[sirchtruth]

OT - Question Every time my son plugs his ipod into the computer itunes loads up and erases the songs he's DL'd from his friends house. (Who has HS) Is there a way to turn this off so it doesn't automatically delete any songs, or autoupdate his ipod songlist from itunes software? For the life of me I can't find a digital switch in the itunes software options or the ipod

Thanks.

[jimtorr]

The simplest way is as follows. from the iTunes Help files:

To load songs onto iPod manually:
Connect your iPod to your computer.
When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window (under Devices), select it.
If the Summary pane is not showing, click the Summary tab.
Select "Manually manage music." (If you have an iPod that displays video, the checkbox says "Manually manage music and video.")
Click Music (below Library, on the left side of the iTunes window) and then drag songs and playlists to your iPod.

[philo]

After the Ipod updates why doesn't he just drag and drop the songs he wants to keep in a folder you can create and name on the C drive. That way they're protected and you can bring them back in his playlist after it updates.

[capitalist229]

Every time my son plugs his ipod into the computer itunes loads up and erases the songs he's DL'd from his friends house.

Don't buy Apple products they are based upon a narrow minded business model that insures eventual extinction of both the Mac and Ipod.

BUMP

[BlazingArizona]

Apple put in this "feature" as part of its contract with the record companies. Once you pair up an iPod with its designated computer, it will retain only music that the iTunes running on that PC or Mac recognizes as being its "own".

Look online at Mac open source sites like sourceforge.net for hacks to get around this.

[ccmay]

Apple crippled the iPod's ability to facilitate music sharing. They had to, or the major music companies would never have allowed the iTunes Music Store to be created.

A song purchased from iTunes can be enabled to play on up to five computers, and an unlimited number of iPods. The latest version of the iPod/iTunes software allows iTunes music to be transferred between different computers via the iPod itself, IF both computers previously have been enabled to play music purchased by the iTunes account holder who bought the song.

Use your dial-up connection to make sure your own computer is enabled for use with your son's iTunes account. Make sure you have the most up-to-date iTunes and iPod software, and look for the "Transfer Purchases from iPod" command on the "File" menu. You might have to set the iPod to handle music transfers manually, as a previous response to your question mentioned, but I don't think this is true with the latest version of the software.

However, music that was copied from CD, stolen from eDonkey or LimeWire, or downloaded from other sources cannot be transferred in this way. And because the iPod keeps its music in hidden directories with cryptic file names, it is not the case that you can simply drag and drop the music files.

There are freeware and shareware programs, like iPod Music Liberator, that can see through the veil Apple cast over the music files on the iPod, and allow you to extract non-iTunes song files to your own computer. This works for us on the Mac, but I assume there are similar programs for the PC too.

[Dick Vomer]

when you go to your preferences...set it to manual, not automatic and then you won't lose all your songs....