Accidentally format my ipod mini - Pls help...

I am a new stupid ipod user who done a stupid mistake. I learn to transfer music file today. When windows prompt me if I want to format my ipod drive, i click 'yes'. now my ipod mini can't start at all... What should I do?

You should try to restore your iPod to factory settings.

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well one day i was charging my mini but wen i took it out of the usb cord and listened to it it says it does not have any songs like everything has been ereased. i tried restoring it but it does not work. also wen i plug it in usb and itunes comes up it says it cannot recognize my ipod.
any suggestions would be greatly appriciated!!!

First of all, try another port on your computer. Some ports are not connected direct to the motherboard and do not recognize the iPod as well as those that are. Reset the iPod each time you connect it to another port.
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I formatted my ipod mini and now the only thing I get on the screen is a picture of a "folder" with a "hazzard" sign and the url: www.apple.com/support/ipod. A lot of good that's done me.
So now in essence it's acting like a removable HDD and nothing more.
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=928040&#928040
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Formatting the iPod Mini

I'm trying to get this thing working with Win XP Home Edition and overall I guess I succeeding. After numerous resets and install/uninstall/install actions I finally got something different. Win XP is asking if I want to format the iPod Mini. I'm not certain what the consequences are if I do this. Right now I get all menus on the iPod but not able to see it in iTunes nor able to import music onto the device.
If I format then what happens to all the menus and available actions? Do I need to re-install the iPod software?
Greatly appreciate any help.

Formatting the iPod via Windows is normally used in troubleshooting situations, and after that you would have to restore it using the iPod updater in any event.
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I accidentally formatted my 5g 60gb video iPod and now in My Computer it comes up as a removable disk, iTunes does not recognize it is even connected. I have it in disk mode that i am certain. when
i try to restore it with the iPod updater found in the ipod folder in program files it says "Can't mount iPod". When i open the iPod in my computer, there is nothing in it: no "notes" folder or even "iPod_control" just a white blank screen.
Please Help me!!! I just want to use my iPod again!
Thanks for any help ahead of time.
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Force it into disk mode:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
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Can anyone try explain what the possible problem is with my friends ipod so that we can judge whether it is better to get it fixed or just buy a new one.
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My friend has an ipod Mini. She says it hasn't been charging very well. So she went and bought a charger from a shop. She asked the guy at the shop if it was a charger for an ipod and he said it was an mp3 charger and that it would work with an ipod, but when she got home and opened the charger it didn't have the right slot connection for an ipod. She wasn't sure what to do so she looked on her ipod and found that the charger connection fitted in the earphone slot. So she thought that this was where you put it. When she put the charger on, she heard a little sound and now we can smell this fused smell from the earphone slot. The ipod still worked after this but now it doesn't charge at all. The guy at the shop said sorry for the wrong information but it was hear fault for not being technologically minded and putting the charger in the wrong slot.
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It's difficult to say exactly what internal damage has been caused by this.
Whether it would be better to repair or replace the iPod depends on how much it would cost to fix.
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I suggest either getting a Mac or going back to Windows XP because Vista is known to have these problems.

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