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iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition
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iPod & iTunes: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition

by J.D. Biersdorfer
March 2006
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
336 pages
11h 17m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Deleting Data Files

Deleting files from the iPod when it’s impersonating a hard drive is just like erasing them from any other kind of disk: just drag them to the Trash or Recycle Bin—or use keyboard shortcuts, like the Delete key in Windows or ⌘-Delete on the Macintosh—and empty it.

Just remember that this isn’t how you delete songs. You delete songs in iTunes.

Tip

Don’t use a disk utility program like Drive Setup or Norton Utilities to erase the iPod’s data files. You could damage its music-playing powers—and then be stuck having to reformat the drive with the iPod software installer and then copy all of your songs over again.

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