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How do you copy podcasts and such to these old iPods? iTunes is being deprecated right?
by jacobush 6y ago
How do you copy podcasts and such to these old iPods? iTunes is being deprecated right?
- spondyl 6y agoIt's perhaps more like elements of it seemed to be integrated into Finder so it'll mount as a device and you'll see the familiar iTunes style sync UI
- andyjohnson0 6y agoReplace the firmware with RockBox and it presents itself as a normal USB storage device. Just drag and drop the files.
- patrickk 6y agoFoobar2000 with an iPod add-on[1] and a podcast add-on[2]. You don't need iTunes directly, but probably an older version of iTunes in the background for compatibility when syncing. Oldapps.com has you sorted for that. I personally use a modded 5.5 gen for daily listening, it's vastly superior to using a smartphone. It has a huge memory and unbeatable battery life. With cheap replaceable batteries and SD card boards, it should essentially last for years/decades. The firmware is much simpler than iOS, so it doesn't matter that it's not maintained, it simply works. EDIT: OP is using a Mac, so I'm not sure if this is feasible. It does work well on Windows though. [1] https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dop https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_dop [2] https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_podcatcher https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_podcatcher
- physicsguy 6y agoSyncing music still works fine on Macs/Windows. I'd actually go as far as to say that on Mac it's an improvement, becasue you just have a 'Music' app and a 'Podcast' app, and when you plug in an iPod you can see it in Finder.