Feature_big_20070910_2 I wondered about this, I had the sneaking suspicion that for whatever reason, Apple would keep iPod Touch users from using it as a hard drive like you can with other iPods. I can't imaging why they would, I just knew they would and I was correct.

Good thing TUAW put some research into this and first found out that they did indeed break the ability to mount and share your desktop files, but they also found a workaround. But it's not for the faint at heart. Come on Steve, this is just silly, what's the big deal?

---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.--Continue

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