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I'm sure this has been answered before but I couldn't find it when I searched for it here goes. My iPod is formated for my Mac, so I can't use it to play songs on any windows computers without reformating. So, I know windows formatted iPods work on OS X as my g/f iPod does. So I was thinking about reformating my iPod for windows, but will I be able to run updates on OS X for my iPod or will I have to do it on a windows PC, and will there be any problems using the windows formated iPod on my Mac, or not?
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I would assume a PC formatted iPod would require PC updates, but that's only an educated guess. But as far as it working on your Mac, there should not be an issue.
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
I would assume a PC formatted iPod would require PC updates, but that's only an educated guess. But as far as it working on your Mac, there should not be an issue.
Hmmm just as I thought, shouldn't really be a problem, as I do have a PC and it's not very often that updates come out for the 3G model. Might go ahead and reformat unless someone else has any other info?
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You might run into issues with storing files to it. I assume that you wouldn't be able to install OS X to it for emergency booting, etc. I also heard that it makes copying music to the iPod slower, but I tried it with a Windows-formatted iPod and didn't notice a difference.
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Originally Posted by Icruise
You might run into issues with storing files to it. I assume that you wouldn't be able to install OS X to it for emergency booting, etc. I also heard that it makes copying music to the iPod slower, but I tried it with a Windows-formatted iPod and didn't notice a difference.
Problems with file storing because it will be in FAT32 instead of HFS?
I've got 3 other iPods (belonging to brothers) in the house that could be used to boot OS X off, so thats not a problem. I supose I could try it out anyway, as I can always go back to it being formated for OS X, right?
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Some files names that work on the Mac might not work on FAT32, yes. Right now I have formatted my old iPod for Windows because I discovered that I can use it as external storage for my Zaurus PDA. I haven't used it for very long, but so far in terms of using it for music, there doesn't seem to be a problem using on the Mac.
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