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Apr 30, 2007, 09:06 AM
 
Hi;
I want to know some information about ipod, can I update more than one ipod with my computer and can I use my existing iPod for Mac on a PC, or my iPod for Windows on a Mac? If any one knows about this reply me
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Apr 30, 2007, 12:26 PM
 
You can't sync the same iTunes library with multiple iPods, but there are ways to use iTunes with multiple iPods, as seen in Apple's KB.

If you don't use iTunes at all, and use something like YamiPod instead, you can transfer music any way you like - sync it all with two iPods, take music off one iPod and put it on your computer or another iPod, setup different playlist syncs...

To answer your second question - if by "iPod for Mac" you mean an iPod formatted with a Mac to use the HFS+ (Mac OS Extended in Disk Utility) filesystem, then no, you cannot use it on a Windows machine. You should format all your iPods using FAT32 (MS-DOS in Disk Utility) to ensure intercompatbility with any OS. FAT32 will work with Windows, OS X, and Linux.
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Apr 30, 2007, 01:58 PM
 
You can sync multiple iPods to one library, AFAIK. Even if you couldn't, you can always do it in manual mode; that way you can not only use multiple iPods with one Library, you can also load one iPod with multiple Libraries.

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Apr 30, 2007, 02:27 PM
 
Yes, you can use multiple iPods with one iTunes library. I do it with three iPods, but the above comment is right, you should do it manually, that way you can control what goes into which iPod.
     
   
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