A sad or unhappy iPod icon appears on the screen

I have had my ipod mini f0r 2 month A sad or unhappy iPod icon appears on the screen and the hard drive is making sounds when turn on

You could try restoring the iPod, but quite honestly it sounds like a bad hard drive and it needs service.
See: What does this icon mean?

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My ipad was in the process of updating (ios7) while at the same time syncing with my laptop. suddenly the screen turned black and after few seconds the new itune icon appeared on the screen. the same icon appears even after i reset it.

I was updating my ipad (ios7) while syncing with my laptop. suddenly the screen turned black and seconds later a huge itunes icon appeared on the screen. the same icon appears and not the usual interface even after resetting it several times.
please explain whta's happening.
thank you

See Unable to Update or Restore > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4097
You may need to try this More than Once...
Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Once you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most Recent Backup...
Restore from Backup
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

When i unplugg my ipod lines appear across the screen and wont turn on how come?

when i unplugg my ipod lines appear across the screen and wont turn on how come?

Is it working properly when it is connected to power?
when i unplugg my ipod lines appear across the screen and wont turn on
Please clarify... Does the screen look "normal" (and is it turned "on") when connected? When you disconnect it, "lines appear across the screen"? If it "wont turn on," how are there lines (or anything) appearing on the screen?

Trying to download from an external hard drive, no icon appears on the screen

trying to transfer files from external hard drive to mac, no icon appears on the screen

Windows uses either FAT32 or NTFS. Mac OS X uses Mac OS Extended also known as HFS+. All you really need to know is that they are just three different methods for storing information. Macs can handle some Windows formats, but Windows cannot handle HFS+ without additional software.
To see the format of the external drive, right-click on the icon and select Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac)
Mac OS X has been able to read and write FAT32 formatted hard drives since the very beginning. If you have a FAT32 drive you can simply connect it to your Mac and it will very easily be able to read and write to it. There is nothing special you need to do. However, there are two limitations of FAT32. 1.) It only supports file sizes of 4GB or less. 2.) Some Mac applications may not run from the drive as FAT32 does not adequately handle the permissions structure of Mac OS X.
NTFS is a different story. NTFS is a more modern Windows format but is proprietary to Microsoft. Licensing is required to use it which is probably why Apple doesn’t fully support it. Macs can read an NTFS drive, but they cannot write to one.

Unhappy ipod icon appears--no restore, reset possible

Hello,
For some reason my ipod G4 just stopped working while it was playing. Now, when i press the center button or menu button on the click-wheel, i get the apple logo for a few seconds and then the unhappy icon face. It will not reset, and is not recognized by my computer when i plug it in. When charging, i get the same repeating pattern of logo and unhappy ipod. What can i do?

There are a LOT of threads going with this same problem. Mine started doing it just today, bang out of the blue, and it won't do anything. Do you get the little click-whine-click noises out of it too? I called the 800 number they give on other threads, and get very little help and apologies for not getting help. It will cost, whatever you do. Nobody has said this publicly in the ads, but I'm thinking that iPods wear out suddenly after about a year and you are stuck with a paperweight. I have to think seriously about whether I want to pay for a repair phone call that might not help, pay for a replacement that might not work any better than the original, buy a new iPod, or forget the whole darned thing.

HT201263 my iphone 4s was partially submerged in water for a period of time is there any way to pull pictures out of it? I have tried to hook up to itunes and an apple appears on the screen but does not respond

is there any way to retrieve photos off of my phone after it was submerged in water? An apple icon appears on the screen but the phone will not respond

Probably not.

Unhappy iPod icon, computer not recognizing, won't reset, other R's no good

I'd be glad of advice/help with this problem...
I've got a 15 month old Colour iPod and after last connecting it to the computer, moving new songs from iTunes and disconnecting I've had the following problem:
iPod won't start
If reset then iPod goes to the unhappy iPod icon and says get support (tried this a few times)
There's a whirring sound that lasts about 0.5s and repeats while the above is happening
iPod isn't recognized by the computer (either on connection or on restart) (USB cable worked fine before)
Can't then actually do any of the other "R"s as they all depend at least on a recognized device by the computer
Unable to convert to hard-disk mode (same thing - unhappy iPod icon)
Hmmmm - I'm thinking that (a) things aren't looking too good, (b) it's a hardware thing, probably the drive and (c) it's only just out of warranty...
Anyone got anything I can try at home ??
All advice gratefully received.
iPod with photos Windows XP

I guess they don't put it in the manual because it's not recommended fix. Dropping any delicate electronic device is not a good idea. Who knows what other damage it may cause?
Still, this appears to have worked for many people so glad it worked for you. : )

Transferred itunes library from Windows XP PC to new Windows 7 PC. plugged in 3rd gen Ipod. Ipod icon appears along with playlists, music etc. Songs are grayed out and won't play. Please help!

I recently transferred itunes library from windows XP PC to new Windows 7 PC. The transfer was successful, however when I plug my 3rd gen Ipod Nano into the new PC, the Ipod icon appears along with the music, playlists, etc. The songs are shown but are 'grayed out' and wont play or sync.The 'Devices & Printers' window in new PC shows icon for Ipod driver & is OK. The icon for the Ipod appears but depicts a delta shaped warning icon that states that the Ipod is'not operating properly'. Tried troubleshooting. The troubleshooting message states the the Ipod is 'disconnecting'. Can you help me with this problem?

