If you are the proud owner of Apple's branded player, you may have a question about how to download music to your iPod. We will try to solve it now.
What are the options?
To begin with, the ways to download music to your iPod and mp3 player are different
companies are significantly different. You can transfer music to other music players using Windows Explorer, just like regular files on a removable drive. However, the question "how to record music on an iPod" is a bit more complicated. After all, you cannot habitually drag and drop audio files into the music folder on the player, for this you will need to use the free iTunes program, which is also developed by Apple.
Perhaps at first this method will seem unexpectedly complicated to you, however, all the little things have been taken into account here, and working with the program is convenient and enjoyable. Please note that the question of how to drop music on an iPod has similar solutions, regardless of which player model (touch, nano or shuffle) you use.
About the program installation process
We have already found out that iTunes exists. She will help us understand
how to download music to iPod. This application can be downloaded from the official Apple website. Next, install the program.
Music download operations are performed thanks to this software solution, there is also a radio here, in it you will find absolutely all the genres that exist in the music world. After installation is complete, launch the application and you will be taken to an endless world of entertainment and relaxation.
How to download music to iPod: add music files to the music library
To add music to the music library, go to the "File", then "Add a file (or folder) to the music library." After that, you need to find and select the music you need . The process of adding music files is displayed on the display in a special status window.
We have already done everything necessary, however, the question of how to download music to iPod has its own nuances, we will discuss them below. Thanks to the above actions, the necessary music files will appear in your iTunes library, you can listen to them and easily transfer them to your iPod.
How to download music to iPod: sync process
If you need a music library to be organized all the time, you should
go to the menu item of the "Edit" program, then go to "Settings", then open "Add-ons" and, finally, launch "Basic". Confirm with a checkmark the item that offers copying to iTunes Music while adding music files to the music library.
After that, you need to connect the player to the computer using the USB port and install it in iTunes. In the "Music" section, select the item titled "Sync music", then click "Apply." Thus, your favorite works will be automatically recorded on the iPod. If the format of a specific file that you placed in the program is currently not supported by the iPod, iTunes will offer to automatically convert it to a compatible one.
Synchronization takes about 5-10 minutes. You can choose in the library music materials that you want to put on your iPod - all at once (if the memory size and condition of the player allows) or several or even one of your playlists.
Note that after the music recording on the player is finished, a message appears on the display in the already mentioned status window on the completion of synchronization with iPod.
How to delete music files?
To clear the player of music files, you need to open the Music folder in the music library, and then proceed to delete the songs you do not need. Open your device in iTunes and select "Music", then click on the sync button. After you create your own music library, you can disconnect iPod from a personal computer and enjoy the sound.
Nuances
If you downloaded music to your iPod outside the home, for example, in a service center, and after that you wanted to add your own music files to your device already on your computer, all the music that was downloaded from another PC will be deleted, instead of it, the material you selected will be recorded.
After work with the device is completed, it must be correctly removed. To do this, click on the “Remove Device” function next to the iPod and wait for the safe disconnect to end.
Do not connect your iPod to another person's computer if iTunes is installed on this PC. In case of urgent need to connect, for example, to share information from the player as from a removable drive, you should turn off automatic synchronization with iTunes. To this end, go to the "Edit" menu and select "Settings".
Next, visit the "Devices" section in order to check the box next to the item on preventing automatic synchronization of branded devices. After completing these steps, click OK.
Bypassing iTunes
Next, we’ll look at how music is downloaded to iPod without iTunes.
its particular popularity, however, we recommend that you use only official software.
PwnTunes is an application that is suitable for anyone who does not want to come to terms using the official iTunes solution. On i-devices there is a file system that is hidden from prying eyes, its contents are encoded, instead of file names, unclear combinations of letters are displayed. Downloading music to a personal computer is problematic.
It is completely impossible to record information without iTunes on the device, because when connected via a USB device to the computer, the user in the explorer sees only the folder with photos that were taken by the device’s camera. The PwnTunes application modifies folders so that a user in Explorer accesses several additional folders.
- My music In this section, you can record music for an i-device, in this directory, music files are automatically converted, and then transferred to your library.
- iTunes Music From this section you can transfer your music library to your computer from the player, while the usual file names are saved.
- Misc. You can use this folder as storage for any file, file transfer is also available from here. In other words, the i-device becomes a flash drive.
Now you know how to download music to your iPod.