Auto-Sync?
This may be a dumb question but what happens if I plug my iPod into a friend's computer (heading south for the holidays) and hers is set to automatically sync between pod and computer? Does iTunes give me an option to change the settings to Manual or does it just start adding songs from her machine or erasing songs from my iPod? There's no way to tell (that I've discovered to find out what iTunes is set to do on connection with an iPod. Is there a way to 'lock' the iPod? Or something? What am I overlooking? Help, please.
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1. if you're hooking it up to her machine to charge it, it will NOT automatically sync, it will prompt you with the option though. decline and it will just charge it.
2. if you want to transfer files, you can only transfer itunes music store purchases, IF you have not yet registered 5 devices yet and IF you register her computer as one of your devices.
store > authorize computer.... > type in your account
3. if you want to transfer non iTMS purchases, there is no legal/easily illegal way to do it, but there are many ipod ripper programs out there. She just needs to install this and you should be able to pull anything off of your pod that you want.
also you can't transfer anything (i dont think) if you are crossing OSes. only works going mac to mac or pc to pc...i think...in my experience at least.
don't worry about her computer just overwriting everything you have on your ipod, it should always prompt you first (because its a new device)
i hope thats everything, and i believe thats all right, someone else should back me up.
Realize that you have to put a copy of anything you want to transfer in the iPod this way. You can't access (In any way that I know of) the file of any audio, video, etc, that's on your iPod playlists.
Please excuse me if I didn't explain that very well.. Hope that helps!