Then, I dropped the entire itunes file from the old PC (XP) into an empty external drive.
That "itunes file from the old PC"? Is that the iTunes folder, from the old PC, that was in the user home folder's Music folder?
All of the library, playlists, etc. from the ipod as they always have been are shown, by they are 'grayed out' and will not open or play.
That's on the iPod, correct? Are all of your old playlists in iTunes, from the old PC, still there in iTunes on the new PC? Are the songs in iTunes still playable?
This document provides the steps to transfer a complete iTunes library between two computers. See the section called External drive.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer - Apple Support
There are many steps, but this is a summary. (1) On the old PC, consolidate all of your iTunes data into the iTunes folder. (2) Copy this iTunes folder to the external drive. (3) On the new PC (that has iTunes installed but NOT running), replace its existing iTunes folder with the one from the old PC (on the external drive). When you run iTunes, it uses the iTunes folder from the old PC, and it should look like iTunes on the old PC (with all the playlists, ratings, play count, etc.), and your iPod will see the iTunes library as the same iTunes library (because it is the same library).
If you did something different, and the old PC is still accessible, you may want to try it using the method from the linked document.

Unhappy iPod Icon

I am trying to restore my iPod as stated but can't get the PC to recognise the iPod. When I plug it in to the PC it comes up with the unhappy iPod icon then changes to a discharged/almost icon and sits there for ages. I can't get the PC to recognise it's plugged in so therefore cannot restore the iPod as the support site tells me to do so.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have a read through this.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2369954#2369954

HT3819 When I sync my iPod some of my purchases from iTunes transfer, but some do not. When I try to drag the songs onto the iPod icon it shows the 'crossed out' symbol and won't move them.

When I sync my iPod some of my purchases from iTunes transfer, but some do not. When I try to drag the songs onto the iPod icon it shows the 'crossed out' symbol and won't move them. I've tried synching from multiple computers that are all connected with home sharing but it still didn't do the trick.

Installing iTunes does not cause content to magically appear on the computer.
Your media is only where you put it.
iOS devices are not backup devices.
Copy the media from the old computer to the new computer.

I recently upgraded to iOS 7.0. When I open Safari to a blank page, a small "Settings" icon appears against the white background. When I click on it, it opens a link to a web page that is not among my other bookmarks. How can I get rid of it?

I recently upgraded to iOS 7.0. When I open Safari to a blank page, a small "Settings" icon appears against the white background. When I click on it, it opens a link to a web page that is not among my other bookmarks. How can I get rid of it?

Leliforever, cheek you list of installed add-ons, the Ask toolbar can be installed without the users knowledge.
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I have an iphone 4S and i cant download apps onto it. Everytime I click to install, the icon appears on the homescreen with 'waiting' under it and then disappears. Can anyone help? Its driving me mental!

I have an iphone 4S and i cant download apps onto it. Everytime I click to install, the icon appears on the homescreen with 'waiting' under it and then disappears. Can anyone help? Its driving me mental!

I found this very good
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/iphone-ipad-apps-stuck-waiting/

HT204380 Hello...i have one problem with my ipod touch 4th gen....when i try to log in and start use the facetime one message appears in the screen that is say....you couldn't get log into facetime...what i must do??pleaze help me :/

Hello i have one problem with my ipod touch 4th gen....when i try to log in facetime one message appears in the screen whick saying you couldn't log into facetime.....what i suppose to do?? :/please help me :/

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I recently bought an Ipod touch 2nd gen, (Ebay). It's in great shape and seemed to be wiped clean. When I connect (via windows computer) to Itunes with usb cord the Ipod icon shows, but the only function you can do is eject. When its in the upper right h

I recently bought an Ipod touch 2nd gen, (Ebay). It's in great shape and seemed to be wiped clean.
When I connect (via windows computer) to Itunes with usb cord the Ipod icon shows, but the only function you can do is eject. When its in the upper right hand corner and you click on it all you get is a done button, when it's in the side bar right click and your only option is eject, left click has no effect. If I go to "file">devices it's as if there are no devices connected.
I purchased a song with Itunes on the Ipod itself, and it transferred to my library on the computer automatically .
I have an Iphone 5 and a nano that are still functioning with Itunes thru computer so I'm thinking the issue is with the Ipod touch. I've reset it several times, rebooted it, with no change.
nothing on the internet has helped, I called tech support and got disconnected. Should I take it to a retail store? I just don't know where to go next, I'm of course willing to pay for tech or repair. looking for suggestions.

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Ipod nano 6G. Where is Nike + iPod tab appears in the iTunes window?

I read manual at page 39.
Upload your steps or workout information to Nike+:
1 Connect iPod nano to your computer and open iTunes.
2 Click Send in the dialog that appears, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Nike+ account. Once you set up your account, a Nike + iPod tab appears in the iTunes window.
3 Click the Nike + iPod tab, and then select “Automatically send workout data to Nike+” if it isn’t selected already.
4 Click Apply.
To view and share your information on the Nike website, click Visit Nike+ in the Nike + iPod pane when iPod nano is connected to your computer, or go to www.nikeplus.com and log in to your account.
But, I dont watch this tab in my iTunes. Windows 8.1, iTunes 12.1.1.4 64 bit.

I install iTunes 10.7.0.21 at another computer and I watch tab Nike+iPod.
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A sad or unhappy iPod icon appears on the screen

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