iPod Switching/Format PC 2 Mac

[GovtLawyer]

I just made my switch from PC to Mac. I have an 80GB iPod, last year's model. I copied all my music files to the external drive and copied them to the music folder. I started Tunes, and Voila, same library as before. I plugged in my iPod asnd was asked if I wanted it syncrohnized to the Mac, and I said yes.

So, everything seems ok. Why is my Mac still formatted for windows? Since everything works, does it really matter?

 

[aaronw1986]

You mean your ipod is still formatted for Windows? That's fine.

 

[GovtLawyer]

Why is that?

Yes, I meant my iPod was still formatted for Mac. Why would that be? Why doesn't it matter? Seems to me that there was some importance in formatting it for the right OS. So, I'm surprised a windows formatted iPod works on a Mac.

Is there anything I'm missing? Will it update properly?

 

[Tallest Skil]

I believe that you need to change the formatting for updates.

 

[GovtLawyer]

Reformatting iPod - How & Why?

I believe that you need to change the formatting for updates.

How would I do that? Would this require that I then resync my iPod to iTunes, and copy 3800 songs all over again? What's the upside to this and the downside to not reformatting?