Conal Ho wrote:
Disabling the "Enable disk usage" should prevent the iPod shuffle from being mounted as a volume on the Mac desktop. In fact, this is exactly what happens in other iPods that allows disk usage.
That's right, but the iPod shuffle is a much simpler design than the bigger iPods, and apparently does not support this. In my experience, the iPod shuffle is generally mounted as a volume whenever it is connected. It also seems that iTunes requires the iPod shuffle to be mounted in order to synchronize it. iTunes will automatically unmount it after synchronization if disk use is disabled, but temporarily mount it again each time it needs to resynchronize it later.
And now it's working. The iPod shuffle NO LONGER mounts on the desktop. Exactly the way it should be with my settings.
I'm afraid that you may be mistaken. Please try the following:
- Quit iTunes.
- Open a Finder window (with the sidebar showing the volumes).
- Now connect your iPod shuffle and wait about 10 seconds.
- The iPod volume should appear in the side bar (and on the desktop).
- The iPod shuffle's LED will be blinking yellow because it is mounted.
- Now start iTunes, which will synchronize the iPod.
- Afterwards the iPod volume will disappear.
- At this time the iPod shuffle's LED will turn to steady yellow or green.
- Arrange windows so that you see both iTunes and the Finder window.
- Select the iPod shuffle in iTunes under Devices.
- Change anything, e.g. drag one song to a different position.
- This will cause iTunes to synchronize the iPod shuffle again.
- While this happens the iPod volume will temporarily reappear.
