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Q: I have a Macbook with Tiger 10.4.1 and I am thinking of buying an Ipad .  Can I plug in my Ipod touch to my Ipad to transfer my music as I understand Tiger will not sync with Ipad

I have also been told about Itunes Match but again I dont think this will work with Tiger

Posted on Mar 2, 2012 11:43 PM

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Q: I have a Macbook with Tiger 10.4.1 and I am thinking of buying an Ipad .  Can I plug in my Ipod touch to my Ipad to transfer ... more

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Mar 3, 2012 12:06 AM in response to dgw289
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    Mar 3, 2012 12:06 AM in response to dgw289

    You can't connect an iPod to an iPad to transfer content between the two - the most that you might be able to do is to copy photos from an iPod Touch to the iPad via the camera connection kit, but you can't tramsfer music. The minimum specs for syncing from a Mac is OS X 10.5.8

     

    The minimum requirements for iTunes Match for a Mac are (from here) :

    • Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later
    • Windows Vista or later
    • iTunes 10.5.1 or later
    • iOS 5 or later on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2

  • by dgw289,

    dgw289 dgw289 Mar 3, 2012 1:11 PM in response to King_Penguin
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    Mar 3, 2012 1:11 PM in response to King_Penguin

    Thanks for the reply is there anything I can do to get my music onto an iPad cos at the moment this is the only thing stopping me buying an ipad

  • by pjl123,Helpful

    pjl123 pjl123 Mar 3, 2012 1:15 PM in response to dgw289
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    Mar 3, 2012 1:15 PM in response to dgw289

    Use google to find some ways to get the music off the touch and into a basic file.  But at some point, to get it onto the pad you are going to need to get it into an I tunes system that works. 

     

     

    Catch 22.  You can use the cloud, and live without a computer, but you cannot get your exiting stuff to the cloud without a valid iTunes path.

     

    Hmmm. I wonder if you can rent a newer model Mac for a couple of days.  Load up iTunes, create the cloud, them take it back.....

  • by King_Penguin,Helpful

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Mar 3, 2012 1:16 PM in response to dgw289
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    Mar 3, 2012 1:16 PM in response to dgw289

    Is your Mac recent enough to be upgradeable to 10.6.8 ?

  • by dgw289,

    dgw289 dgw289 Mar 11, 2012 12:31 PM in response to King_Penguin
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    Mar 11, 2012 12:31 PM in response to King_Penguin

    I think it is - I have an Intel core Duo - which  I beleive is what I need - If I download the upgrade to 10.6.8 (snow leopard) will this solve my issue? thanks

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man Mar 11, 2012 1:45 PM in response to dgw289
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    Mar 11, 2012 1:45 PM in response to dgw289

    You need the Snow Leopard install DVD to install the base system. Then you use the 10.6.8 update.

     

     Cheers, Tom

  • by dgw289,

    dgw289 dgw289 Mar 16, 2012 12:16 PM in response to pjl123
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    Mar 16, 2012 12:16 PM in response to pjl123

    So - the Apple Shop reckon that upgrading will slow down my macbook too much.  pjl123 - you mention setting up loading up itunes on another mac - if i borrowed a friends new mac - what do in need to do?  Sorry if this is a dumb question but how do i put my itunes on their mac?  Once this is done and I set up Cloud will my ipad pick up all my music even if my friend removes my Itunes account at a later date?