want the music on the computer, but if I erase the song on the computer, I'm afraid the song on my ipod will be erased the next time I plug it in? so is there anyway I can download songs onto my ipod but not kepp them on the computer? can anyone help?

This is possible when you set your iPod to Manually manage (click iPod in source list, General tab on the bottom). Just drag and drop any songs you like.
Hope this helps.

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