2 Click General and select “Enable disk use.”

When you use iPod as a hard disk, the iPod disk icon appears as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer.

Note: Clicking Music and selecting “Manually manage songs and playlists” in the Options window also enables iPod to be used as a hard disk.

Note: To transfer music files to iPod, you must use iTunes. Songs transferred via iTunes do not appear on iPod in Windows Explorer. Likewise, if you copy music files to iPod in Windows Explorer, you won’t be able to play them on iPod.

Preventing iTunes From Opening Automatically

If you use iPod primarily as a hard disk, you may want to keep iTunes from opening automatically when you connect iPod to your PC.

To prevent iTunes from opening automatically when you connect iPod to your PC:

1 In iTunes, select iPod in the Source list and click the Options button. 2 Click General and deselect “Open iTunes when attached.”

Options button

Using iPod

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