Changing iPod Drive Letter

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Changing iPod Drive Letter

Sorry, this is more of a connection question, but how to I change the drive letter of my iPod? (I'm going to change it to try to get the new USB drive to recognize it...apparently, that's supposed to work.) Upon right-clicking it on my computer and exploring it's properties, I can't find an option to do that. Do I just rename it as "The Chenopod (M:)" Instead of the Chenopod (F:)"? Normally I would jump in an try it...but yah...iPods...kinda expensive.

Windows XP

Posted on Nov 29, 2005 5:04 PM

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Honeybee1236

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Nov 29, 2005 5:20 PM in response to David Gilbert3

To change the drive letter on windows:

1-On "my computer" right click and
2-select "manage"
3-select "storage"
4-select "disk management"
5-Then right click on the iPod drive and
6-select 'change drive letter'.

Then you will be able to change it to what you want.

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Nov 29, 2005 5:29 PM in response to David Gilbert3

uM, there is no Manage button when I right-click!

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Sheesha

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Feb 25, 2006 2:16 AM in response to David Gilbert3

My problem is slightly different - I moved my itunes librart from the C drive to D drive and now there is an exclamation sign by more than half of the tracks in a totally random way, telling me that it can't find the files - any advise how to sort this - am pulling my hair out!!!!

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Feb 25, 2006 2:47 AM in response to David Gilbert3

I had the same problem and to fix it, go to control panel and click on the Administrative Tools then click the Computer Management icon, Then under the Disk Management you will see the iPod. There you click on the drive and right click it and you can change the drive letter.

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Feb 25, 2006 2:49 AM in response to Sheesha

You can either change the iTunes library back, or select each exclamation pointed file separately and have iTunes browse to find the file. Time consuming yes, but that will fix your problem.

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-Dre-

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Feb 25, 2006 2:50 AM in response to Honeybee1236

What is " drive letter " ?

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Sheesha

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Feb 25, 2006 2:57 AM in response to David Wilson8

Thanks - I was hoping you weren't going to say that - with over 3,000 tracks it's going to take a while!!!

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Feb 25, 2006 6:38 AM in response to Sheesha

Well, hey, you can delete all the songs in your iTunes library and then re add them all at once. BUT if when you clear your iTunes library and it asks if you want to keep the files or move them to the recycle bin, select keep. This shouldn't happen though if you have all your songs in the same folder.

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