I'm planning on making the switch soon (pc to mac). I've been using my iPod on the PC and was wondering if it was compatible with MAC without doing a full restore. My iPod is the only copy of the music I have since I'm headed off to college.
while i believe you can use a PC-formatted iPod with a Mac, apple recommends unloading the songs onto your new computer and then re-formatting the iPod and reloading it. but yes, the mac CAN read a PC-formatted iPod.
I always wondered to myself why Apple doesn't build some functionality into the PC version of iTunes to read HFS+ formatted iPods. Or is it really something that needs to be part of the actual OS to work.
I always wondered to myself why Apple doesn't build some functionality into the PC version of iTunes to read HFS+ formatted iPods. Or is it really something that needs to be part of the actual OS to work.
No, it's possible to implement the HFS+ filesystem in an application (like iTunes) but it's probably not worth the time and resources. I use both a Mac and a PC and just keep my iPod formatted on the PC. No big deal either way. Just means I can't install the iPod software updates from the Mac without reformatting.
I always wondered to myself why Apple doesn't build some functionality into the PC version of iTunes to read HFS+ formatted iPods. Or is it really something that needs to be part of the actual OS to work.
XPlay does exactly what you're asking; it's a Windows HFS+ driver specifically for the iPod.
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while i believe you can use a PC-formatted iPod with a Mac, apple recommends unloading the songs onto your new computer and then re-formatting the iPod and reloading it. but yes, the mac CAN read a PC-formatted iPod.
here is what Apple has to say about this:
http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/ipod/
good luck
Originally posted by MPMoriarty
I always wondered to myself why Apple doesn't build some functionality into the PC version of iTunes to read HFS+ formatted iPods. Or is it really something that needs to be part of the actual OS to work.
No, it's possible to implement the HFS+ filesystem in an application (like iTunes) but it's probably not worth the time and resources. I use both a Mac and a PC and just keep my iPod formatted on the PC. No big deal either way. Just means I can't install the iPod software updates from the Mac without reformatting.
Originally posted by MPMoriarty
I always wondered to myself why Apple doesn't build some functionality into the PC version of iTunes to read HFS+ formatted iPods. Or is it really something that needs to be part of the actual OS to work.
XPlay does exactly what you're asking; it's a Windows HFS+ driver specifically for the iPod.