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How to use your iPod as hard drive by Daniel Dwase...
Your iPod is basically a hard drive. It has a big capacity and a lot more room left to accommodate several files from your computer if you are looking for a place to back up your files.
In this section I'll explain how you can use your iPod as a hard drive.
Earlier iPods were made for the Mac only meaning they could be formatted only via a Mac but the newer ones are made both for the Mac and Windows and so the hard drive could be formatted to match each computer.
You can identify if your iPod was Mac formatted or one formatted for Windows.
To find out which computer formatted your iPod...
...Check out the 'Settings > About > iPod information' from the main menu on your iPod and it will display information about the format type of the hard drive in your iPod.
If it reads some serial number you have a Mac-formatted iPod and if it reads something like 'Format Windows' then it is Windows formatted.
You can also find out this information even if your iPod is connected to your computer via the 'Summary' tab in iTunes.
Simply click on your iPod under 'Devices' on the left-hand side of your iTunes interface. This also reads 'Format: Windows' under the 'Serial Number'
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Note that your windows formatted iPod will be recognized by a Mac but a Mac formatted iPod will not be recognized by a Windows PC.
Therefore if you have a Mac and a Windows PC it is better to have your iPod Windows formatted so that you can use it with both machines.
To ensure your iPod can be also used as a hard disk when it is connected to your computer, open iTunes and click your connected iPod in the source pane.
The details of your iPod are displayed in the pane on the right as in the graphic below.
Under the 'Summary' tab ensure that the 'Enable disk use' checkbox is checked.
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Note: If the 'Manually manage music and videos' option is selected the 'Enable disk use' checkbox is automatically turned on.
That is all to it. Once this is done your iPod will appear as a hard disk in your windows explorer on your PC or as a separate drive on the desktop of your Mac.
You can now use this hard disk as your spare hard disk from your computer.
Note that all files dropped into the hard disk reside in a separate location away from your music files and other data on your iPod.
The more data you fill in the hard disk the lesser the space for your music and other media files and vice-versa.
To delete files that you have dropped in your hard disk... iPod's hard disk... follow the same procedures of deletion that you would do on your computer.
Important Note: Do not use third party utilities such as Norton's utilities such as Partition Disk/Partition Magic to clean up your iPod’s hard disk.
This may render your iPod completely incapable of playing your music and in such situations you will have to format the entire hard disk using the installer program for your iPod and fill in the songs and videos all over again.
To disconnect the disk drive of your iPod from your computer there are two safe methods...
The first is from iTunes using the unmount hard disk icon that appears at the bottom of the iTunes window or beside your connected iPod in the Source pane. It looks like an eject button...
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The other method to disconnect your iPod is using the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon as in the Windows Task bar below.
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Final Note on How to Use your iPod As Hard Drive:
Use commonsense practices to disconnect your iPod.
It is a safe bet to allow a process such as sync and upadation to stop before doing a disconnect or an unmount of your iPod.
In any case never disconnect your iPod by detaching the cord connections from your computer.
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See Also...
iPod Tips And Tricks
- How to set date and time
- How to specify the time zone
- How to display the time in another format
- How to display the time in the title bar
- How to view notes
- How to enable iPod for disk use
- How to update notes
- How to view the calendar
- How to update the calendar
- How to view contacts
- How to update contacts using Microsoft Outlook
- How to update contacts using Microsoft Express
- How to update and use your iPod screen lock
- How to use your iPod's stopwatch
- How to add clocks on your iPod
- How to set your iPod alarm
- How to set the sleep timer
- How to listen to music on your iPod
- How to care for your iPod
- How to change maximum volume limit for iPod
- How to delete songs manually from your iPod
- How to get Google videos on your iPod
- How to create iPod photo slideshow
- How to remove videos from your iPod
- How to extend your iPod's battery life
- How to convert videos using Videora iPod Converter
- iPod Video Secret Button Combinations
- How to keep your iPod video up-to-date
- How to set maximum volume limit for iPod
- How to unlock volume limit for iPod
- How to transfer songs into your iTunes music library
- How to update your iPod manually using iTunes
iPod Troubleshooting Solutions
- Folder with exclamation on your iPod
- Your iPod displays a sad face
- Your iPod does not turn on
- Your iPod fails to charge
- Songs on your iPod skip
- How to reset your iPod
- How to restore your iPod
- Your iPod is not responding
- Your iPod isn't playing music
- Nothing happens when iPod is connected to your computer
- How to update and restore iPod software
- Your iPod click wheel does not respond
- Your iPod screen lock does not work
- How to set a screen lock combination
- How to lock your ipod using the screen lock
- How to unlock your iPod
- How to unfreeze your iPod
- Your iPod screen cannot be unlocked
iTunes Tips And Tricks
- How to install iTunes
- How to import songs from your CD collection into your iTunes library
- How to add songs already on your computer to iTunes Music Library
- How to buy songs from the iTunes Music Store
- How to assign iTunes ratings to your songs
- How to backup your iTunes songs
- How to create iTunes playlists
- How to create iTunes smart playlists
- How to share iTunes playlist with another
- How to upload songs to your iPod and manually update it
- How to transfer songs into your iTunes music library
- How to update your iPod manually
- How to delete songs from your iPod manually
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