3,6 GB capacity on a iPod with 4 GB?

It feels like there´s less capacity in my iPod nano now than when I bought it.
Could this be true and if so: Can I reclaim the lost capacity?

The reason that there is not completley 4 gigs is because of the space that the folders and programs that came in the ipod!!
No, it isn't. The OS accounts for a few mbs of storage space at most.
It's the way that storage space is calculated by manufacturers, and the way that computers read it differently.
A 4GB Nano is 4 billion bytes (decimal 4,000,000,000) of storage according to the operating system. This is because the operating system doesn't see it as a Flash memory. It sees it as an actual hard drive.
As such, 4 billion bytes to the operating system is reported as about 3.7GB of storage because of the decimal-to-binary conversion.

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When I try to sync my iPod with iTunes I can't because it says it's over capacity. It's not. It's a 16 GB iPod, it's only 105 songs on there. No movies or pictures or such. Anybody got a word of advise?

When I try to sync my iPod with iTunes I can't because it says it's over capacity. It's not. It's a 16 GB iPod, it's only 105 songs on there. No movies or pictures or such. Anybody got a word of advise? I've tried resetting the iPod but get the message that it's not possible cause i'm not connected to internet. I am though. Tried managing music manually. I've tried all the usual stuff.

Go to Settings > General > Usage and see how much is shown available and how much is in "Other".

Syncing iPod with iTunes with greater file size than iPod capacity

Hi,
My wife has a large iTunes library. It is composed of a large number of mpg files converted from CDs. Many of the songs she doesn't care to have on her iPod, they merely came with the CD.
The iTunes Library has grown so large that there are more songs than there is capacity for her iPod to hold. She likes using the auto sync feature. Is there a way for her to "mark" the songs she wants to sync and have iTunes keep, but ignore the songs she doesn't want on her iPod?
Thank you,
TPK
Is there a way for her to use the auto synchronization feature, yet still limit the tunes that are stored on the iPod?

Note that unchecking items will cause them to not be played in iTunes either — the preferred solution is to make a playlist for your iPod and sync only that playlist.

Deleted iPod Playlist but iTunes shows iPod with same capacity as before!

Hi!
Can you help out? I wanted to free up some space on my iPod, so I deleted one of my Playlists through iTunes, however, although the Playlist has successfully been erased, shown capacity has not! The playlist was ~2.5GB, but my iPod's capacity meter has not changed at all!!
What's up?! I would love the extra capacity please (my iPod nano 2G is the 8GB version)!!
Thanks & looking forward to your reply.
Stefan

Indeed you deleted the playlist but not the songs... you can check on the "Music" tab that all the songs remain in your ipod... if you want to delete songs you have to do it from this "Music" tab... deleting the playlist doesn't delete the songs inside

