IPOD woes!

[calleagh]

i got an ipod touch latest version a few weeks ago and i have yet to figure out how to get t he music i put in itunes to the ipod. i have no fucking clue. these are files from my hard drive and i want them on the ipod. we have any apple geeks here?

[Garrdor]

I think you have to download Itunes. It's a nifty program that allows you to securely transfer you mp3s onto your Ipod! Though, if you download music and stuff illegitimately and transfer through Itunes... it could flag you. RIAA complaince, HO!!!

Also, why are you supporting those demonic tech-lords? I DEMAND ANSWERS

*edit, reading fail*

Try dragging and dropping the songs into your Itunes window. On the left-hand-side there should be an area that shows your connected device (Ipod). Open it up and drag + drop.

I think

[calleagh]

i have downloaded itunes. i've also dragged and dropped the music files i wanted on the ipod. but...for some reason i can't get them to even show up on tthe ipod much less getting them to play. btw i'm not supporting the demonic tech lords lol it was given to me as a birthday present

[Fallakin Kuvari]

Are they .mp3 or .m4a?

If not, that could be your problem.

Additionally, you should be going to the tab for the iPod and then selecting what music you want on it from there; dragging it to the iPod tab from within iTunes generally doesn't work.

[Taxious]

I think you first have to import everything into iTunes (be sure and check options so that it doesn't COPY every song to .mp4 format and eat up a bunch of HDD space). Then it should be fairly straight forward. You plug ipod into computer, see it in itunes, and move songs between local computer and ipod library.

[calleagh]

fallakin, they are a mixture of mp3's and 4's. i've pretty much done everything that has been suggested.

[Fallakin Kuvari]

See if any of these line up with the problem you're having and can solve it: http://www.macworld.com/article/1038851/trubipod.html