I bought a cheap iPod (Shuffle) to check some files, setting it up on my Mac at work. I also want to use it in conjunction with my home Mac, but keep getting this "Your iPod is connected to a different library: do you want to erase everything and replace it with this library?" message, which is really annoying.
Is it possible to simply add files as you want them, without being constrained by this library nonsense? Is it simply a setup/prefs issue?
I'd appreciate your wisdom, folks.
Is it me or is it iTunes?
Moderator: James Steele
From Apple:
Can I take a friend's iPod shuffle and browse or play its content on my machine (like I can with other iPods)?
No, there is no manual mode that allows you to view or play the content from a friend's iPod shuffle on your computer. This also means that you cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle like you can with other iPods.
Can I transfer data to iPod shuffle from multiple computers when in disk mode?
Yes. If you put iPod shuffle in disk mode, you can transfer data from multiple computers from the Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows). You can only load music from one computer, using iTunes.
More:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300657
Can I take a friend's iPod shuffle and browse or play its content on my machine (like I can with other iPods)?
No, there is no manual mode that allows you to view or play the content from a friend's iPod shuffle on your computer. This also means that you cannot load music from multiple computers or iTunes libraries onto iPod shuffle like you can with other iPods.
Can I transfer data to iPod shuffle from multiple computers when in disk mode?
Yes. If you put iPod shuffle in disk mode, you can transfer data from multiple computers from the Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows). You can only load music from one computer, using iTunes.
More:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300657
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Cheers, K.
If you have a CD burner on your iPod computer, you can load your mp3's onto a CDR or DVDR (as your burner will allow), and then load those mp3's onto the second computer.
I have wirelessly networked my laptop with my tower, and can drag files directly from my tower's iTunes library onto my laptop's iTunes library. Apple does allow one or two authorizations for setting this up.
Because my laptop and my iPod are both on-the-go items, it made sense to transfer the link from my tower to my laptop to faciliate functioinality while traveling.
Slightly OT:
Interesting-- I was just watching a cable news channel a moment ago. There was an ariticle recently (today?) in a major newspaper reporting about a 14% failure rate for iPods in general. Some mention of the battery life and the rate of loss of efficiency with it is both stunning but typical of all such batteries. The report mentioned that a sharp decline after 300 days of about 50% is not uncommon.
Also, here's a very interesting speculation article on the potential failure of the new video iPod. I take all spec carefully, but many things said in this article have crossed my mind many times....
http://www.tvpredictions.com/ipod101105.html
Music and data on-the-go made the iPod very popular. Most users operate their iPods to some extent without looking at its controls. Listening to music allows one to focus on other tasks, but for as intriguing as video-on-the-go is, it requires a person's full attention. I agree with the article's question about whether people have that sort of time while on the go to devote to movies, etc. I also agree with the issue of the screen size. For on-the-go movies and video, the ever popular and multi-functional laptop remains the best and most frugal device, imho.
I stop short of calling the video iPod "Steve Jobs' Folly", but I do see it more as a specialty item in the iPod family. Many will enjoy the extra features with the small screen caveat. Some might not even mind the download fees-- but at this stage in home technology, the DVR and TiVO-like devices are nearly as popular as the VCR-- and there is still someting to be said for recording shows for free.
If you have a CD burner on your iPod computer, you can load your mp3's onto a CDR or DVDR (as your burner will allow), and then load those mp3's onto the second computer.
I have wirelessly networked my laptop with my tower, and can drag files directly from my tower's iTunes library onto my laptop's iTunes library. Apple does allow one or two authorizations for setting this up.
Because my laptop and my iPod are both on-the-go items, it made sense to transfer the link from my tower to my laptop to faciliate functioinality while traveling.
Slightly OT:
Interesting-- I was just watching a cable news channel a moment ago. There was an ariticle recently (today?) in a major newspaper reporting about a 14% failure rate for iPods in general. Some mention of the battery life and the rate of loss of efficiency with it is both stunning but typical of all such batteries. The report mentioned that a sharp decline after 300 days of about 50% is not uncommon.
Also, here's a very interesting speculation article on the potential failure of the new video iPod. I take all spec carefully, but many things said in this article have crossed my mind many times....
http://www.tvpredictions.com/ipod101105.html
Music and data on-the-go made the iPod very popular. Most users operate their iPods to some extent without looking at its controls. Listening to music allows one to focus on other tasks, but for as intriguing as video-on-the-go is, it requires a person's full attention. I agree with the article's question about whether people have that sort of time while on the go to devote to movies, etc. I also agree with the issue of the screen size. For on-the-go movies and video, the ever popular and multi-functional laptop remains the best and most frugal device, imho.
I stop short of calling the video iPod "Steve Jobs' Folly", but I do see it more as a specialty item in the iPod family. Many will enjoy the extra features with the small screen caveat. Some might not even mind the download fees-- but at this stage in home technology, the DVR and TiVO-like devices are nearly as popular as the VCR-- and there is still someting to be said for recording shows for free.
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I don't know if this works for the shuffle, but for my iPod I didn't want to have the erase/warning come up on computers at other studios. I wanted to be able to keep a lean iTunes library on my Mac, and tons of stuff on the iPod itself.
In iTunes prefs (on your own Mac with the iPod connected), click on the iPod tab, and make sure you check 'Manually manage songs and playlists'
This will ensure the iPod doesn't try to synchronise with the host machine. From then on you can drag songs to the iPod or delete as you wish.
Best of luck
Stephen
In iTunes prefs (on your own Mac with the iPod connected), click on the iPod tab, and make sure you check 'Manually manage songs and playlists'
This will ensure the iPod doesn't try to synchronise with the host machine. From then on you can drag songs to the iPod or delete as you wish.
Best of luck
Stephen