How Can I Play Music Purchased on iTunes on More Than One iPod?

Put music purchased from iTunes onto an iPod.

Your iTunes account can hold music that you have ripped from audio CDs as well as songs that you have purchased from the iTunes Store. All of the songs that you have saved in your iTunes library can be transferred onto your iPod. An iPod can hold music that has been purchased from several different iTunes accounts. Before you can transfer the purchased music from iTunes to the iPod, you must first change a setting on your iPod.

Instructions

1. Connect the iPod you want to add the purchased music to into the computer using the player's USB cord.

2. Open iTunes.

3. Click the name of the connected iPod, which is found underneath the "Devices" category.

4. Click on the "Summary" tab at the top of iTunes.

5. Click the "Manually manage music and videos" box, which is at the bottom of the middle iTunes window.

6. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom of iTunes.

7. Click "Music" on the left portion of iTunes. The songs in iTunes, including the purchased iTunes music, will appear in the middle of iTunes.

8. Select any purchased songs you wish to add to your iPod by clicking on the songs.

9. Drag the purchased songs to the iPod (found beneath the "Devices" menu). The songs will be added to the iPod.

Tips & Warnings

• One iPod can only hold iTunes-purchased music from five separate accounts at one time.

References

• Apple Support: Managing Content Manually on iPod, iPhone and iPad
• Apple Support: Frequently Asked Questions About Viewing and Syncing Video with iTunes and iPod