80gb Classic iPod won't stay on

I went to update the 80gb classic ipod I just bought today and first their was an error message that said it couldn't update. Now the ipod just keeps turning off and on by itself but when it turns on, it doesn't go completely on. It shows the screen w/ the apple then turns off. I tried resetting and nothing. Can't even power off to get it to stop, it just keeps doing it over and over. I'll take it in if I need to but really want to save the trip if I can tomorrow. Any help???? Thanks!

It seems, further to my previous message, that there is a fault that will, for some reason rectify itself with a COMPLETE 24 hour "resting" of the ipod, then plugging it into the AC adaptor, letting it charge.
After, "restore" it from your macbook. I had problems with my macbook, and after relaunching finder and itunes several times, it finally recognised it. once recognised and in itunes, "restore".
I suspect that the new ipods come preloaded with something that the computers do not like (or vice versa) and require a complete and utter rstoring before they successfully sync. I also suspect that - indeed file extensions MAY cause problems. I wonder, as it had "cover flow", it browses through EVERYTHING on it, and anything with an Operating system "alien" file will cause the ipod to restart continuously (e.g. if yer running OSX, a "wmv" file MAY cause exceptions; vice versa, on Windows, it might be a "dmg" file).
Furthermore, the "enable disk use" may have something to do with the problems??
Only guesses but any problems, the Apple stores themselves (including their helplines) are superb! Very helpful.

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ITUNES MUSIC CORRUPTED WITH OLD DELETED MUSIC
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1. HOW DO I DELETE MUSIC OFF IPOD (OVER 12 THOUSAND TRACKS) DO NOT WANT THEM TO SIT ON HARD DRIVE TO RESTORE ONTO IPOD
2. IPOD IS NOT CORRUPTED.
3. CAN I SYN TO AN EMPTY ITUNES AND PUT THEM BACK ONTO ITUNES?
PLEASE HELP X

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for more options.
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80gb Classic iPod is dying on me (Not Starting, Not Recognised...etc)

Hi
I have an 80gb classic iPod and I am having major trouble with it.
It started with the iPod showing the Apple logo screen for a long time then a multilingual message saying I need to "Restore using iTunes" I have no problem with restoring, yet once I connect it to my Macbook Pro it is not recognised, not even in Disk Utility nor the USB list (from System Profiler). Now it doesn't even show the "Restore Using iTunes" message and just gets frozen on the Apple logo.
It does however charge, I attempted the whole resetting thing but to no avail.
Interestingly, the iPod automatically switches to 'Disk Mode' when I keep it connected to the computer, with the blinking "Do Not Disconnect" in old school screen. So I hurry to check with Disk Utility, NOTHING.
So basically nor iTunes or the computer recognise it, and I want to restore it but it's being non responsive and I could seriously use some help trying something on my own before the trip to the shiny Apple Dealer here.
Thanks in Advance.

Well, here are a few other suggestions:
try a different cable - one of the pins on your cable may be damaged
try connecting to a different computer
try connecting it to a different USB port on your computer
try connecting it through a powered USB hub
If none of these work, the only other suggestion would be to bring it (or send it) somewhere for diagnosis and repair. There are a few sites here in the States that offer this service, and I'm sure there is something available in the UK as well. They tend to be less expensive than asking Apple to service an iPod.
I am not a Mac person (Windows for me), so I cannot give you any tips on attacking the problem from that side of things.

HT1904 Hey my iPod won't stay on a game im playing or apps I open and sarfi keeps going back to home page

Hey my iPod won't stay on a game im playing or apps I open and sarfi keeps

Try closing all apps via the taskbar and then see if they then stay open : from the home screen (i.e. not with any app 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of each app to close them, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
For Safari you could also try clearing its cache, cookies and history via Settings > Safari
If that doesn't work then you could try a soft-reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the equivalent of a reboot.

IPod won't stay mounted to computer, can't load any content

I've reset it, tried to repair it with disk utility, and it still won't stay mounted. Can't put any content on it.
iPod classic 160 GB
Mid-2010 MacBook Pro running 10.8.5
iTunes 11.1

Koopie, the bad news is: that's not at all an uncommon problem with the iPod Touch. I have the same problem at work. We have no problems at all connecting to our Wi-Fi with Dell, Sony, HP, Asus, Palm or any other devices except two: my Touch and my boss's iPhone. Apple has the most finicky Wi-Fi known to man.
But enough ranting. The first thing you'll want to do is to check to be sure that your router's firmware is up-to-date. That may just solve your problem; it does in some cases. I've also found that turning the Touch's Wi-Fi off and on sometimes helps. You may have to do it four or five times to get a reconnect. You might also check your router's instructions to see if there is a way to reset it by going in through your web browser, which may be more convenient than pulling the plug.