IPod with Color will not connect to G5

I recently bought a used iPod with Color display with a 60 GB drive for use in the car. I have a BMW with the cable that accommodates an iPod. I plugged it into the G5 with all my music on it and.... nothing.
I tried plugging it into my work PC and it connected. Then I went over to my daughter's new iMac and it connected perfectly. While I was there, I decided to "restore" the iPod since it was used and I was not sure what might have been on it previously. Restore went great.
Went over to my G5 and plugged it in. This is when it gets weird. As many of you know the G5 has three USB ports. One conveniently located in front and two in back. Obviously my first try was the one in front...... again, nothing. So I tried the two in back. The top one gave me..... nothing. But the bottom one seemed to like the iPod and it connected. I gave the iPod a new name and merrily started loading it up with music. I got 4 or 5GB worth onto it when all of a sudden I got the dreaded "Device Removal" warning.
I sort of froze and wondered what to do next. Since I had already gotten the "Device removal" warning I decided that unplugging it would be ok. So I did so and wait a few minutes before connecting the iPod once more. It connected alright but now I got a message saying that "iTunes cannot read the content of iPod "iPod Color". Go to summary tab in iPod preferences and click Restore to restore this iPod to factory settings".
So I click OK and look at the summary. The iPod is listed on the left under devices but now the name is displayed simply as "iPod" and not iPod Color as I had named it. Capacity is n/a (can't read it) and software version is shown as 1.2.1. Serial number is also listed. I hadn't transferred much music onto it yet so I decided to just go ahead and restore it.
I got the "Are you sure you want to restore the iPod.." message and I click "restore". At this moment nothing happens for about 2 minutes. iTunes is frozen and then I get a message that pops up and says, "The iPod "iPod" (note the wrong name) could not be restored because it could not be found". I click ok, I unmount the iPod and here we sit.
I have tried this over and over several times on this G5 with EXACTLY the same results. I have tried two other cables and we get the same thing. I also tried restarting the G5 with the iPod plugged into the USB port that works and got the same thing with one minor variation. When I went to restore the iPod this time, it actually started the process. We got the blue horizontal barber shop pole and I really though we had a break through, but after about 15 seconds I got the message that "The iPod "iPod" (still the wrong name) could not be restored because it could not be found.
I'm not quite sure what to try next. I can't decide if the problem is with the OS (USB ports not all working) iTunes itself (maybe I can install a different version?) of the iPod. The iPod by the way was sold to me by a guy on eBay who reconditions the devices. He seems pretty competent so I think the iPod itself is in good working order.
Anyone have any suggestions? I appreciate your ideas.
John

Physician - heal thyself!!!!!!
Well after pick away at this problem for a few weeks (alone) I think I have solved the problem. Through my countless iterations of trying every combination of plugging and unplugging various USB devices in various USB ports, I realized that the one combination I had not tried was unplugging EVERY device from the G5 itself including the keyboard. But wait, I need the keyboard to input text into the computer don't I? I had completely forgotten that there are two USB ports on the back of my Apple monitor. So I plugged the keyboard into the port on the monitor and guess what? The G5 not only recognized the iPod but allowed me to restore factory settings and actually sych it with iTunes.
So, what I learned is that this G5 will not work with this 60 GB iPod with Color screen unless it is the ONLY USB device plugged into tone of the three USB ports. Right - I am sure the Apple Engineers view this as a "feature". Shyaa - right!
Well, it not idea but at least it works. It's pain to unplug every other USB device when you want to sych your iPod but I suppose that's the price we pay.
Is the question answered? No, not really. I still don't know if it's a hardware problem, an OSX problem, or an iPod problem. My guess is that since it's a G5 running a Power PC chip, the fellas at Apple won't give this a second look.

Using 2 seperate iPods with 1 iTunes? Help!

My brother and I both have different iPods and want to transfer different songs to each, since we both have different tastes in music. However, I can't figure out how to do this. Surely, there must be a way?
I've tried to 'playlist' options but it only works for playlists... not the entire selection for the iPod.
We only have one computer and therefore only one copy of iTunes.
Help with this would really be appreciated as we don't want to have to retick and untick everthing every time one of us wants to update our iPods.

"I've tried to 'playlist' options but it only works for playlists... not the entire selection for the iPod"
I'm not sure what you mean by this but the update option "automatically update selected playlists only" would allow you to create a one or more playlists specifically for each iPod and drag the tracks you want into them. If you tire of the list and want to change it, you just add or remove the songs you don't want. The ones you take out out remain in the library to be used by the other iPod. Make your playlist a Smart playlist and limit the size to just below the advertised capacity of your iPod Nano (around 1800MB for a 2G). You can read more about playlists at these links:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or of course you could set one or both iPods to "manually manage songs and playlists" and drag whatever you like to them.

2 ipods with 1 iTunes - question

I have the old school ipod with 20 GB and then got the Nano last year which has 8 GB. Today I got a pop up message telling me something like I am close to exceeding the capacity for my Nano. As a result I unchecked some songs to make room for the new.
So when I went to update the new songs on my 20 GB I noticed that the songs I unchecked for the Nano remained unchecked. Why would it do that? I even shut down and restarted iTunes. My 20 GB can obviously hold the current songs plus the new, so there's no need to make room. Why would it do that? Can someone help me get back the unchecked songs on to the 20 GB? Thank you!

