The first time you connect iPod shuffle to your computer, iTunes helps you configure iPod shuffle and sync it with your iTunes library. By default, iTunes automatically syncs songs on iPod shuffle when you connect it to your computer. When iTunes is finished, you can disconnect iPod shuffle. You can sync songs while your battery is charging.
If you connect iPod shuffle to a different computer and iPod shuffle is set to sync music automatically, iTunes prompts you before syncing any music. If you click Yes, the songs and other audio files already on iPod shuffle will be erased and replaced with songs and other audio files on the computer iPod shuffle is connected to. For information about adding music to iPod shuffle and using iPod shuffle with more than one computer, see Chapter 4, “Listening to Music,” on page 20.
Disconnecting iPod shuffle
It’s important not to disconnect iPod shuffle from your computer while audio files are syncing or when iPod shuffle is being used as an external disk. It’s OK to disconnect iPod shuffle if the status light is not blinking orange, or if you see the “OK to disconnect” message at the top of the iTunes window.
Important: If you see the “Do not disconnect” message in iTunes or if the status light on iPod shuffle is blinking orange, you must first eject iPod shuffle before disconnecting it. Failing to do so may damage files on iPod shuffle and require you to restore iPod shuffle in iTunes. For information about restoring, see “Updating and Restoring iPod shuffle Software” on page 31.
If you enable iPod shuffle for disk use (see page 26), you must always eject iPod shuffle before disconnecting it.
To eject iPod shuffle:
mClick the Eject (C) button next to iPod shuffle in the list of devices in iTunes.
If you’re using a Mac, you can also eject iPod shuffle by dragging the iPod shuffle icon on the desktop to the Trash.
If you’re using a Windows PC, you can also eject iPod shuffle in My Computer or by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray and selecting iPod shuffle.
To disconnect iPod shuffle:
mDetach the USB cable from iPod shuffle and from the computer.
Chapter 2 iPod shuffle Basics
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