Ipod help

david_cougar

hello i have just bought a i pod but have no instructions for it,how do you use your computer to upload your music and pics ..etc only have the i pod but no start up disc/books. the i pod works ok got it of my inn laws its the new blk one 30 gb.he has had it a while bought it in portugal where it came out first apparently.

sra

Just about everything you need to know is over at Apple.com
(You need to install Itunes)

The video tutorial are very good
Itunes video tutorials
Ipod video tutorials

If you go through them all, you'll know just about everything you ever need to know

david_cougar

set up my i pod with i tunes,am i right in thinking that the only way to place music,is by a cd and uploading it to itunes.most of my music is on my computer how do i upload direct from my collection....

everythingblogcast

Thats correct and you just drag and drop the music files into iTunes Library and then it will start changing them to iTunes format i.e. mp3 or the stupid one that you cant play unless you have iTunes installed or a ipod.

amcluesent

>Most of my music is on my computer...<

Suggest you have a look at the guides on http://forums.ilounge.com/ to understand the issues of manually syncing iPods and having a music collection outside the iTunes library.

If you manually sync, and the files are already MP3 files the you can move the files directly to the iPod. Once iTunes has recognised the iPod and its name appears in the 'Source' list, you can drag files & folders from Windows Exploror onto the iPod icon and they will be copied across and organised on the iPod using the tags in the MP3 files NOT the directory structure you've used on the PC.