Can i use more than one computer

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  1. blehman45

    blehman45 Member

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    I just got a 30g ipod for christmas. i was wondering if i could use more than one computer to add music to my ipod?????????

    thanx
     
  2. peterl

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    I've had no problems going back and forth. I've got a 60 gig photo, 4 gig nano, a Dell Inspiron 9100, and Dell Dimension 4700 (both Windows XP.) They all work perfectly well together.
     
  3. yt72

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    no he is asking if you you can load a library of music to one computer to anoter using a ipod
     
  4. B2D327

    B2D327 Regular member

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    I'm no expert on ipods but I would guess that as long as itunes is installed on both, it shouldn't be a problem.
     
  5. mummery

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    Yep you can use more than one computer i think, its just that when you go onto the second computer i think u have to format your ipod so you don't lose all your songs from the previous computer
     
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    yt72
    I took it to mean different computers for different purposes. My bad. I use my laptop for Podcasts, etc and my desktop for the main library. I then go back and forth between both of them with both iPods and have no problems. As for using someone else's library, you can do that too, as long as they have iTunes.
    mummery
    I've hooked up my iPod to other people's computers. I just made sure iTunes was set to "manually manage music."
     
  7. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    It isn't really possible using iTunes, well, not in a simple manner anyway.

    I recommend using an alternative program that doesn't update your iPod when you plug it in and thus losing all your songs..

    This is a great program for it. You have to pay, but I highly recommend it.

    http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/

     
  8. peterl

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    That's odd Lethal. I just hooked up my iPod to my cousin's computer. He took about 100 of my tunes, and I took about 50 of his. My iPod is fine. Should I consider myself lucky nothing happened?
     
  9. DewTheDo

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    Lethal_B: That problem can easily be solved. Go to Edit -> Preferences -> iPod Tab
    and make sure the bubble next to Manually manage songs and playlists is filled in. I have about 100 songs from one computer and 100 from the other and so far no deleting.
     
  10. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    DewTheDo- I forgot about that one. Good call.

     

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