Re: [Apple iPod] How do you sync on different computers, without erasing all fil

Kirk (and anyone else that may know)

I'm not attempting to move that much media in one shot,
only about 5gb a time. The iPod isn't even 20% full at
this point. Since the hard drives on both laptops are
nearly full, I can't move all the files to one of them.

But even when "Manual Sync" is selected, iTunes still wants
to erase all my files.

I'd think that this is a common problem, and hopefully there
is a work around to feed one iPod with more than one computer.

Thanks again for sharing your experience.

--- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, Kirk McElhearn <kirkmc@...> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 21, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Joe wrote:
>
> > I'm attempting to load one classic 80gb iPod with two laptop
> > computers.
> > The reason is that both computers have loads of media (movies) of
> > about 40gb each. I've loaded all from the first laptop, and am
> > now attempting to send the movies from the second one.
> >
> > Even in manual mode, Itunes wants to erase all the files that are
> > on the iPod from the first laptop.
> >
> > Is there any to get one ipod to be happy with more than one computer
> > with out wanting to erase all the files first? Maybe another utility?
>
> The only thing I can think is that you're trying to put too much on
> the iPod. An 80 GB iPod holds about 75 GB of stuff. So if you really
> have 40 and 40, perhaps the second lot is too much, and iTunes, rather
> than choosing, is only offering to delete everything.
>
>
> Kirk

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