Thanks for all the input. This is the exact reason why I won't buy an iPod. I'd rather have an ugly machine that does the same job but lets me just drag and drop files in and out of it.
Well, this is as I suspected. I'll be hunting around for a solution. Sharepod sounds good... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:11 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] iPod Help Hunt for options, they are out there, but not legal to discuss on the list ;) That should give you a start ;) ! -----Original message----- From: "Richard Kim" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:15:45 -0600 To: "'The Hardware List'" [email protected] Subject: [H] iPod Help > The scenario: My friend just ended up really messing up her external HDD. > She was using it to free up some space on her laptop. She just transferred > all her iTunes purchased music collection onto it and now it seems they are > lost. She has space on her computer's main HDD. She ended up doing something > that it ended up being completely reformatted. > > The question: Will she be able to connect her iPod and copy all her music > back onto her computer? This is the same computer she used to upload > everything in the first place, except now the original music files are gone. > The only copies now remain on her iPod. She wants to copy everything back. > Or, will she need to hack the ipod to get her music files outta there? > > I don't have an iPod and she's not too computer savvy (hence the accidental > reformat) so I'd appreciate some feedback before I help her out. Thanks all. > >
