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mangoSharingan
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Hi, I have a 2G iPod Mini 4GB which was already formatted for Macs when I got it from the Apple Regent St store, I think....Well, it doesn't say anything about it being formatted for Windows in 'About' and when I plug it to my PC (with iPod software already installed), it says it needs to be formatted.
Anyways, I was wondering whether formatting to Windows will still allow me to copy songs to it with my iBook and also use it as a USB storage device on BOTH my Windows PC and my iBook? I have used it a few times to temporarily back up a few files before I formatted my iBook and that was fine. However, I do regularly transfer a lot of files between my iBook and Windows PC back and forth using a crossover cable and I was wondering if I formatted it in Windows, I could just use my iPod Mini to do that instead since it's less fussy? It would also be useful for when I need to transfer some files to a friend's Windows PC so I don't have to use DVD-RWs for it. And will it work the other way round, like transferring files from my iBook back to the Windows PC?
Also, since I will be losing all my songs on my iPod, which are NOT on my iBook anymore (needed to free up space and I assumed it was pretty safe on my iPod Mini anyways ), can someone recommended me a free program which will allow me to extract the songs from my iPod back onto iBook, so that once I formatted the iPod Mini to Windows, I can then transfer it back from my iBook to it, providing a Windows-formatted iPod will actually work on my iBook? Thanks.
Anyways, I was wondering whether formatting to Windows will still allow me to copy songs to it with my iBook and also use it as a USB storage device on BOTH my Windows PC and my iBook? I have used it a few times to temporarily back up a few files before I formatted my iBook and that was fine. However, I do regularly transfer a lot of files between my iBook and Windows PC back and forth using a crossover cable and I was wondering if I formatted it in Windows, I could just use my iPod Mini to do that instead since it's less fussy? It would also be useful for when I need to transfer some files to a friend's Windows PC so I don't have to use DVD-RWs for it. And will it work the other way round, like transferring files from my iBook back to the Windows PC?
Also, since I will be losing all my songs on my iPod, which are NOT on my iBook anymore (needed to free up space and I assumed it was pretty safe on my iPod Mini anyways ), can someone recommended me a free program which will allow me to extract the songs from my iPod back onto iBook, so that once I formatted the iPod Mini to Windows, I can then transfer it back from my iBook to it, providing a Windows-formatted iPod will actually work on my iBook? Thanks.