Problems with iTunes: Manage your iPod using Winamp [How-to]
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There was a time when to manage, upload and sync music to your iPod you needed iTunes. Something that I never liked about Apple is that they push you to a lot of dependencies and this is what they have done with iPod. However, there is now hope and you don’t have to depend on iTunes to manage your iPod(s). There’s no specific reason as to why you should not use iTunes to manage you iPod. But sometimes when iTunes refuses to run on your machine then you have no choice. This is exactly the reason why I went out looking for alternative ways. I wanted to manage my iPod using Winamp and it’s pretty easy.
Today we are going to see how to manage your iPod using Winamp without needing iTunes. This is a complete tutorial to use iPod with Winamp.
Requirements
- Windows XP/Vista
- Latest version of Winamp
- iPod device
- iTunes (Just to change one setting)
1. Enable disk usage in iPod
Just for this step you’ll need iTunes and it’s a one time process.
- Connect your iPod to your computer and start iTunes.
- Select your iPod and click the settings tab.
- Go to the Options section un-check the check box labeled Open iTunes when this iPod is attached.
- Also check the checkbox labeled Enable disk use box.
- Click Apply.
That’s all from now on you’ll not need iTunes. Feel free to uninstall in case you want to
Mount iPod as Drive
Make sure your iPod is still connected and is mounted as a drive.
Install Winamp
Download an Install Winamp’s latest version with default installation.
Launch Winamp
With iPod connected to your PC launch Winamp. You’ll be prompted to add your iPod device. Select the model of your iPod and click OK.
In Winamp make sure that your Media Library is viewable. If it is not then simply hit Alt+L to view Media Library. Make sure you see your iPod listed under portables in the media library as shown in the image below.
Add files to your iPod using Winamp
Now all you have to do is add files. To do this just add the music files to Winamp first. You can do this by adding individual file or by adding folder.
Transfer tracks to iPod device
Now go to playlist window and right click the tracks that you want to send to iPod. Right click the track(s) and click send to and select your iPod.
You’ll see the transfer status in portables, something like the one below.
Once all the tracks are transferred you can see them in the portables window something like the one below.
That’s pretty much. Enjoy using Winamp to manage iPod.
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keep visiting..Hi! I was able to transfer songs from winamp to my ipod. However, when the ipod was no longer connected to winamp, it could not display/play the songs I have just transferred from winamp.It shows "no music" but when I check its contents in winamp, the songs are all there. I can also tell that the songs were transferred because they took up much of my ipod's storage/capacity. Have you encountered anything like this when you use winamp in managing your ipod?
This is great info... I dont know how, but only yesterday evening, i was hoping to find a solution to get all the songs on my Ipod to my desktop. Since itunes does not allow you to copy the songs on to your PC, i was hoping to download some software that would help me transfer the same( copypod etc). Thanks for this wonderful tip, you saved me a lot of time, since i have the latest version of winamp on my PC.
Cheers,
Suman Swamy