Friday, August 15, 2008

Using an iPod as a Portable FireWire/USB 2 Hard Drive

Here’s some news for you: The iPod is a fully functional, portable FireWire/USB 2 hard drive. In addition to using the iPod’s hard drive to store music, you can also use it just like any other hard drive you connect to your computer. Because you use FireWire or USB 2 to connect it, an iPod has speedy performance, too.
The uses for an iPod as a hard drive are almost endless; following are a few examples:

  • A transport drive—Have files you want to move from one computer to another? No problem. Connect your iPod to one computer, copy files to it, connect it to the second computer, and copy files from the iPod onto that computer.
  • Extra storage space—Need a few extra GB of disk space? No problem. Connect your iPod and you have it.
  • Temporary backup drive—Have some important files you want to back up? Place them on an iPod and there you go.

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