Tips On How To Use your iPod As A Hard Drive

At some point most people have needed to transferrunning you will need to manually disconnect the iPod
files from one computer to another. Floppy drives arefrom the system. Open My Computer. Browse to the
virtually obsolete. Not all computers have a CD burnerdrive that lists your iPod. Select the drive and drag it to
and unless you use a re-writable CD you can only usethe recycle bin. Once the drive has been deleted, you
it for files one time. So how can you do it? Evercan safely detach your iPod from the computer. Avoid
thought of using your iPod? Few people realize thedetaching your iPod from the computer with going
iPod can be used for much more than listening tothrough these steps first. Doing so can result in
songs and watching videos. The device can also becorruption of important files.
used as a hard drive to store every kind of file you willThe iPod shuffle can also be used for storing files.
need. Here are a few tips on how to use your iPod asUsing a USB flash drive does this. To configure the
a hard drive.iPod shuffle to store files, open the iPod preferences
First, connect your iPod to your computer. Once thewindow from within iTunes. In the iPod preferences
iPod has been connected open the iTunes window.window use the slider to choose how much of the
Then open the iPod preferences window. In the iPoddrive you would like to use for storing files and how
preferences window you can select Manually managemuch you would like to use for storing songs. You can
songs and playlists or Enable disk use. If you would likeadd files in two ways. The first way is to drag and
to use your iPod for disk storage and you would stilldrop the icon for the file you would like to add onto the
like for iTunes to automatically update your iPod libraryiPod folder in the iTunes screen. The second way is to
then choose Enable disk use. This will allow your iPodnavigate to the iPod drive through My Computer and
to store files and play music.add file. If you have the file open you can save it to
Once you have set up your iPod to store files you canthe iPod by going to File, Save As. In the location
drag the files you want to store into the iPod window.window click on My Computer and select the iPod
When you have finished moving the files click the iPoddrive.
eject button in the lower-right corner of the iTunesThe iPod shuffle must be removed in a similar way to
window. The iPod screen will show Ok to disconnecta regular iPod. If you are working through the iTunes
when it is safe to unplug it.window click the iPod eject button in the lower-right
You can also use your iPod as a hard drive withoutcorner of the window. When the iPod screen shows
using the iTunes window. First connect your iPod toOk to disconnect you can safely remove your iPod.
the computer that has the files you would like to store.You can also remove the iPod shuffle if you are not
Then go to My Computer. You will see the iPod listedworking in iTunes by deleting the drive icon from the
as an available drive. Double click the drive and copyMy Computer folder. As with a regular iPod, be careful
the files you want to store into the root folder.not to detach the iPod shuffle from computer without
Alternatively, you can create a separate folder forfirst removing it in one of the two ways described
storing your files to avoid confusing your files with theabove.
files the iPod needs to operate. Do not put anything inHassle no more with emailing files to yourself in order
the folder labeled iPod_Control because that folderto access them from another location. As long as you
contains music and video files and information requiredhave your iPod and the USB cord or your iPod shuffle,
for the iPod to read music and video files correctly.you can access and store all the files you need.
If you are using your iPod without having iTunes