Comments on: iPod manual synch but also keeping “hits” and “last played dates” in synch? http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/ipod-manual-synch snippets about dancing, photography, technology and more (v.2.6a) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Martey http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/ipod-manual-synch#comment-75 Martey Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:26:50 +0000 http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/ipod-manual-synch/#comment-75 <p>I was wondering about this myself earlier this week. iTunes uses XML to store its music library database information, but the iPod uses a binary format (I think it's located at /iPod_Control/iTunes/Play Counts). If you could somehow decipher this, you could create an application that would do what you want.</p> I was wondering about this myself earlier this week. iTunes uses XML to store its music library database information, but the iPod uses a binary format (I think it’s located at /iPod_Control/iTunes/Play Counts). If you could somehow decipher this, you could create an application that would do what you want.

]]> By: Laura http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/ipod-manual-synch#comment-74 Laura Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:39:56 +0000 http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/ipod-manual-synch/#comment-74 <p>Hi. Found you via the Lazyweb. Alas, with the ipod you can only have it one way or the other: manual sync (which also lets you use the ipod on multiple computers) or full sync (which syncs all the good stuff you mention, plus ratings and on-the-go playlists). </p> <p>There might be 3rd party software to sync stuff back to iTunes, but I don't know of any. </p> <p>Yeah, it sucks. I went to manual sync for a short time because I wanted to be able to use my iPod on both my desktop and laptop computers (I have music on my desktop but podcasts on my laptop) But without playcounts and rating sync I just couldn't stand it and went back. Bah. </p> Hi. Found you via the Lazyweb. Alas, with the ipod you can only have it one way or the other: manual sync (which also lets you use the ipod on multiple computers) or full sync (which syncs all the good stuff you mention, plus ratings and on-the-go playlists).

There might be 3rd party software to sync stuff back to iTunes, but I don’t know of any.

Yeah, it sucks. I went to manual sync for a short time because I wanted to be able to use my iPod on both my desktop and laptop computers (I have music on my desktop but podcasts on my laptop) But without playcounts and rating sync I just couldn’t stand it and went back. Bah.

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