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ipod switch from PC to iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="Nighthawk4" data-source="post: 755906" data-attributes="member: 61193"><p>OK, I will have a go.</p><p></p><p>My guess on the USB problem is that your Mac might only have USB 1, which I think does not have the power to charge the iPod as well as carry data - as well as being slower than USB 2 of course.</p><p></p><p>The iPod's storage space will have been formatted as a Windows drive. The Mac OS is basically Unix and so is a different format. Macs can read and write to both versions, whilst Windows can only read or write the Windows version. However, the Mac cannot update the iPod's software unless it is formatted in Mac format. If your PC has died then your best option is to reformat the iPod to the Mac format - once you have backed up all of the data of course. This will allow you to update the iPod and makes more sense if you will never need to use it on a Windows machine again.</p><p></p><p>If you have authorised your Mac to the same Apple ID as the PC, then in theory anything you have bought from Apple iTunes Store should play on both - and thus also on the iPod. Is it possible you and your wife each have an account and some items were bought with one and some with the other? Either way, you are probably not going to be able to play those other tunes - unless you can find some software to unlock them, which even if it exists will not be discussed further on this Forum. </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nighthawk4, post: 755906, member: 61193"] OK, I will have a go. My guess on the USB problem is that your Mac might only have USB 1, which I think does not have the power to charge the iPod as well as carry data - as well as being slower than USB 2 of course. The iPod's storage space will have been formatted as a Windows drive. The Mac OS is basically Unix and so is a different format. Macs can read and write to both versions, whilst Windows can only read or write the Windows version. However, the Mac cannot update the iPod's software unless it is formatted in Mac format. If your PC has died then your best option is to reformat the iPod to the Mac format - once you have backed up all of the data of course. This will allow you to update the iPod and makes more sense if you will never need to use it on a Windows machine again. If you have authorised your Mac to the same Apple ID as the PC, then in theory anything you have bought from Apple iTunes Store should play on both - and thus also on the iPod. Is it possible you and your wife each have an account and some items were bought with one and some with the other? Either way, you are probably not going to be able to play those other tunes - unless you can find some software to unlock them, which even if it exists will not be discussed further on this Forum. Hope that helps. :) [/QUOTE]
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