Problem with 80GB classic it won't be recognised on itunes or my computer

My girlfriend told me that her pod had suddenly stopped working on her and was telling her that she had to restore it within her itunes, when she tried this the computer wouldn't recognise that there was even anything there. Later trying the same ipod on my computer i found that it wouldn't recognise the device on there either. I've heard alot of things about the 80GB classics suddenly stopping working when itunes is updated is this the same problem?
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I'm having the same problem. Been struggling to get 80gb Ipod Classic to work with Windows XP. I've gone through 4 Ipod Restores, and just when I think it's stable, some new issue rears it's head. Initially, I was convinced that I had a corrupted Itunes library, as eventually during a sync, Itunes would get stuck on some random file, and I would have to pre-emptively disconnect. Eventually, this would corrupt the database files on my Ipod, and it would start up fine, but say it had no content on it (but with, say, 60gb free). So I cleared my library and database files (my documents > my music). started from scratch basically. Since doing this, syncing has been fine for the past month...Now (started two days ago), connecting my Ipod to my computer, Itunes won't see it. On the Ipod, it shows "Do not disconnect" screen, and then "Ok to Disconnect" screen immediately. Last night, I experimented, connecting and disconnecting the Ipod to my computer, and eventually Itunes did recognize it (seems hit-or-miss), but then during the sync it eventually got stuck syncing a file, and I had to pre-emptively disconnect. Luckily, it did not erase/screw up the library on my Ipod.
Another issue, I have is that Podcasts, never show in the outermost Main menu. The only way to access podcasts on my Ipod Classic, is to put them all in a playlist. Any one else with this problem?

Ipod won;t stay on!

I just got this second hand iPod. Its a 30G black Video. Then ight i got it, it froze on me. I looked online, and it said to reset it. Once i reset it, it would.t turn on for about 2 days. Now I can turn it on, but it won't stay on for even five minutes, even though it says it has almost full battery. an anyone help me?

there are only 2 other options
1. put it in disk mode and restore ipod
2. if step 1 fails, then get ipod serviced. if the ipod is within its one year warranty, parts and labor are covered. you only have to pay shipping to sent it in. you can also buy an extended 1 yr warranty ($59) that covers the ipod for an additional yr. and it covers shipping

80GB Classic iPod now not recognised by iTunes

All used to be OK but suddenly my 80 GB Classic iPod although being recognised by my PC is not recognised by iTunes. Sometimes a message comes up saying this, sometimes not. Have now updated to latest iTunes but no better. My old shuffle iPod is recognised OK. Help please, though I know there has been a lot of traffic on this subject.

This is typical of an iPod corrupted database.
Your iPod, as a hard drive is still recognized by Windows, but it's not identified as an iPod by iTunes.
You can repair this with CopyTrans Doctor http://www.copytrans.net/doctor.php

Help! 80gb Classic ipod - wont go any further than the license agreement.

Hi,
Hope somebody can help - just bought a 80gb classic after my old one died.
I've plugged it in to my computer and it comes up with connecting, goes into itunes and shows me the licensing agreement. Ive then ticked the box saying that i have read it then clicked saved which then takes me to wherever i want it saved. Clicked ok then it goes back to itunes and doesnt do anything, its just left on the licensing agreement page.
Ive taken off my previous itunes and reloaded with the current itunes with still no avail - also switched off norton anti-virus which doesnt seem to be affecting it.
Anybody have any ideas what it could be?

Are you seeing a Continue button anywhere? Click the little Agree box then the Continue button, there's no need to save the agreement. If you aren't seeing all the buttons try increasing your screen resolution to at least 1024x768 so you can see the whole page: iTunes window does not display all options

My iPod won't stay powered off

My 1st gen iPod refuses to stay powered off. I can switch it off by pressing the power switch, then swiping the "slide to power off". The shutdown screen displays (spinning circle of lines) for a couple of seconds and then the screen switches off. It looks as though the iPod has actually powered down at this point, but less than a second later it boots up again.
I have disabled Wi-Fi, turned off notifications and there are no alarms set, so I can't see any reason why it should want to power up by itself.
I have only recently tried powering it off - for the last couple of years I have generally left it just in sleep mode, and that has been fine. However the battery seems to be on its way out, hence wanting to power it off completely to rateain as much charge as possible
But why does my iPod refuse to stay powered off? Any thoughts?

