Will an iPod classic work with iTunes anymore ?

I have an iPod classic set up playing music through my cars speakers but haven't updated the music or iTunes software for years.
Will I be able to add music to it now through my iMacs latest iTunes ?
Thanks
Steve

When you connect the iPod to iTunes, there is a Check for Update button on the Device/Summary pane;
If there is an update (unlikely for the iPod Classic) a couple of clicks will do it all for you.
Since you mention the length of time since you last connected the iPod to iTunes, be aware that if you connect the iPod to a different iTunes Librayr to its previous one, a Sync will remove the content from the previous Library. So hopefully, you will be conencting it to that old Library.
It would be a wise move to update iTunes if it's a while since you have done so. On the iTunes menu, use Help/Check for Updates.

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