How to Load Photos From a Computer to an iPod

Your iPod and your computer can work hand-in-hand, providing you with many options to utilize both of their features. This is true with photos on both products as well. Whether using a Mac or PC, your iPod is built to handle the storage of photos with little trouble. Here is how to load photos from a computer onto an iPod.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

For a Mac User

1. Connect your iPod to your computer through the USB port.

2. If iTunes isn't open already, open iTunes by clicking on the icon on your computer.

3. Wait for your iPod to appear under "Devices" on the left panel.

4. Click your iPod name to choose it under "Devices." You already named it when you first added it to iTunes.

5. Select the "Photos" tab in the resulting iPod "Settings" page.

6. Click on the “Sync Photos From” checkbox, then choose either "iPhoto," "Choose Folder," or "Pictures" from the pop-up menu.

7. Click "Apply" to begin the copy process. iTunes displays how many images are about to be copied to your iPod at the bottom of the page. This may take some time, depending on the options you chose for the photos’ resolution.

For a Windows User

8. Connect your iPod to your computer.

9. Open iTunes if you don’t have it open already.

10. Wait for your iPod to appear under "Devices."

11. Click your iPod name to choose it under "Devices."

12. In the resulting iPod "Settings," click the "Photos" tab.

13. Select the "Sync Photos From" checkbox, then click either "My Pictures," "Choose Folder," or "Adobe Photoshop Album" or "Adobe Photoshop Elements" from the drop-down menu.

14. Click "Apply." iTunes will show you how many images are being copied at the bottom of the page. Depending on the options you choose, this might take a few minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Sync a folder of images on your computer with iPod, or sync images from software in order to get photos and images from your computer onto your iPod.
• Choose the “Include full-resolution photos” checkbox if you want iTunes to include the full-resolution versions of your images.