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OT, using an iPod for a boot drive image?
I have an iPod 80GB and a Mac Book Pro Duo 17″. I know I can easily drag and drop files onto the iPod. I have used Super Duper to make a boot image on a large 3.5″ firewire drive, but I was wanting to make an image on the iPod as a safety bak boot while traveling on the road.
My question is, can I partition my iPod 80 GB into a 30 GB and a 50 GB and use the 30 GB for my boot bak image? I would assume everything on the iPod gets erased during the creation of the new partitions. Is the iPod formatted someway in particular for the music and it’s directory or can I just use iTunes to reinstall all my music back to the iPod in the 50 GB partition?
Gary
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[GaryAlan] “Is the iPod formatted someway in particular for the music and it’s directory or can I just use iTunes to reinstall all my music back to the iPod in the 50 GB partition?”
There is no special formatting. Its just a regular MacOS Extended volume (on Mac formatted iPods). The music is “invisible” because the music folder has a “.” in front of it. Many third party programs can access the music on an iPod.
So yes. You can partition an iPod. Just reload your music when you are done.
This product might also be of interest to you
https://www.subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=200&products_id=193
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Thank you, John
Gary
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