Add Notes to an iPod
This is useful for adding full books in text format onto your iPod, and because '.txt' file extensions are so small in size, you can literally add an entire library of books to your iPod.
Steps
- Enable your iPod for Disk Use.
- Open up iTunes and plug in your iPod and it will bring up your iPod's page.
- Click on "Enable for Disk Use" in the Summary file.
- When iTunes asks you if you want this feature click "Yes".
- Go into "My Computer" and look for your iPod's removable disk shortcut.
- Search for your what you named your iPod when you originally got it
- Double click on that icon, and the folder will open.
- There will be files named "Notes", "Recordings", "Photos" etc.
- Double click on the one called "Notes".
- Find or Create any Text Documents (.txt)
- Open Notepad to create a document or find a folder where one has already been saved.
- Ensure the files have '.txt' file extensions.
- Copy them to your iPod
- Open the folder containing the note documents.
- Open the folder "Notes" in your iPod's removable disk as mentioned above.
- Drag and drop the '.txt' files you want from the folder to the removable disk.
- Unplug your iPod
- Safely remove your iPod as you normally do.
- Switch it on
- Go to your notes and you will be able to read the text documents you have just transferred.
Tips
- Make sure you name all your '.txt' documents correctly to make them easier to find
Warnings
- .txt files must be 4KB or under, any larger and it's clipped.
- This only works with the Nano, iPod Video, and iPod Classic.
- The text processor will vary per operating system: those using a Mac will follow the same instructions but instead use textedit en lieu of notepad
Things You'll Need
- iPod Nano, Video or Classic
- A PC
- A USB iPod Connection Cable
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