You know that "Enable disk use" checkbox? The one that appears in iTunes for most modern iPods? That checkbox isn't there for the iPod touch. The touch provides no built-in disk access utilities but if you have an Intel Mac, and aren't afraid of the command line, you can use these Media Folder utilities to copy files to and from your touch.
The utilities, which are based around a modified version of iPhuc, work with the iPhone as well as the touch and copy files to and from the Media/Documents folder.
Update: PPC Mac users download this copy of iPhuc, rename it to util and stick it into the media utilities folder. It doesn't run as cleanly as the version I converted--lots more extraneous text--but it works on PPC.
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9-21-2007 @ 5:31PM
ben said...
yay! a hack! finally!
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9-21-2007 @ 5:36PM
Johnny Thrash said...
.Mac account... thumbdrive... ftp sites... web space... why not 1 more place to store stuff? :P
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9-21-2007 @ 6:05PM
vulgo said...
store down...
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9-21-2007 @ 6:17PM
ian said...
wait. will this work to port iphone apps over to the touch?
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9-21-2007 @ 6:27PM
byaah said...
@5
Nope, not yet.
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9-21-2007 @ 6:27PM
byaah said...
@5
Nope, not yet.
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9-21-2007 @ 8:29PM
hugo_r21 said...
does this work with PC's as well?
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9-21-2007 @ 9:46PM
Rex said...
Is there no pretty GUI?
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9-22-2007 @ 1:39AM
nicolas said...
when i type in ls /var and it lists a bunch of things...what am I looking at?
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9-22-2007 @ 12:00PM
Karl Childers said...
400? I thought the touch started at 299.
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9-22-2007 @ 12:12PM
Simon Arch said...
The 16gb iPod touch sells for $399. Hence the "$400" in the headline.
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9-23-2007 @ 8:08AM
Rick said...
Does this work with PC and will an update of the Ipod Touch be able to stop this program from working? The removal of "drive mode" from the new Ipod touch is the only thing holding me back from buying this device!
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9-26-2007 @ 3:47AM
matt said...
Huh? Is there anymore information on how to use this? Does it require jailbreaking first? I know nothing about how to hack the iphone, but my ears perked up when I read about disk use and I'd love to use it. Thanks for the PPC version too, since that's what I'm using.
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9-26-2007 @ 4:10AM
matt said...
Okay, this YouTube video for an iPod touch flash drive explains things better. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOy-5pdy58
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9-28-2007 @ 1:53AM
Miner said...
So many electronic items are available here at discounted prices, this is couponalbum.com......!!!!
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10-17-2007 @ 4:50PM
Chris said...
I got this to work but when i tried to putfile a dmg that was 2.5gb it kept saying:
"util(1588,0xa000ed88) malloc: *** error: can't allocate region"
Is there anyway around this? I assume it is because of the file size. I am using the ipod touch on a ppc.
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10-31-2007 @ 9:41AM
Mandy said...
I used TouchCopy for the PC to enable disk use on my iPod Touch. Works for the iPhone too.
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/
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