Question for Ipod Gurus

[DnetMHZ]

How do I make my new computer the "home" for my Ipod?

My Ipod is associated with my old PC, do I just transfer all the songs off with Ipod agent and wipe it?

Or is there an easier way?

 

[KingNothing]

Wow, I wish there was a Software forum for questions like this. Or a hardware forum even.

Oh wait...

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Wow, I wish there was a Software forum for questions like this. Or a hardware forum even.

Oh wait...

sorry I left my sarcasm meter at home...

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Originally posted by: KingNothing
Wow, I wish there was a Software forum for questions like this. Or a hardware forum even.

Oh wait...

sorry I left my sarcasm meter at home...

stop posting at work then!!!

 

[kermalou]

you can't transfer songs from your ipod to another computer, at least i dont htink that you can.

 

[tRaptor]

its iPod, not Ipod

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: tRaptor
its iPod, not Ipod

choke on a bottle cap!

 

[RedPickle]

Originally posted by: tRaptor
its iPod, not Ipod

Nitpicky tonight aren't we?

 

[Rallispec]

you can assosiate your ipod with more than one computer.... my g/f's and brothers iPod regularly grab songs from both my desktop and laptop, and thier personal computers with no problems.



just transfer all your music from your old computer to your new one via CD or LAN and install iTunes on your new computer and you should be set.

 

[simms]

I tried that with two different PCs. It wiped out the songs before I could use it on the other one.

 

[manly]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
you can assosiate your ipod with more than one computer.... my g/f's and brothers iPod regularly grab songs from both my desktop and laptop, and thier personal computers with no problems.

Does iTunes handle a distributed library?

just transfer all your music from your old computer to your new one via CD or LAN and install iTunes on your new computer and you should be set.

There has to be an easier way?

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: manly

Originally posted by: Rallispec
you can assosiate your ipod with more than one computer.... my g/f's and brothers iPod regularly grab songs from both my desktop and laptop, and thier personal computers with no problems.

Does iTunes handle a distributed library?

just transfer all your music from your old computer to your new one via CD or LAN and install iTunes on your new computer and you should be set.

There has to be an easier way?

i'm not sure what you mean by iTunes handling an distributed library. I just set up the iPod for manual playlist control within iTunes.- so i can grab whatever select songs i want from any computer. (no two computers have the same set of songs on it)

as far as transferring music from one computer to another --- 100mb LAN connnection is probably the best way. just set up a quick shared directory and copy them all.

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: simms
I tried that with two different PCs. It wiped out the songs before I could use it on the other one.

the key is to make sure you have the option for 'manual playlist control' (or similar-- forget exact wording) selected under the ipod tab in the preferences menu. This will allow you to pick and choose whatever songs you want to copy, and allow you to erase select songs as well.