Re: [Banshee-List] Rebuild iPod database?

[Michael Martin-Smucker <mlmartin13 gmail com>]

I'm not positive on the inner workings of the "rebuild database" option, but from experience, I'm pretty sure that you won't be able to sync it with iTunes again unless you restore it in iTunes first.  Really this isn't a terrible thing, because it probably isn't a great idea to try to manage your iPod with iTunes and Banshee at the same time; you'll just have to pick one or the other.  The good news is, it won't do anything irreversible. If for some reason you need to use iTunes again, you can always let iTunes restore the iPod.

I'm even less sure about this part, but I *think* that rebuilding the database with Banshee should leave the music on the iPod intact, but I know for a fact that restoring with iTunes will wipe off everything on the iPod and you'll have to sync everything again (which can be time consuming, especially if your iPod is filled to anywhere near its 160 GB capacity).

Hope that helps, and I hope someone else will come along and clarify/fill in any gaps,

Michael

On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Aleksandr <peace aleksandrsolzhenitsyn net> wrote:

When I hooked up my iPod 160 g Classic to Banshee I got the message- "Unable to read your iPod"

It gave the option to Rebuild iPod Database.


What does that mean and will it effect my iPod so that I can't use it with iTunes again?  What are the consequences to my iPod for letting Banshee rebuild the database?

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