How to Download Music to an iPod Nano

Apple Computer is their best to download music to your iPod Nano as easy as possible, but due to conflicting file permissions task can be frustrating and really annoying. It is my hope that this brief guide can help you.

The easiest way to download music on your iPod is to use iTunes.Jabuka program is free and works well on both PC and Apple computers (of course). This program can convert songs from MP3 to apples protected ACC or M4P format, but will not transfer from ACC to MP3 automatically, in other words, you can download the MP3 on iTunes, but you can convert your iTune songs to your computer without taking a few extra steps. (For this you need a file converter like Blaze Media Converter or AVS Converter both are free). If you follow this guide will save you time and headaches.

download music to iPod:

Starting! (This step is optional, but recommended because it allows you to make your iPod work on both PC and Mac. Open iTunes and go to "Advanced" menu at the top then go to "Import ":

Choose MP3 as the default format, not AAC, and you'll be in good shape. Another note here: It lets you download songs using sites such as Napster and Rhapsody but NOT iTunes. The iTunes Store uses the ACC format and you should use a converter above. Not a big deal, but it's an extra step.

Download the song:

Step 1 Open the iTunes software (if you download now is the time). Do not plug in the nano at this time.

2 a step. Rip from a CD: Insert the CD into your computer and after a few seconds will appear in iTunes. All you need to do is click on the songs you want and click on "Import CD" icon in the upper right corner. iTunes will automatically load the songs in the library. On May take several minutes depending on your computer speed.

Step 3 Turn in your nano. iTunes will recognize it in a few seconds and upload your songs automatically.

Note: The music files are automatically saved in the iTunes Library. If you want to make a new playlist can be done by going under "File" and "New List" Here you can enter the name of the list. After naming the title, it will appear in the left column. At this point you can choose songs from the library, drag them into your new playlist on the left.

Note: While using the Free Download page or Peer 2 Peer (P2P) is a good site is free, does not always know what you get. In other words, tracks can contain spyware, trojans or worse the virus. So I highly recommend you sign up for a download site that costs a bit, but it is safe.