Question for usuage of the tool

nims11 / IPod-Shuffle-4g

4th gen IPod Shuffle songs and playlist tool.

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Question for usuage of the tool #68

Closed ghost closed 8 months ago

ghost commented 8 months ago

Hi everyone, I'm sorry for making an extra issue for this.
I just wanted to ask, if that is the right way to use the tool:

I plug in my iPod Shuffle (4th Gen) & put all my mp3-files in the root directory
Then I execute the script by also specifying the path to the root directory of the iPod

Also do I need to keep the mp3-files in the root directory after the script ran through or can I remove them?
Sorry those questions might be obvious to many people, it's just for my understanding.

harjitmoe commented 8 months ago

Also do I need to keep the mp3-files in the root directory after the script ran through

Yes (although they don't necessarily have to be in the root directory—you'd need to re-run the script if they are moved/renamed though).

The script basically indexes the iPod so that the iPod firmware knows where the MP3s are (and generates the voice-over files for the song/playlist names if you're using that part)—it doesn't copy the MP3s anywhere.

ghost commented 8 months ago

Ahh ok, I see. Thanks so much for the explanation, this tool is a life-saver! ^^