dponmac Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Is there anyway to get windows to see the data on a HFS formated iPod? I want to pull the music off my iPod, load it into my iTunes on my windows comp, then sync back onto the iPod. Or is there an easier way to get my music from windows onto my iPod without losing the existing music on there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuhkaX Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Check out this program. It's called Xplay 2 I use it and it works great. http://www.mediafour.com/products/xplay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franzy Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Even better program: Macdrive - also made by mediafour http://www.mediafour.com/products/macdrive6/ just install it, plug ur ipod in, and it shows up in programs like itunes, even in windows explorer. This handy program even allows u 2 see your mac partition if your hard drive is split into windows/mac partitions (for dual booting). just make sure you dont have daemon tools 4 or alcohol 120% installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 save all your music and stuff. wipe the iPod. format to windows. then you dont have a problem. also in fat32 the iPod likes i better for some odd reason so it actually works faster and uses a lil(i mean little) less juice. dunno why but it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severnya Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 So the iPod can run on a Mac - formatted in FAT32 (Windows mode)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrupted Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Yes it can. Mac OS X can read/write FAT32 just like HFS+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franzy Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 btw... that's a hint to u folks who are dual booting - either on macintels or x86macs. For full flexibility consider this solution: Download a program such as macdrive and gain full read/write access to your HFS+ partition (your mac partition), as well as your mac ipods (if you wish to format it so - which i did because it seems to solve my problem of an ipod virus which caused overheating, as well as being much faster in accessing and transferring songs). Format your windows partition to FAT32. If you don't want to lose all your information by formatting, you can use partition magic to 'convert' from NTFS to FAT32. This way, you won't lose any information - it will simply convert. You will now have read & write access to your windows partition. By using both methods in combination, you have a computer that can function and access files in both partitions. But be warned that converting to FAT32 has cons. FAT32 is an older format system and offers less security and the structure of NTFS is much more stabile, reliable, and faster. Not to mention, FAT32 limits file sizes to less than 4 gbs. If your willing to sacrifice this, then go ahead. I would at least try it out. I have done this on my laptop, now my 5150 is able to log onto both windows and mac and type my class notes from both partitions with ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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