Article in PC Mag, June 1, 2005
1. Initialize with iTunes
2. Uncheck Open iTunes when this iPod is attached; check Enable disk use option which generates a new drive icon under My Computer in explorer just for "data" and acts like any other USB key
3. Now you can set up folders for your music in any order you wish and copy either MP3 or AAC music files into those folders
3. Download & Copy the appropriate Database Builder file to the root of your iPod (rebuild_db.exe [windows]; or rebuild_db.py [MAC, Linux, or Windows])if you use the platform independent .py file which has some cooler features like smart shuffle you need to install Python on your windows machine before the next step.
4. Finally start Database Builder. In Windows, double-click on rebuild_db.exe or .py A console window will appear, and the program will begin searching your shuffle for playable music files and rebuilding the shuffle's internal music database. If you've already put songs on the shuffle with iTunes, these will be integrated into the newly built playlist as well.
5. iTunes is still usable after Database Builder has been run, but it will show only the songs it copied itself. If you intend to manage one part of your shuffle's playlist with iTunes and another part using the drag-and-drop method, you can do so by running the Database Builder script after exiting iTunes. You only need to run the Database Builder program after you added or removed files from the iPod.
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