How do I change my ipod format from windows to mac?

A restore will only delete content from the iPod and reset all of it's settings back to factory ones. It does NOT affect the content stored in your iTune library.

It's likely that you cannot sync new songs due to the fact that you are trying to sync the iPod with a different iTunes library than what it was originally set up with. An iPod can only be synced with one library at a time. Restoring the iPod should allow you to start syncing the iPod with your new iTunes library on your Mac.

B-rock

Plug it into your Mac and restore it. The restore process should convert it to Mac OS X Extended Journaled. Or you can leave it as is since Macs and can read and write to a Windows formatted iPod.

B-rock

Hi!

I have the sane issue. The iPod nano (6th generation) works great on windows (formatted in windows). But I would like to reformat in MAC, but the iPod shows up on the MAC desktop, but not in itunes.

And yes, I tried troubbleshooting rebooting/pluggin etc... even on 2 mac (os X 10.6 and os X 10.9). Still same problem.

uninstall and reinstall itunes and the following components in this specific order :

iTunes

Apple Software Update

Apple Mobile Device Support

Bonjour

Apple Application Support

once all of those are gone, go to iTunes.com and download iTunes

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