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4th gen firewire/charging problem — #1

I purchased my 4g iPod about 6 months ago, and a couple days ago I think it finally quit on me. I tried plugging it in to my computer via firewire cord and it would recognize the i…
MacNN Troubleshooting by snow_rider23

iPod Problem - some songs not playing — #1

I am having problems with my 40GB 4G iPod. About 50% of the songs when I try to play them don't work. I click play, and it just freezes for a while, then skips to the next track, t…
MacNN Troubleshooting by PlacidTubs

iPod Problem - some songs not playing — #2

what format are those songs in? Can you play them on your computer? (mac? windows?) Have you tried resetting your iPod and putting the songs on anew? Has your iPod been upgrade…
MacNN Troubleshooting by cpac

iPod Problem - some songs not playing — #4

Well this has only just starting happening recently (the last week or so), and the songs all work absolutely fine on itunes. They are in aac format (i think thats the one). I have …
MacNN Troubleshooting by PlacidTubs

iPod Problem - some songs not playing — #5

Have you moved or otherwise messed around with or changed folder names within your Music folder? If so, iTunes will need to be pointed to your tracks again.
MacNN Troubleshooting by DigitalEl

iPod Problem - some songs not playing — #8

update: I tried to restore the iPod using iPod updater. This failed (I got an error saying "disc write error") and now the iPod is frozen on the exclamation file icon. I have conta…
MacNN Troubleshooting by PlacidTubs

iPod as HDD? — #1

Hey all, I've heard that the iPod can be used as a hard drive as well, to back up data or whatever. Is it possible to copy mp3's, wav's, etc, as 'files', rather than copying them a…
MacNN Troubleshooting by B Gallagher

iPod as HDD? — #2

Yes, but then you can't play them on the iPod. (although with a a bit of judicious library work you could play them through iTunes from a connected machine)
MacNN Troubleshooting by christ

iPod as HDD? — #3

Are you talking bout backing up your MP3's on your iPod? This makes no sense because if ever anything should happen to your Mac, with the help of some 3rd party apps you could loa…
MacNN Troubleshooting by iREZ

iPod as HDD? — #4

hey.. yes.. some of the stuff i'm wanting to back up would be mp3's, but i want to back up my music, meaning music that i've written myself. Thus, aside from wav's and mp3's, I've …
MacNN Troubleshooting by B Gallagher

iPod as HDD? — #5

Don't worry about that they should be backed up just fine.
MacNN Troubleshooting by iREZ

iPod as HDD? — #6

They won't be in the iPod's playlist unless you transfer the songs via iTunes. If you backup via disk mode then you're ok -- they won't be in your playlist.
MacNN Troubleshooting by jamil5454

iPod as HDD? — #7

wicked all.. thanks for the replies.
MacNN Troubleshooting by B Gallagher

iPod as HDD? — #8

hope this isnt thread jacking, i'm trying not to start a new thread (dont need to get slapped by a moderator). i want to back up my powerbook. it has a cdrw drive, which doesnt gi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Lancer409

iPod as HDD? — #9

I assume that you have a firewire cable that came with the iPod. Cable requirements depend on PC fit - if you have 6-pin firewire on the PC, then use it, no additional cable requi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by christ
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