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Offline formaldehyde

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How to add music, cant seem to find files
« on: February 24, 2009, 09:02:10 PM »
alright so i did read the manual and try to find out how to add music
and i see that rockbox basically uses the music player as some type of drive.  but when i open up the drive on my computer, i cant seem to find any of the music.  so i was wondering how to add new and remove music from the ipod.  i know im supposed to use the update function but i odnt really understand how im supposed to do that while the ipod is hooked up. 
any help? :-\
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Offline LambdaCalculus

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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2009, 09:07:47 PM »
Just create a folder on your iPod's hard drive, and copy your music onto it. Simple as that.
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Offline formaldehyde

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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2009, 09:13:48 PM »
but what if i want to delete an existing song on my ipod
ic ant find it
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Offline Chronon

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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2009, 09:16:36 PM »
All of the music that iTunes put on your iPod is in /iPod_Control/Music/.  You can delete the whole directory or use iTunes to remove music.  Don't use iTunes to add music if you want to be able to easily browse the files in Rockbox's file browser.
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Offline formaldehyde

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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2009, 09:59:49 PM »
what if the only folders i see when i click the ipod drive are

.rockbox
calendars
contacts
notes
playlists

if i click through any of them, none of them lead me anywhere to the music.  its pretty odd and my computer only recognizes the pictures ( themes ) and doesnt recognize any music. but my ipod plays the music in it fine.  am i approaching it the wrong way?
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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2009, 10:05:16 PM »
iPod_Control is a hidden folder.  Either turn on viewing of hidden folders or manually type in the directory name into the location bar in your file browser.
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Offline formaldehyde

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Re: How to add music, cant seem to find files
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 10:20:27 PM »
thank you so much, finally got it
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