Convert a Mac-Compatible iPod to Windows Without Losing Music



Convert a Mac-Compatible iPod to Windows Without Losing Music - Launch iTunes on your Mac computer.

Select "File," "Library" and "Back up to disc."
Select "Backup entire iTunes library and playlists" and click "Back Up."

Insert a blank DVD, and iTunes will begin burning the disc. Once the disc storage capacity has been reached, the computer will eject the disc and iTunes will ask you to insert another blank DVD. This process will continue until your entire music library has been written to disc. It is a good idea to label each disc in sequential order (something like iTunes Backup 1, iTunes Backup 2, etc.).



Launch iTunes on your Windows computer.

The Apple iPod hard disk is formatted differently by iTunes depending on the operating system of the computer connected to the device. Thus, an iPod formatted on a Mac is only compatible with Mac computers and an iPod formatted on Windows is only compatible with Windows computers. You can convert the iPod format if you need to switch from Mac to Windows, but this process will erase all files on the iPod, thus losing all your music. You can use a few methods to maintain your music library and transfer it to your Windows system.

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