Transferring music onto a classic iPod

I recently bought a used iPod touch. Now probably considered a classic. Limited storage so I’m selecting what music to put on it. I learned you can drag and drop various music you purchased with exception to recent music I’ve purchased. Is there a certain amount of time to wait before that music can be added to iPod? Or is it time to recycle iPod?

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 27, 2025 8:10 AM

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Jan 28, 2025 2:14 AM in response to goldenlight

In addition to the points made by Niel, you might want to consider using Sync (synchronise) to manage your iPod, something that can be a much easier process than manually dragging and dropping songs onto the iPod.


Ah but, you say; I don't have enough storage space on the iPod for all my music. That's not a problem.


If you use Sync Selected playlists, artists, albums and genres, it allows you to choose what to add and what not to add to the iPod. In other words, you make the choices and iTunes does the work of managing it on the iPod. It becomes a simple procedure to deselect an album (so it gets removed at the next Sync) and then select a different album to be added at that Sync. Much easier than finding the album on the iPod (via iTunes or Finder) and manually removing it.


If you want help with using Sync, please ask.


I agree with Niel by the way, there is no waiting period before you can add music purchased from the iTunes Store to your iPod. You buy the song/album and download it onto your computer:

    • if you're using iTunes, it gets added to iTunes and then use Sync to add it to the iPod
    • if you're using Finder (on a MAC) the procedure is similar, although I can't be specific as I use iTunes


You refer to "a classic". Remember that Apple made an iPod called the iPod Classic, but it's a very different iPod to an iPod Touch. If you refer to a Classic when you mean an iPod Touch, you will get the wrong information. Consider the point that Niel has made about Apple Music (the subscription service) and the Classic (it's not possible to put that music onto an iPod Classic).

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Jan 27, 2025 8:19 AM in response to goldenlight

If you're referring to an iPod touch, there isn't a waiting period unless you're trying to download music from multiple Apple Accounts straight from the iTunes Store onto it; this doesn't apply to content synced from a computer.

If you're referring to an iPod classic, there isn't a waiting time aside from that needed to download the music to your computer; tracks gotten through an Apple Music subscription instead of being purchased individually can't be put onto it.


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Transferring music onto a classic iPod

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