iTunes Help Please

[Ralphy]

Afternoon all.

My mate has given me his iPod and some cd's to bung on it for him.

I just plugged the iPod into my USB and iTunes isn't recognizing it.

'New USB Hardware' bubble is popping up and asking me to install software for it.

I'm too scared to cos i've heard horror stories of people's entire iTunes library being erased  

[Colin Todd]

this is why ipods are gay

[Ralphy]

Thanks for your help.

[Samdy Gray]

You can't use 2 iPods with iTunes on the same PC unless it's through different user accounts or you do some jiggerypokery.

Guide on Apple's website here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

[Ralphy]

Cheers Sam.

So basically i'm fucked?

[magic8ball]

I use two iPods with the same computer.

Whilst you click on the iTunes icon, just hold down shift, and a new dialog box opens up. You can create a new iTunes library from there.

Everytime you open iTunes, just do the same to choose which library you want to use.

[jayohaitchenn]

I use two iPods with the same computer.

Whilst you click on the iTunes icon, just hold down shift, and a new dialog box opens up. You can create a new iTunes library from there.

Everytime you open iTunes, just do the same to choose which library you want to use.

each time you do this itunes copies all your music, converts it to the apple format and hides it from you taking up a large amount of disk space.

I'd imagine, though i haven't tried it, the easiest way to do it would be to have 2 user accounts on the pc with the music in a shared area... although thinking about it this would waste disk space in the same way.

In summary, don't buy an ipod.

[Ralphy]

Great, just fucking great.

I just did what was said, held shift while opening iTunes, clicked create library and it's done that.

Mine is fucking gone.

Cheers.

[sonic youth]

hahahahahaha.

[Colin Todd]

Great, just fucking great.

I just did what was said, held shift while opening iTunes, clicked create library and it's done that.

Mine is fucking gone.

Cheers.

tries not to laugh




nope cant do it

     

[Ralphy]

I have 90% of my library that has been erased on my iPod.

How can I copy it back onto the hard drive?

[sonic youth]

you can't.

this is why you should backup

[flammableBen]

If I can ever afford an mp3 player I'm getting one I can copy stuff across onto like it's a removable drive when you plug it in. That would be ace.

[Ralphy]

All is not lost.

My entire library is still on the hard drive, just not showing in iTunes.  :?

Is it simply a case of importing it back?

[Ralphy]

Thank fuck for that.

Library is back.