5th gen 30gb ipod

About two years ago my ipod was acting weird, so I just put in a drawer so I could fix it later. The center button wasn't working so I took it apart and fixed that problem. Itunes doesn't recognize it and the ipod says it has no songs on it but says it is at full capacity. Does anyone know anything about this?

Your iPod filesystem is corrupted, so you need to fix the file system.
in My Computer or WinExplorer
Right Click your iPod ->Properties->Tools->Checknow
Tick both Auto fix and scan
Click OK
It may take some time for Windows to fix your filesystem. (about 2 hours)
If the above doesn't work, do a Disk Diagnostic, as posted by tt2
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17776595#17776595
This wont fix your problem, but tell you, the state of your hardisk health.
Good Luck!

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Would like to download audiobooks on my iMac to my 5th gen 30GB ipod for travel purposes. There is no Audiobooks tab for this during updates. Appears it's not possible. Anyone have a solution?

Never Mind! This situation resolved itself. After you have an audiobook downloaded and residing in iTunes a "Book" tab appears during update for both the iPhone and iPod. Then you can download it to either or both, devices. I asked the question prematurely before the audiobook was residing in iTunes and there was no book tab in either mobile device.
Problem solved!

Windows Vista not recognising my 5th Gen 30gb iPod

I recently lost my USB lead for my iPod and purchased one from eBay which was for a 5th generation iPod or iPhone... When I plugged in my iPod with this cable, a message box popped up to say that my "USB Device Not Recognised" and that it had malfunctioned. I have tried both my USB ports, resetting the iPod, updating the iTunes software, checking that the USB power is on, updating drivers.
The iPod is charging when plugged into the laptop.
Is there anything else I can try before trying to find another new cable?!

I would just hurry and get a new cable, but start with these articles and see if that gets you anywhere...
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
iTunes for Windows: iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
Also you might try forcing the iPod into disk mode first, then connecting it to your computer and see if that makes it show up in iTunes...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493
Cheers,
Patrick

HT1386 I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video). My computer crashed and itunes was no loner accessible on it. On my new computer, how do I transfer the music from my iPod to the library in iTunes that is on my new computer?

I have an older iPod (5th gen, 30GB+video) that I had connected to my computer with iTunes. That computer crashed and the only place my music is stored is on my iPod. How do I move that music to the iTunes program (version 8) on my new computer. When I connect my iPod to my new computer the music shows up in my iPod's music directory but I can't move it to the library.

- iTunes purchases by maybe
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
- For other music you need a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
newer copy
BTW, this is the iPod touch forum.

Itunes playlists no longer showing up in my 5th Gen 80GB ipod

Ok, my ipod 5th Gen 80GB ipod works fine, all of my music is in there, and I can successfully sync with the latest version of itunes. The problem is: I can see my playlists in itunes on my laptop, I can sync my ipod successfully, but the playlists do not show up on my ipod. I have already tried resetting my ipod and restarting my computer.
I'm stumped on this one

Hello steelydan0613,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
How do you have your iPod set up to sync music? Manually or automatically? If you sync automatically, how do you have your iPod set up to sync music from under its Music tab in iTunes? You may want to double check these settings.
B-rock

5th Gen. Ipod won't restore. ???

I have a 5th Gen. Ipod. I have plugged it in and I have clicked RESTORE IPOD. It looks like it is doing the job, then......when it is all done...the Ipod says, "Connect to Computer to Restore" (It is already connected). Then the computer still shows the option to restore the Ipod. It will not allow me to do anything else.
What I have done so far
push and hold center button and menu button and wait for "apple" to appear.....it does...then shows.."Connect to computer to Restore" ...so then I do the following
Restore on ITUNES
Plug it in -charge it completly
Pray for it
Stare hard at it
Still scratching my head.

Did you try a hard reset with the iPod still connected to your PC? Have you tried multiple USB ports, preferably high powered USB 2.0 ports?
To do a hard reset, first make sure the hold switch is in the Off position, then press and hold both the Select (Center) and Menu buttons together long enough for the Apple logo to appear.
Have you also worked through each and every single troubleshooting suggestion in this Apple support document?
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B-rock

HT1449 I've transferred my itunes library from PC to Macbook pro running latest itunes and now it will not recognize my iPods (nano 4 and 5th Gen an Ipod touch). All music is there and playable but will not recognize any devices

I've transferred my itunes library from PC to Macbook pro running latest itunes and now it will not recognize my iPods (nano 4 and 5th Gen an Ipod touch). All music is there and playable but will not recognize any devices. Help please

The ipod is not a backup/storage device.
You need to copy everything from your old computer to your new one.
The Apple store will do this for you, you can call apple support and they will help you, you can use google.

5th Gen 60GB ipod turns off randomly

My iPod has a tendency to just turn off randomly. it'll leave a "ghost" screen shot of what was on it and then it slowly fades away to nothing. Then, the black screen and apple come up and take 20-30 seconds to reboot and start over at the main menu.
Any idea as to how to fix this?
thanks

My 5th Gen 80GB ipod also turns off/restarts randomly after about 2-3 minutes of use. Very annoying and have had much trouble in trying to solve this problem.

Help me with my 5th Gen 30g ipod

I have purchased a brand new i pod and in my excitment to get it up and runing I plugged it straight into my computer, as I had got my friends 5th gen 30g ipod to work on my laptop. However i have plugged mine in and not the lock switch is off though my ipod is locked what can i do??
Toshiba Windows XP

"i have plugged mine in and not the lock switch is off though my ipod is locked what can i do??"
Care to repeat that please?

