How to Load Music on a New iPod
The Apple iPod is a portable music and video player that allows you to listen to music, play videos and view photos stored on the device. Songs and videos are loaded onto the iPod with Apple's iTunes software, available from Apple free of charge. iTunes offers two sync options for your iPod: automatic and manual. Automatic will load all of the music in your iTunes library onto the player, while manual allows you to pick and choose which media files will be transferred to the iPod.
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Instructions
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Download and install iTunes from Apple's website. The link has been provided in the References section below.
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Import your music and video files into iTunes by dragging and dropping the files or folders in the iTunes window. Alternatively, you can click "File" in the iTunes window and select "Add File to Library" to add an individual file or "Add Folder to Library" to add an entire folder.
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Plug the iPod USB cable into the computer's USB port. Plug the other end into the bottom of the iPod. Once connected, the computer will automatically detect the iPod. If this is the first time plugging the iPod into the computer you will be asked to setup the device. Enter the name of the iPod and set your sync settings to "Automatic" or "Manual." Click "Done." If you selected "Automatic" as your sync settings, your iPod will begin to sync once "Done" is clicked in the setup screen.
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Drag and drop the contents from your iTunes library to the iPod icon on the left side of the screen to manually sync. To select multiple items, hold CTRL (or the Command key on a Macintosh computer) while selecting. As items are dropped onto the iPod they will automatically begin to sync. To remove items synced to the iPod, open the iPod library, select the track or tracks that you would like to delete and press the Delete or Backspace key.
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Tips & Warnings
You can sync your iPod to only one iTunes library at a time. If your iPod is connected to another library, you will be given the option to erase your iPod and sync to the new library or to skip syncing altogether.
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