How to Delete Videos from iPod Nano

One of the iPod versions with the highest sales volumes, is the iPod Nano. The successor of iPod Mini, this device is a budget choice among all Apple iPod models. With a maximum of 16 GB memory, which can get used up fairly fast, you need to know how to delete videos from iPod Nano, to make abundant space.

We have seen an explosion in creation of digital data in recent times, with all music and videos sold in digital format. How much ever space you have on your iPod Nano, you are always going to need more. So, a periodical back up and deletion of iPod video files will ensure that you have space for new and latest videos.

The iPod comes with all the necessary facilities to add or delete videos. The procedure for deleting videos is extremely simple, as will be demonstrated in the following lines. With flash memory, addition and deletion of data can be done very easily.

How to Delete Videos Form iPod Nano Without iTunes

The first method is the simplest of the two. You do not need to connect the iPod Nano to your computer to delete videos. The functionality for that is already built into the device. However, the disadvantage of this method is that it won't let you back up your data. The videos that you delete will be lost forever, unless you add them again. So think about which videos you absolutely won't need in the future before deleting videos using this method.

Go to the 'Videos' section of your iPod Nano from the menu. Then select the 'Camera Videos' option. You will find a list of videos that are stored in the flash memory. Select whichever video you want to delete. Then, you must press and hold the center button of your device. This will bring up the delete options. If you select 'Delete', the video which you have selected will get deleted forever. There is another option which is 'Delete All Videos'. If you select this option, all the videos will be erased from memory. This will clear out a lot of space, where you can store new videos.

Deleting Videos From iPod Nano Using iTunes

The second method involves the use of Apple iTunes. You will need iTunes installed on your computer. Using an USB cable, supplied with the iPod Nano, connect it to your computer. Then open the iTunes program. Through this program, you can access the data stored on the flash memory. Click on the iPod Nano icon and you will see several subcategories below.

Select on the 'Videos' subcategory and observe the list of videos. Right click on any one of the videos you need to erase and choose the 'delete' option. Before doing so, you may transfer or backup this video on your computer.

It is all a matter of following some simple instructions. The second method of deleting the videos using iTunes is safer, as it gives you an opportunity to back them up on your computer before deleting them. That way, you can reload any video files back again when you need them.