iPods and apple ID's

my father gave me his old iPod with some music, is it possible to put my own music on that iPod without deleting the music that is already on the iPod?

Posted on Jun 1, 2020 12:23 PM

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turingtest2

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Jun 2, 2020 6:56 AM in response to Franky200

See Recover media from an iPod - Apple Community. Once all is in your library you can decide what to keep and what to put on the device.

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