Thanks. I think Method 2 (copied below) is suitable for me, however, does it mean I have to create a playlist of my entire collection minus a few songs here and there for the Nano? For example, the default library will be for the 20 GB which is 1,900 songs. Do I have to create a playlist of 1,850 songs for the Nano (or whichever amount it will hold)? Thanks.
Method Two
You may use multiple iPods on a computer without the need to create multiple user accounts. To do this, you can set iTunes to update each iPod with only certain playlists. This method allows you to put all your music on, say, your iPod and keep your iPod shuffle updated with only your workout music. Here's how to do this with iTunes 7:
Create a new iTunes playlist for each iPod that contains all the music that you want to send to that particular iPod. Learn more about how to create playlists here.
Learn how to Sync your iPod, read the iPod Tutorial Steps section.

Synching Ipod with External Hard Drive

Hey there,
I have a Powerbook G4 and a 5G video ipod with itunes 7. Now, my computer hard drive space is rapidly approaching full capacity, so its getting to the stage where I will need to transfer the 30 odd gigs of music to my external hard drive. But i was wondering what this action will mean when it comes to running itunes 7, and synching my ipod, as i'm sure there are a number of complications involved with locating the itunes library etc etc etc
Is there a way to transfer my entire music library to my external hard drive, yet still be able to easily update my ipod whenever I add new stuff???
Or alternatively, are there other alternatives
Cheers,
Mike

this link below will solve your issue.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301748
KoDor

I have a 2GB IPOD with only 385 songs on it. I downloaded 2 CD's to iTunes but when I try and sync the IPOD I'm getting an error message indicating there isn't enough space. I thought a 2GB would hold at least 500 songs.

I have a 2GB IPOD with only 385 songs on it. I downloaded 2 CD's to iTunes and when I try and sync the IPOD I'm getting an error message that says I don't have enough free space. I thought a 2GB IPOD held at least 500 songs. I've even deleted songs from from iTunes library.

The figures that Apple used to use when saying how many songs coud fit onto any particular iPod were based on a 4 minute song at a Bit Rate of 128Kbps and that's the bit rate that songs sold by iTunes used to be in. However, now the iTunes Store sells songs at 256Kbps (as do many other MP3 stores) - which means that each song now uses twice as much storage space than before.
So if your songs have a bit rate of higher than 128Kbps, and/or they are all longer than four minutes each, that's why 385 songs is filling up your iPod. You can check how much space is being used when the iPod is connected to iTunes Library. Look on the Device panes for the capacity bar at the bottom of the window. How much space is being used by Music?
The solution is either:
Use iTunes to make 128Kbps versions to go onto your iPod - or,
Sync the iPod using Playlists and then choosing which Playlists you want on it. Smart Playlists may be the answer - you can set Smart Playlists up so that they automatically add and remove songs from your iPod, so that there is a constant change of songs (according to the rules you set)

How do i get rid of the "0ther" capacity on my ipod shuffle?

How do i get rid of the "other" capacity on my ipod shuffle??

Other consists of album artwork, the iPod's software, and files that cannot be categorized elsewhere such as corrupted files leftover from failed sync operations with iTunes. Obviously the artwork doesn't apply in this situation since you own an iPod Shuffle, so at this point, we can probably assume that this Other content is corrupted files.
In order to reduce the size of other, you'll need to restore the iPod Shuffle to factory settings in iTunes.
Restoring iPod shuffle to factory settings
B-rock

Why is capacity on my ipod classic is significantly lower than expected?

