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iPod and MacBook / Apple Music - how to play back songs?

How do I play songs on my iPod touch through my new MacBook Air?


for years I’ve had various iPods which I’ve filled with songs ripped from my hard copy CDs. I would plug the iPod into my windows laptop and play songs via iTunes.


Ive bought a new MacBook Air and have plugged my IPod touch into it. The device is shown in the Music App but I can’t play any of the songs - they’re just there in a read only format?


what am I doing wrong? It’s a brand new Mac with no songs on it so hoping I won’t need to wipe my iPod clean and start again to play songs via the device.


best wishes


dom

Posted on May 11, 2020 9:24 AM

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Posted on May 11, 2020 1:07 PM

Hello,


You cannot play music stored on another device on a Macintosh. You will need to have these songs imported into your Macintosh’s Music library.

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iPod and MacBook / Apple Music - how to play back songs?

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