I did power off the iPod when it was in the "reset to factory" state, and it powered itself up again just as before.
A service sounds expensive, and add on the cost of a new battery and it is probably more cost effective to purchase a new 4gen iPod or alternative product. For now I think I'll just wait until the battery completely dies (and I'll know because it will stop trying to power itself up).
I have actually found a way of getting it to power off, and stay off:
Connect it to my MacBook
Power off
Disconnect the cable from the Mac
Remove the cable from the iPod
If I remove the cable from the iPod first then it immediately powers up again - perhaps because the connections don't disconnect as cleanly as they do with the USB end of the cable.

Older Quicktime Files won't load into 80GB "Classic" iPod

I have several Quicktime files that are several years old and iTunes will not load them. The error message I get states "Files cannot be played on this iPod".
My Quicktime is up to date. Any Ideas?
Thanks.

I have several Quicktime files that are several years old and iTunes will not load them.
I'm guessing you mean iTunes itself plays the files but will not load - or synch - them onto your iPod.
If that is the case try selecting/highlighting the troublesome videos in your iTunes Library and then going to the iTunes Advanced menu > Create iPod or iPhone Version and let us know if it brings you any combination of joy and/or satisfaction.

How do you add songs from iTunes 11 that is not the main synced library to an old 80GB classic iPod?

My boyfriend and I found his old 80GB iPod classic in his stuff. I synced it to my Macbook Pro. I was then trying to sync all his music from his iMac onto the iPod so that the iPod contained both libraries, but in the iTunes 11 I cannot manually drag and drop all the music onto the iPod. I could've with the other devices on the computer but not the iPod Classic. Is it just too old? How can I put all our music onto this one iPod?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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Ipod won't stay connected to my pc, but works on others

So, I've looked everywhere online to try and solve this issue, and I'm wondering if it is a software compat issue.
I just got an ipod touch 4g from my buddy, works fine, but will not stay connected to my pc, works great on my fiance's dell, but seems my pc won't play with it, it just recconects instantly after about 6-7 minutes it will start charging, but that's all it will do, won't be mounted, won't even exist on the pc, is there something I can try to fix this?
my Pc, is using a 2ghz phenom x4, nvidia 590 SLI chipset on an asus m2n-SLI.

iTunes would open, and it would say error 9, or error 1611, I do apologize for missing that bit, looking up the error, it seems usb related, but all my other USB devices and mp3s work fine on my USB hubs, no matter which I use for the ipod, it does it.
Edit: forgot to mention that it ONLY saw it in recovery mode, and everytime I would try to restore it would give those same errors, had to restore it on my fiances PC this morning.

Black 80gb Classic iPod not recognised by Windows My Computer or iTunes

I live in Australia. I am on my third black 80g ipod classic in two days as Apple support hasnt resolved issue and they keep giving me a case number and having the retailer replace the 80g Classic. It is driving me balmy and I still havent resolved the issue where my vista laptop is not recognising the device. I have reistalled itunes, drivers, stopped and restarted device service manager and it still doesnt show up on windows or itunes, I have no other devices plugged in and when I plug my other silver 80g classic or my three shuffles in they all work, including at the same time. I take them all out and still the new Black 80g classic is not recognized. I have no idea now.
All support staff and the staff at Myer have been excellent so far but still no result.

I have been down again and checked that the ipod worked on another computer which it did. Came home again and still doesnt recognise this ipod.
I have removed itunes
reinstalled itunes
changed drive names ( I have another classic and three shuffles that all work fine)
stopped and started device manager for ipod and itunes
cleared rubbish bin
spoken with apple support three times
rebooted the ipod
tried in disc mode
reinstalled drivers
It still says in device manager that the new classic is not recognised. All my virus scans are up to date, windows updates are current on vista, drivers are up to date for ipod and all ports.
Can anyone assist me?
I am just about to take the ipod back and get a refund as they have replaced them twice and I am on my third.
I feel like it is a conflicting driver issue that may only be resolved when ipod software is updated by apple or microsoft.
I have reported issue to microsoft and there are no current solutions according to them.

IPod won't stay in disk mode

I have the dreaded sad face icon. I am attempting to restore it. I am able to put the iPod into disk mode. It will stay in disk mode and charge with the A/C charger. When I try to connect it to the pc it will flash "do not disconnect" for a few seconds then reboot and go back to the sad face. It will not stay in disk mode long enough for me to attempt a restore. Anyone had a similar problem?

Well, I got frustrated enough to try the "whack in on the desk" method of iPod restoration I have read about in a few places. Low and behold IT WORKED! Took two tries. I banged it on my desk fairly hard three times and now it has started fine and is charging as I type this. All songs are still there at first glance. It seems like a dumb thing and your mileage may vary, but it worked for me.

80gb Classic iPod won't stay on

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