I have a new 80 GB ipod classic. I loaded it with about 4 GB's or so of music in the first couple of days. Then on the the third day when I tried to add more music, it erased everything off the ipod that I had loaded previously and replaced it with the new music I had added by CD to my itunes library. Not knowing what to do, I "restored" the ipod by using the restore button then sync'd again with the result that all my music was back including the original music. The problem: it's as if the first 6 GB's of space is still used up and the scale on my summary tab shows the total capacity of my ipod as 74.31 GB's with only 5 GB's of music and other on the ipod. What is taking up the other space? It should be showing a total capacity of 80 BG with 75 GB's left. What's up? Any body know?

my summary tab shows the total capacity of my ipod as 74.31 GB's with only 5 GB's of music and other on the ipod. What is taking up the other space? It should be showing a total capacity of 80 BG with 75 GB's left. What's up? Any body know?
All hard drives never have the full advertised storage space, and as a general rule it's around 7% less than stated.
It's because hard drive manufacturers calculate hard drive space different than computers actually read it.
For a full technical explanation, see these.
Hard disk: Is it missing space?
How much content will fit on my iPod?

Ipod with Identity Crisis

I have a 60gb ipod with colour display, which I think is fourth gen. Recently i had problems with it. It was getting stuck on the apple icon at start up. I would turn it on, and then it would stay on the apple icon no matter what i did. I had to drain the battery to get it going again. this happened a few times, and each time i restored it after drainage. I could hear the hd spinning when it was stuck on the icon. Eventually i restored it and it hasnt stuck since.
But since then whenever the ipod shows in itunes, or in windows, or even in the about section in settings on the actual ipod it says it only has 16gb worth of capacity!!! Can anybody help me with this problem? The ipod is working fine otherwise, its just now I only have a quarter of the capacity i had before. I have already tried renaming the drive.
Thanks for your help

If your iPod is recognized in "my computer", changing the drive letter can sometimes resolve this issue.
Click on control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod to re-assign the drive letter.
Choose something lower down the alphabet, say 'M' or something similar.
The iPod can be confused by any other storage devices assigned a similar drive letter even though they may not connected at the same time.
If the device manager is empty, see this: iPod not appearing in Windows device manager.

ERRONEOUSLY FILLING CAPACITY ON MY IPOD

When I connect my iPod to my computer, the computer is automatically and erroneously filling the iPod to its capacity. The iPod summary reflects that the capacity is basically full with 491.8 MB Audio and 3.25 GB Other (total capacity of iPod is ~4 GB). I manually manage the music on my iPod and I haven't downloaded anything other than audio to it...roughly 123 songs. Unsure what "other" represents. Twice I've restore my iPod to its original setting. This is a temporary solution to the problem as the problem resurfaces after a couple of days. Any ideas as to what I can do to resolve the problem?

I had a similar problem caused by my iPod attempting to use a drive letter that was already in use. iTunes was displaying the capacity of that drive instead of the capacity of my iPod. I changed the drive letter for my iPod, and everything works like a charm now. Here are some links to get started.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
This is the one that fixed my problem.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499

Song capacity of 60G IPod and 20G IPod

I have a 60GB IPod with 517 songs now loaded (approx. 4 minutes per song) and have only 40.2GB still available. My wife has a 20GB IPod with the same songs and has only 3.1GB still available. It seems highly unlikely that my IPod can hold the advertised 15,000 songs or that my wife's IPod and hold the advertised 5,000 songs, or anything close. Perhaps there should be some allowance for the operating system but, even so, the advertised cpacity seems greatly exaggerated. Am I missing something?
IPod 60G; IPod 20G Windows XP
IPod 60G; IPod 20G Windows XP

i hate how apple says you can fit a certain amount of songs on the ipod, it gives people the wrong impression.
Apple's estimates for song capacity is almost perfectly accurate. They specifically indicate that their estimates are based on tracks encoded at 128kbps AAC files of about 4 minutes each. I don't see how you would get the wrong impression.
There's nothing misleading about their estimates if you read and understand how they arrived at the estimates.

HT201269 I am struggling to synch my iPod from iTunes(on my macbook air) since the volume of data exceeded the capacity of my iPod,any ideas?

I had no problems with syching my ipod through the USB cable till I updated the OS on my macbook air and also grew my music catalogue on itunes beyond the capacity of the ipod.

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

3,6 GB capacity on a iPod with 4 GB?

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