Jamz3k

I have a second generation 2GB Nano, personally I think it is a piece of ****, it crashs alot, has a pissy battery life, the sound quality is not prefect or even good compared to my old I-River and Itunes should be renamed Isatan but you have to work with what you got sometimes.

So my question is, is there any way I can get around not having to use Itunes. As I really hate it. It there software that allows you to drag and drop songs or something similar?

I used to have one of these before i got an Ipod and it was 1000times at everything, how i wish i hadn't broke it.

Snazy

There was a 4gb device on the gadget show the other night that actually looked rather good.

As for drag and drop, surely windows takes care of that once the device is connected as a removable storage device.

Snazy

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Jamz3k

unfortunately not Snazy, when u connect the Ipod in and try to look up your music via My computer it shows nothing up other than Calenders, Contacts and Notes. No sign of a music folder.

fitzscoob

Is there an option for showing hidden files and folders when looking at the device in my computer?

You might find it there.

Snazy

Oooh sorry I thought you meant "other" devices.
Na its an "i" product, so more secure than a high security prison, and prefers only things that go via prefered sources.

Jamz3k

ffs. what a piece of ****!

fitzscoob

Well I know you can drag from an iPod onto your computer, so I can only assume its possible in reverse.

Just make sure hidden files and folders are being shown and have a look through there.

You might see the music files listed with nonsense titles, MDSHD etc.

Jamz3k

Cheers Fitzscoob, i can't seem to find a way of seening the Hidden files on XP, i knew how to do it on windows of old but I think i'm getting too old to learn new things.

bigsinky

jamz

download a wee programme called mediawidgit. transfer from pc to ipod, ipod to ipod, ipod to pc. i use it now instead of iBlows

Jamz3k

Great stuff BigSinky! Thank you very much, you may have just made life 0.1% more bearable!

Snazy

Now all you need to do is get a Blackberry and it will be a whole 1% better lol

(this was only posted to keep Sinky happy lol)

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

Have you got a link for the *cough* registered version pls? PM me

bigsinky

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bioforger

iTrader: (1)

cheers

farmerwrx

SharePod

scrappydoo

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Markus

It would not wipe music from your computer, however, it would probably tell you that the iPod is synced with another computer/library and either not allow you to add anything, or it'll tell you the only way to add things is to erase the existing content.