Erasing files from IPOD

rpcrowe · 07-08-2010, 11:45 AM

My wife listens to books on tape using her IPOD but we cannot find out how to erase these books after she has finished listening to them.

My Samsung MP3 player appears as a separate drive when I have it attached to my computer but, the IPOD does not. I also got a software program with my Samsung that allows me to control the files.

jcjacob · 07-08-2010, 01:46 PM

Which iPod are you using? The model and generation of that model may affect the method.

For example, if it's a nano, you can turn on disk mode and then navigate through it like an external disk, just like your Samsung. For other models or earlier generations, you may have to manage the content files through iTunes.

Post a little bit more information and we can get you the steps you need to follow.

rpcrowe · 07-08-2010, 03:35 PM

Thanks for helping...

My wife's IPOD is a IPOD Touch, 3rd generation, 8 Gigs.

I don't believe that she put the books on her IPOD using Itunes. She doenloaded them both from an Internet site and from our public library which offers free books on tape via the Internet.

jcjacob · 07-08-2010, 04:48 PM

Ok, that helps. Disk mode is not enabled on the iPod touch, so you'll need to use iTunes to manage the content.

Set the iPod to manually manage content

Connect the iPod to the computer
if iTunes should automatically start
Click on the iPod device name
Select the Summary Tab
under 'Options' select Manually manage music and videos AND Sync only checked songs and videos

Delete the Audio Book

One-by-one, select the content tabs (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, etc.)
Under one of those tabs, you should see the audio book(s)
Select the item
Hit the 'Delete' key on your keyboard

Let me know if that worked for you.

rpcrowe · 07-14-2010, 01:39 PM

You have solved the erasure problem.

jcjacob · 07-14-2010, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpcrowe

You have solved the erasure problem.

Yea! Glad to have been able to help!

Bodryn · 07-19-2010, 09:58 PM

I bought an iPod Touch 3rd generation 32GB some months back. I was hoping to find some ready to go apps on it but instead just found a visual suggestion that I needed to plug into iTunes.

I thought it might be like my Palm IIIx that came with a bunch of apps ready to go without my having to go online to buy anything else. So far I am not confident of online purchasing, what with ID theft, phishing and all that. Someday I'll pursue this further but I've got plenty of other irons in the fire to keep me busy, and I read comments somewhere that people weren't fond of iTunes for dealing with files.... All I want is some of the FREE apps I can get, I don't need any of the others as far as I know....

07-08-2010, 11:45 AM	#1
rpcrowe Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 7	Erasing files from IPOD My wife listens to books on tape using her IPOD but we cannot find out how to erase these books after she has finished listening to them. My Samsung MP3 player appears as a separate drive when I have it attached to my computer but, the IPOD does not. I also got a software program with my Samsung that allows me to control the files. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on Tech Today Online, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.

07-08-2010, 01:46 PM	#2
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 159	Which iPod are you using? The model and generation of that model may affect the method. For example, if it's a nano, you can turn on disk mode and then navigate through it like an external disk, just like your Samsung. For other models or earlier generations, you may have to manage the content files through iTunes. Post a little bit more information and we can get you the steps you need to follow. __________________ -John

07-08-2010, 03:35 PM	#3
rpcrowe Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 7	Ipod Thanks for helping... My wife's IPOD is a IPOD Touch, 3rd generation, 8 Gigs. I don't believe that she put the books on her IPOD using Itunes. She doenloaded them both from an Internet site and from our public library which offers free books on tape via the Internet.

07-08-2010, 04:48 PM	#4
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 159	Ok, that helps. Disk mode is not enabled on the iPod touch, so you'll need to use iTunes to manage the content. Set the iPod to manually manage content Connect the iPod to the computer if iTunes should automatically start Click on the iPod device name Select the Summary Tab under 'Options' select Manually manage music and videos AND Sync only checked songs and videos Delete the Audio Book One-by-one, select the content tabs (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, etc.) Under one of those tabs, you should see the audio book(s) Select the item Hit the 'Delete' key on your keyboard Let me know if that worked for you. __________________ -John

07-14-2010, 01:39 PM	#5
rpcrowe Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Escondido, CA, USA Posts: 7	Thank you... You have solved the erasure problem.

07-19-2010, 09:58 PM	#7
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 90	iPod Touch thoughts I bought an iPod Touch 3rd generation 32GB some months back. I was hoping to find some ready to go apps on it but instead just found a visual suggestion that I needed to plug into iTunes. I thought it might be like my Palm IIIx that came with a bunch of apps ready to go without my having to go online to buy anything else. So far I am not confident of online purchasing, what with ID theft, phishing and all that. Someday I'll pursue this further but I've got plenty of other irons in the fire to keep me busy, and I read comments somewhere that people weren't fond of iTunes for dealing with files.... All I want is some of the FREE apps I can get, I don't need any of the others as far as I know.... __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

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