The iPod touch is best described as an iPhone without the phone features. It has the same basic design, includes a large touchscreen, offers WiFi Internet connectivity, and iPod features including music and video playback, wireless music purchases from the iTunes Store, and CoverFlow browsing.

Adding Folders of Music to iTunes

The iPod Video, also known as the fifth-generation iPod, is the first iPod to allow playback of movies, TV shows, and other video content. It includes a 2.5-inch screen to watch the video and offers all the previous features of iPods. This page is your one-stop reference for all the content related to the iPod Video on this website. Here you'll be able to learn about the iPod Video, its accessories, how to identify it, and how to use it.

Because iPods are basically big hard drives with special software and a screen, the hard drive in your iPod needs to be formatted. Formatting is essentially the process of prepping the drive to talk to the computer it will be connected to.

The iPod nano is a small, thin, light iPod that features a color screen. It is the smallest iPod that has a screen and a mid-priced offering in the iPod line. This page is your one-stop reference for all the content related to the iPod nano on this website. Here you'll be able to learn about the iPod nano, its accessories, how to identify it, and how to use it.

Since iPods are basically big hard drives with special software and a screen, the hard drive in your iPod needs to be formatted. Formatting is essentially the process of prepping the drive to talk to the computer it connects to.

Because songs are recorded at different volumes and with different technologies, the volume that they play back at on the iPod can be different. This can be annoying - especially if you've just turned up the volume to hear a quiet song and the next one half deafens you.

One feature that iTunes offers you is to restore the iPod. Restoring the iPod is a slightly misleading name in that restoring actually means deleting all the content on your iPod and starting over. Restoring your iPod is sometimes the only way to do what you want (like use your iPod on multiple computers or on both a Mac and a PC) or to solve some difficult problems. This is a step-by-step guide on how to restore the iPod.

Apple built iTunes to exclude features that would let you copy music from your iPod to another computer. They did this to ease music industry concerns about copyright infringement and unauthorized sharing of music via the iPod.

Each iPod is tied to one iTunes and library and one computer for syncing and iTunes doesn't allow you to copy your iPod library to another computer. Sometimes, however, you need this feature. Three of the most common reasons to copy iPod libraries are: You just bought a new computer and want a quick way to move all your music to the new machine (the alternative is re-ripping every CD!). Your hard drive crashed, taking all your iTunes data with it, but your iPod still has a copy. You want to make an iPod backup and save it on another computer.