Can someone tell me how to share files between IPOD's. There has to be a way could someone help me out here????

2/10/2006 11:01:17 AM

because I don't know the answer to your question, I'm gonna be a typical tech talk asshole and say

http://www.google.com

I don't have an ipod, but i know friends that have been able to do what you're wanting, but they said they needed to have a special program to do it. I don't know if the program is used to do the actual transfer of files, or if it sits between your ipod and itunes... if you can't find anything, ill ask some of them when they get home from work this afternoon

edit: im not a big fan of about.com, but here is a link to a list of software that may help you out. http://macs.about.com/od/ipod/a/copy_from_ipod.htm

[Edited on February 10, 2006 at 11:17 AM. Reason : .]

2/10/2006 11:15:13 AM

If Windows formatted... EphPod or SharePod.

I've posted the links before, you can find them.

2/10/2006 11:29:13 AM

http://www.ephpod.com/

http://www.sturm.net.nz/website.php?Section=iPod+Programs&Page=SharePod

2/10/2006 11:40:08 AM

Transfer the files via PC through window explorer. Don't ever forget that your iPod is a glorified harddrive.

2/10/2006 11:49:33 AM

if you mean without a computer intermediary, you can't

ipod linux is working on a system, but it's not working yet

2/10/2006 12:35:38 PM

Got it. What I am trying to do is upload songs from one IPOD to a computer, then place them on another IPOD. Will the Ephpod do this?

2/10/2006 1:30:47 PM

ipods fail again

2/10/2006 1:32:04 PM

^^ You don't need special software to do that. Just view your iPod like a removable storage device.

2/10/2006 1:37:08 PM

Both of the programs I posted about will. I've used both.

SharePod is just nice because it runs off the iPod itself. However, I have had it come up needing a DLL file before so I just had them install EphPod.

2/10/2006 1:48:32 PM

Ok so before I download something I am going to try looking at it as if it were a removeaval devise. I open it up but I can not see the music files. Is that normal........

2/10/2006 1:53:58 PM

Yes. iTunes changes the filenames of the files to complete nonsense (at least at a quick glance). I think you can copy files directly over to the correct folder and the iPod will play them, but, normally everyone just used iTunes initially.

Just download EphPod and enjoy. I've got both programs, EphPod is both on my laptop and my home desktop. SharePod is on the iPod just in case.

2/10/2006 2:32:17 PM

^ The file names are changed, but the ID3 tag remains in-tact.

As long as your music is tagged, re-importing them will have the correct ID3 information. Alternatively, you can use one of the many apps to rename a file based on ID3, or set your iTunes to automatically manage music, and it should rename/re-folder the files correectly.

2/10/2006 2:38:27 PM

I'm not sure of this, but doesn't the ipod need the files to be inserted into the database (ie with itunes) in order to show up in the ipod's library?

in other words, I think that for this to work correctly, you'd have to rip the files from the ipod onto the computer using ephpod, then load them onto the other ipod with itunes or ephpod or whatever

2/10/2006 3:11:41 PM