transfering files to from Emachines to Apple Imac G5

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transfering files to from Emachines to Apple Imac G5

alright i made one of these a day ago i just cant find it, so basically what i need help with is i have a old emachines that i have tons of files on, and now i need to put them on my apple, i have like 20 gig's of music and like 2 gig's of pictures, so i was told to use an ipod, my old one broke down anyways so it was a good invest ment, now when i connect it to my apple, it just tells me to reconfigure it, which isnt an option being it will erase the songs, what do i do to get my imac g5 to allow the ipod to upload the songs to it?

Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Apr 21, 2006 5:46 PM

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Masna

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Apr 21, 2006 5:52 PM in response to ElectricJib

Well... I'm a bit confused. Are your files on your iPod?

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Niel

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Apr 21, 2006 5:56 PM in response to ElectricJib

Use the instructions in this article to transfer music and files from one computer to another.

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Apr 21, 2006 6:33 PM in response to Niel

will this work though? from windows operating system on an emachins to a imac? when i read through it, it didnt seem that you could use more than 204 mb, and yes all my music 20 gig's is already on my ipod and on my emachines, now i just need help getting it to my apple computer

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Niel

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Apr 21, 2006 6:40 PM in response to ElectricJib

The instructions in that article will work from a PC to a Mac, and you can transfer data up to the iPod's capacity with each trip. The 204MB limit you saw does not apply to any iPod model other than the shuffle, and it only applies to the shuffle if you choose to reserve the rest of the space on it for music.

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Apr 21, 2006 7:02 PM in response to Niel

alright, somehow before when i tried my music from my ipod is now on my apple, as aits own folder, here is my problem though, i can not find it on my computer in any folders or locations, and can not drag it to add it to my library...i'm so confused any help would be awesome

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Lyssa

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Apr 21, 2006 7:12 PM in response to ElectricJib

Hmm.

Think I'll step in here.

Is your iPod set to manually update its music?

~iBook G4 1.07GHz (Kaiya), with extra 256MB RAM (Mac OS X 10.3.9)~ LaCie 160GB external hard drive~ ~3G 15GB iPod (Nakai)~ ~GiveStarsto users who earn them.~

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Lyssa

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Apr 21, 2006 7:12 PM in response to ElectricJib

Accidental double post.

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Apr 21, 2006 7:20 PM in response to Lyssa

do i set it to that on the old computer or the new one? sorry i dont know my stuff, apple is all new to me

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Masna

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Apr 21, 2006 7:22 PM in response to ElectricJib

Listen. You can move all your music/video files to your new computer, via your iPod. Are these files you want on your Mac on your iPod? Is your iPod functioning properly? If so...
PodUtil
YamiPod

Both will rip files from your iPod, and place them in a specified folder on your computer.

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Apr 21, 2006 7:25 PM in response to ElectricJib

On your old computer, connect your iPod

From the File menu, choose Preferences.

Click the "iPod" tab.

Select "manually manage songs and playlists"

You may want to "Enable disk Use" as well.

You should be able to follow the instructions in Niel's post now.

~iBook G4 1.07GHz (Kaiya), with extra 256MB RAM (Mac OS X 10.3.9)~ LaCie 160GB external hard drive~ ~3G 15GB iPod (Nakai)~ ~GiveStarsto users who earn them.~

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Apr 21, 2006 7:31 PM in response to Masna

alright i have yami pod or w/e, and everything is uploaded, now what do i do from here, its just displaying all my files

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Masna

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Apr 21, 2006 7:33 PM in response to ElectricJib

Are you using YamiPod on your Mac? (Just to make sure, all you're attempting to do is move your music library from your Emachine to your Mac, right?)

Choose a folder to copy all your files to, and start copying.

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Apr 21, 2006 7:36 PM in response to Masna

correct, its showing me all the files, so if i click songs, select all, i do what then?

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Masna

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Apr 21, 2006 7:39 PM in response to ElectricJib

I'm not sure. I recommend you use PodUtil instead. I have experience with that, and it seems much simpler than YamiPod. Download that, and I can help you then.

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