[Tiny-E]

Just got a 10gig ipod for christmas

Now, how do I import contacts from my palm desktop to my ipod? it says to drag them into the contacts file in my ipod folder but I don't know where my ipod folder is to be found!!!!!

[Tiny-E]

Or I've noticed that it's also called the ipod hard disk.

Whatever it's called, where is it, how do I do this?

I'm getting tired...

[macgyvr64]

Install iCal. Get iSync...it'll yell if you don't have iCal installed. Toss the iCal app away (for now...is Apple even working on it anymore?). I use iSync to get my contacts onto m iPod automatically. Works great.

[Jens Peter]

Originally posted by Tiny-E
...it says to drag them into the contacts file in my ipod folder but I don't know where my ipod folder is to be found!!!!!

When you connect your iPod to your mac, iTunes launches. In the right corner of the iTunes window there are 4 buttons. The button to the left have a iPod symbol on it, and that activates the iPod preferences panel. Here you can select how iTunes should synchronize you music, but you can also set the 'Enable FireWire disk use' option. Doing that, the iPod appears on you desktop as a firewire drive. Now you can also use the iPod for backups.
Open the iPod-folder on you desktop and there you will see a folder named Contacts. From Address book simply drag'n'drop the contacts you want on your iPod. Guess you can do exactly the same from Palm Desktop.

If you are using ical, you can export your calendar from File -> Export... and then select the iPod -> Calendar folder, and then give the calendar a name.

But I don't know if iSync is better or faster - I have never tried it.

Jens Peter

[Tiny-E]

Thanks, but when I go to the right corner of itunes and enable the firewire disk mode, no ipod folder appears on my desktop! Hmm....still can't find it

[Jens Peter]

Hmmm.. Strange.

Then I only have one idea to why you don't see your iPod. In Finder Preferences - have you selected the 'Removable media' option ? If i deselect this option my iPod disappears from my desktop, as well as CDs. Thats the only thing I can think of.

Jens Peter

[clarkgoble]

Yeah, you have to allow the iPod to mount on the desktop. It's simpler if you don't as then you don't have to eject the iPod icon from the desktop. If you only use the iPod to listen to music then it is probably best to just let iTunes control it.

If you use it as a hard drive (very useful) or contacts (far less useful if you have a cell phone) then keeping it mounted is best. There are lots of apps at version tracker that require it to be mounted on the desktop.

If you have Path Finder or wander it using the shell you can see all the hidden directories that it stores its music in. I haven't figured out how to deal with its playlists yet. I'm sure there is a simple way to read them though. (I was sort of hoping they were in XML)