First ipod,used 5th gen 30gb, restored, synced, everything looks fine except no sound!

Used 5th gen ipod 30gb classic. Restored, synced and everything looks fine....except there is no sound! Is it damaged or is there something I can do? I am just learning...can anyone help me? Thanks

Does Kenwood say it will work with a 5G iPod (or iiPhone 5)?
Did the iPhones have iOS 7? Sometimes an iOS update breaks compatibility
Sometimes this works
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.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

I have a ipod classic 5th gen 30gb, if i download a movie or song from the current itunes i use with my ipod touch will it play? or do i have to get another type of itunes, if so which one?

i have windows 7 and a2nd gen ipod touch and i just aquired an ipod classic which is a 5th gen from 2005 with a 30 gb capacity. can i download a video movie or episode and songs from the current itunes i use for my ipod touch or is there a different one i should use? please help.

You can plug the iPod into the same iTunes library as your iPod Touch and sync whatever content you like to it. There is no limilt to the number of iPads, iPhones, or iPods you can sync with one iTunes library, account, or computer. How you sync one device will not affect the syncing preferences of the other.
B-rock

The (sad) tales of a 5th Gen 80Gb iPod classic

Hey folks,
So here's my story: for years, I had a 10 Gb iPod. I bought it when the model had just come out, so you can do the math of how long ago that was. Over all years of using that iPod, I never ever had a single problem with it. I always used it on my Windows PC, no problems at all.
The story sadly changed when I bought my new 80Gb 5th Gen. iPod (which was bought a couple months before the touch models came out, so it's now a Classic - sorry, that part always entertains me).
Since buying that one, I've had a few problems I never experienced before. Songs that always played perfectly on my old iPod seemed to freeze the new one (I kept a copy of most songs on an external HD, so I could listen to them at work and so on, which made it easier to upload them to the new one). 99.9% of the songs came from CDs I own, and ripped through iTunes, mind you.
For that and other reasons, I had to learn quickly how to reboot my new iPod, something I'd never done on the old one.
And now, the greatest problem of all is here: since I installed iTunes 7.5 on my PC, it crashed a couple times while managing my iPod. Earlier today, after it happened for the last time, I recalled iTunes to notice that many of my songs on my iPod - HUNDRED, mind you - are now missing. As I go through the list of songs in my iPod, I get the "white exclamation mark inside the grey circle" next to the name of the songs. As I try to play them on iTunes, they don't play. As I try to play them on the iPod, it automatically skips to the next song.
No, I do not automatically sync my songs, which means there's no reason it should look for them again. They simply "disappeared" physically from my iPod apparently.
I called Apple about it. The first tech person was, with all due respect, useless. His suggestions were simply "reformat my computer" (???) and "reformat my iPod," but he gave me no explanation whatsoever for why (does "because my sheet says so" sound familiar?).
I finally got to talk to a supervisor, who did sound extremely more proficient and knowledgeable about what she was saying. In her opinion, for one reason or another (again, ???), my iPod lost the path to those songs. So, although they are physically in there, the iPod doesn't know anymore how to actually find them to play. Her suggestion, unfortunately, is also to reformat my iPod, and reupload all the songs. This, however, would not save any of the Playlists that took me forever to fine tune, as there is no way of saving Playlists from iPod they know.
I am officially scared right now that I will spend hours reformatting the iPod and reuploading the songs, just to have the iPod do the same thing again, to the same or other songs. The other option I can think of is to reupload just these "hundreds" of songs manually, but, again, what's to say it won't happen again?
In some ways, I do miss my trouble free older iPod.
Hope this helps someone who may be considering a change, or may be experiencing something similar. If you are, I'd appreciate some input on the matter!
Have a good one, folks,
D.

Just wanted to give you guys an update: my iPod now works again fully, without having reformatted it, as Apple suggested.
I was reading some other posts around here, and decided to try something before going for the ultimate/decimating solution: redownloaded iTunes and reinstalled it. Install of checking for updates, I just went to Apple's site, and downloaded the whole thing. Plugged in my iPod, and now it all works! All the songs that wouldn't play before are now working just fine, as before.
Seems to me there's something funky on iTunes 7.5 for Windows or the upgrade process, which wasn't there in previous versions.
Hope this helps!

Where can i buy 5th gen 80GB ipod?

Now that the new ipod clasic is out replacing the 5th gen ipod, which i think is much nicer looking, whats going to happen to all the 5th gen ipods? I have a 60GB now and want to upgrade to to an 80, but i dont want to buy the "classic" because i think the full metal jacket looks ugly.

*i dont want to buy a refurb.*
Because?
A refurb is identical to a new model except it is a lot cheaper.
Same warranty, same accessories, new case, etc.
*there should be plenty of new 5th gen ipods out there.*
There should be some but they are still going to be $349.
A new 5G 80GB iPod video is going to cost the same as the 160GB iPod Classic.
They are not going to be discounted anywhere.

5th gen 80GB ipod - no sound ?!?!?

I have an 80GB 5th gen ipod. I'm getting no sound from the headphone port or from my FM tuner, but I can play my ipod when it's plugged into my laptop via iTunes. My friend had this issue a few years ago and Apple replaced his ipod because it was a "known issue". Is this still available...and if so, how do I proceed?

I may be wrong but if you shut down your computer you should be fine to disconnect. When you shut down Vista will end whatever program is accessing the iPod, and it SHOULD do that safely. Then again, I would wait until another person seconds me on that.

My 5th generation 30gb ipod won't play for more than an hour...

my 5th generation 30gb video ipod will not play for more than an hour or two.. can you help??please??

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