iPod Touch query.

[Xccentricity]

Hi,

My friend has an iPod Touch 16GB model,


He had around 10GB of movies on it, he wanted to transfer another movie on
to it so when he the "Sync iPod" option in iTunes all the other previous movies got erased(dont know if it got erased but all those previous movies were gone!),

He has been using the same PC and same iTunes version for all the previous transfers,

Whats the matter?
Is there any alternate software which can be used to transfer files to the iPod without something like this happening.

[legolas]

dont sync. itunes is a crazy software!! same thing happened to me.. with earlier version of iPod 80GB (non-touch).

I use the manual update option. I am unsure where to locate it.. but there will be an option where u can choose this!! Unsync it first!! its very very irritating.

[ranjan2001]

THe most insane thing I ever did in my computing history was sync Ipod & same happened to me.

Dont know why apple forces using Itunes where as it can be done with simple drag n drop windows method.

I found this to be better
http://www.softpedia.com/get/IPOD-TO...-Windows.shtml

[iMav]

its pretty simple and itunes is a really good softy for ipods having tried almost all that is there

when u plug in the ipod to the itunes where it is synced click on the ipod and then u will find tabs showing movies games etc etc click on movies there u wills e an option of syncing uncheck it and uncheck all sync options in all menus

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by ranjan2001

Dont know why apple forces using Itunes where as it can be done with simple drag n drop windows method.

You can use simple drag-and-drop from within iTunes too if you want. Syncing is optional.

Whenever we used to have a debate about iPod vs. other media players around here, I always gave credit to the other players for not making the use of proprietary software necessary.

Not any more.

I have a Sony Ericsson K530i with a 2GB memory card. When I wanted to fill it with songs, I just connected it to my Mac and dropped my whole collection onto it and let it do its transfer thing the whole night. Cool! I loved it.

Now, my iTunes library and taste in music has changed considerably since I copied those songs onto my phone. What do I do now? I'll have to sort out all the different tracks individually and delete them and then sort out all the tunes in my library which I've added since the last time and copy them over onto the phone. This is, of course, impossible to do.

So the only somewhat sensible option is to delete the whole collection and replace it with the new one, which will again take a few hours and nullify all the playlists I have created on my phone. Also, it won't copy my iTunes' playlists over to my phone.

Now I've realised how cool a feature syncing really is. I can't wait for the day I buy the iPhone and willfully tie myself into the iTunes+iPod proprietary lock-in. It's a match made in heaven.