moving PDFs to IPod Touch
Considering getting an iPod Touch, if I can drag & drop PDFs of articles and books from my MacBook Pro and external hard drives. Is this possible?
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Hello there, bstamets.
It sounds like you want to know if you can sync PDFs to an iPod Touch from your computer. The following Knowledge Base article provides some great information on how to accomplish that:
Use iBooks with PDF documents on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Sync and save PDFs
The first time that you open iBooks after you update to iOS 9.3 or OS X 10.11.4, you'll be prompted to use iCloud. Learn more about syncing your books and PDFs using iCloud.
You can also add PDFs to your iTunes library on your computer by dragging and dropping the PDF into your iTunes Book library. The files will appear when you are preparing your device to sync. If you're using OS X Mavericks or later, drag and drop your PDFs into your iBooks library using iBooks for Mac. All PDF or iBook files in your iBooks library are available to sync to your iOS device via iTunes.
To sync a PDF from your computer to iBooks on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
- Select your iOS device. (Learn how to sync your data with iTunes.)
- Under Settings, click Books.
- Select Sync Books.
- If iTunes is set to sync only selected books, make sure that there's a check in the checkbox next to the PDF you want to sync.
- Click Sync.
You can also use iTunes to back up your PDF files. To transfer PDFs to your computer and back them up, transfer purchases from your iOS device to your computer. These files are not in an iTunes Backup. Learn more about what's contained in iTunes and iCloud backups.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers.