Nano cannot be updated

What Should I Do If I Keep Getting This Message When I Try To Update My Nano ' The iPod "Evoulie's Nano" cannot be updated. The disk could not be read from or written to. '?

See this troubleshooting article.
Disk cannot be read from or written to error syncing iPod in iTunes.

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Why can I not update my ipod nano's music onto my refurbished Mac desktop. I lost all my music once I gave my computer to be re-done. Since then I have purchased alot of music on my desktop and added it to my iphone 4S but cannot add nor recover the music on my nano onto my desktop. I want to also be able to edit the music list on my nano as well!
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I have a 4th Gen 30gb IPOD and updated Itunes 7 sucessfully but could not update/install IPOD 1.2 upgrade.
Eventually after clicking the message boxes with the above info we seem to be getting, I selected the update button that appears on the front page of ITUNES and it installed/updated. I have been attempting for a couple of days and it just worked!!!!
After it completed, I received the same dialog box and then disconnected the IPOD from my laptop.
Seems to be OK now but there is def something going on.
I thought it may be a shareware issue with mp3's being downloaded into Itunes library form another application.

When I update my nano ipod I get an error message "User ipod cannot be updated. The disk couldnot be read from or written to." How can I overcome this error message.

In the iTunes window, when I update my nano ipod, I get an error message "User ipod cannot be updated. The disk could not be read from or written to." How can I overcome this error message.

Hello there dilip77707,
It sounds like you are getting this error message that your iPod cannot be read from or written to when you are trying to update your iPod Nano. I recommend the troubleshooting from the following article to help you get that resolved. Its pretty straight forward, just start at the top and work your way down as needed:
'Disk cannot be read from or written to' when syncing iPod or 'Firmware update failure' error when updating or restoring iPod
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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Whenever I try to sync my iPod Nano (2nd Gen) I get the error message "the iPod cannot be updated. The required folder cannot be found". Have had this problem since I bought it!
Am running latest s/w versions (reloaded iTunes v. 7.1.1.5 twice, and iPod is running s/w v. 1.1.2).
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I am suddently having the same problem with a similar message. I've tried syncing to both my nano and my suffle and I get the message "Cannot be synced, the required disc space is not sufficient. I've emptied both appliances and still get that message when I try to sync. Even something as small as a single song.

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My Ipod has been working great until now. When I update it in Itunes I get the message The iPod "Owners IPod" cannot be updated. The required folder cannot be found. My itunes has 220 songs but the ipod has 90. I can still add new songs though. I have reset. Uninstalled itunes and the ipod software. Tried to wipe out the ipod with the updater software but I get the message can't mount ipod. I have tried to chage the ipod to a disk drive to erase but it will not. I have unchecked all songs, erased photo files. Tried the Apple's 5 R's. Nothing works. Now trying to reach Apple or someone to help is very hard. .................Jeff
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there are a lot of different FM trasmitters.. My choice would be a kensington or belkin.. I have both and they work well.. Before you buy one in the description of the product it should tell you what model they will work with.. just make sure it will work with your nano.. do a google search on "fm transmitter UK" Im sure you will get a ton of options.

Ipod cannot be updated....

Ok so I put music on my nano no problem, but when I try to put pictures on it, it gives me the following error message...
The Ipod cannot be updated. The disk could not be read from or written to.
What do I do???

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Are you transferring pics from a folder or through a program?
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"Songs on iPod 'jerm' cannot be updated because all of the playlists..."

I recently bought a 1GB iPod Nano from a dude on craigslist and I updated it once, but when I try to update it now a message comes up that reads:
"Songs on iPod 'jerm' cannot be updated because all of the playlists selected for updating no longer exist."
Also, when I updated it yesterday, it said that the iPod didn't have room for all of the songs on my iTunes...but I only have like 75 regular-length songs on there and the 1GB is supposed to hold 240. Anyone know what's up with that?
After it informed me of this last thing, it made me a playlist of a "selection" of songs from the iTunes and updated it with those.
I deleted that playlist today...may that be related to my first question?
All of this doesn't make sense. Can anyone shed a little light on the subject?
Thanks
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I had this problem with my 4GB iPod nano and I tried everything that you said to try. I did accidentally delete the iPod Selection playlist and I tried to make a new smart playlist. When I did this I got an error message that said "The smart playlist contains one or more conditions which are empty of conflict with one another. This will result in never matching any item. Are you sure you want to save this playlist?" I tried to upload an old library onto my iTunes and it was successful, however, my iPod would still not sync. Do you know what i can do to fix this?
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"Songs on the iPod "____" cannot be updated because all of the playlists...

"Songs on the iPod "Harold Kim's iPod" cannot be updated because all of the playlists selected for updating no longer exist."
Im not sure what this means or how to fix it. any sort of advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

You get this problem when the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' is being used to sync your iPod. If the playlist selected is deleted from iTunes the iPod no longer has a location to sync from and you get an error. (Syncing selected playlists by the way is a useful setting to use when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library). However you can make a new one or make use of an existing one.
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -My iPod for example (the dash will position it at the top of the playlists in Sources). You can make it a smart playlist that picks the songs for you or just a normal one and drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 3700MB for a 4G iPod Nano. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod:
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Syncing Music to iPod
To make a random playlist go to File>New Smart Playlist.
Uncheck "Match the following rule"
Check "Limit to" put "3700" in the number box, choose "MB" from the first list box, choose "Random" from the next list box. Check "Live Updating"
When you want to change the selection in the smart playlist just delete everything in it and it will add a new selection. When you want to change the normal playlist just delete out what you don't want and drag in a new selection.
Syncing selected playlists is just like syncing your whole library only on a smaller scale and more "selectively". When your iPod is is set to sync selected playlists it automatically picks up any changes you made to that playlist in iTunes since you last connected. Anything you added to the playlist will be added to the iPod, anything you deleted from it will be deleted from the iPod. In other words the iTunes playlist and the iPod are kept "in sync".

IPod "cannot be updated. The current file is in use."....how to fix?!

I have a MacBook and the iPod Nano that came with it. I also have a 4G(I think) 20GB iPod. I have both configured to my Macbook, using only certain playlists to be updated on each iPod.
I don't get any problems when I connect the 20GB iPod(w/ the Firewire), but whenever I connect my Nano(w/ the USB, I have to, it doesn't support Firewire), I get a message saying the iPod"cannot be updated. The current file is in use."
How do I fix this problem? I have my iPod to "Enable disk use", but everything else is OK, and I have separate playlists and designate each iPod to Sync Selected Playlists Only, and have different playlists selected.
How do I fix this and/or why is this problem happening?
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I fiddeled around and I am still having this problem. Can someone help me.

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My fifth gen/30 ipod is a mess since I installed itunes 7.I can't update or eject the little guy .The message reads"cannot be updated because it contains files that are in use by another application"or "cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application" Any help would be very appreciated!
Thanks!
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IPod cannot be updated because it contains files in use by anaother applica

Whenever I try to update my 60gb iPod, it tells me:
iPod cannot be updated because it contains files in use by anaother application.
How do I stop this from happening & applow my iPod to update?
It's preventing me from watching some recent video downloads.

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I have been getting this same error on both of above referenced iPods that I have. I have tried to post questions on ipodgarage, and no one can answer this. I am seeing more and more people post this same problem.
C'mon Apple. What is going on with this? Please help us. This problem only started happening after updating to iTunes 7.0.

IPod "cannot be updated. The required file is in use."

Since updating to iTunes 7 the program keeps saying that "The iPod "iPod name" cannot be updated. The required file is in use." When I click on “OK” it does in fact update. I tried to restore the iPod but couldn’t do it from within iTunes but I could exit iTunes and run the most recent update/restore on it from the desktop.
Also, I can not eject the Nano from within iTunes “iPod cannot be ejected because it contains files that are in use by another application.” But I can exit iTunes and eject it from the desktop. I don’t have this problem with an older 40 gig iPod.
I called Apple and they promised to send a work around but it never came.
Running on a G4 with 10.4.7
Any suggestions?
Dual Processor G4 & G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7) I do have three users using the same iTunes library.

I just started getting this message today - the only new thing I have done differently since I last synced is to start rating my songs on the iPod.
Just a hunch but did everyone else start getting this error after their first try at rating songs on the iPod?
Other than that does anyone know how to report this kind of thing to Apple? as they need to fix it soon.
The only answer I have seen after 2 hours of searching is to go back to iTunes v6.05 - see Chad Armstrong's tip here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3116292&#3116292 - but I can't be bothered to go through all that just yet.

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Every time i try to update my ipod on itunes i either get "The iPod "Tdunks iPod" cannot be updated. The disk cannot be read from or written to." or i will get "The iPod "Tdunks iPod" cannot be updated. Required file not found." When i try to use ipod updater i get " Can't mount iPod" I have an ipod nano 2gb black version and am runnign windows xp with the newest itunes and ipod updater.

try this, change the drive letter of the ipod this can sometimes solve your issue change it to "M" or something like that this is how to change it, Click on control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod to re-assign the drive letter.
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Songs on the ipod cannot be updated???

Ive had my nano for awhile and it worked with iTunes. recently i must have done something i shouldnt cause everytime i try to update my ipod i get this message "Songs on the iPod “Chris’s iPod” cannot be updated because all of the playlists selected for updating no longer exist".
I have deleted all playlists from itunes. restored my ipod. updated itunes to the newest version. and nothing works. what did i do wrong and how do i fix it.
Thanks in advance

Start here
hudgie - kitunes: iPod cannot sync because one or more playlist
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121728

The iPod cannot be updated because there is not enough free space to hold..

My nano has been working fine until recently, when the following error has come up each time I plug it in:
The iPod cannot be updated because there is not enough free space to hold all of the songs in the iTunes music library, would you like iTunes to choose a selection of songs to copy to this iPod.
This would make sense except that I have my iPod set on Manual Upload of my songs, so iTunes shouldn't even be trying to move all the songs on my iTunes library on to my iPod. I reinstalled iTunes but still no change. The Automatic Upload of my Podcast feature doesn't work as before, and I don't have that many podcasts, and about 250 mb of free space. Anyone know why Manual Upload isn't working right?

The reason why all this is probably happening is because you either have no memory on ur ipod or u have so many songs that in ur itunes that ur ipod cant hold all such as if u have a 1050 songs say and ur ipod only holds 1000 or less then that message would be coming up but dont worry about its just telling u and saying it wants u to get a bigger ipod : )

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