Attempting to copy to disk "Ipod of ME" failed. Unknown Error occured (-69)

I dont Know what to do! This error comes up when I try to update my ipod Shuffle and hardly lets me put songs on it.

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" Attempting to copy to disk "---- ipod" failed.The disk could not be.... ?

hello every one and happy holidays.
" Attempting to copy to disk "---- ipod" failed.The disk could not be read from or written to. "
I have this problem and I can find a solution
I had try every possible tip
including.
- reset many times
- restore
- diskwarrior
- disk utility
- erase disk
- erase disk Zero out data
- erase disk 7-Pass Erase
- iPod Updater 2005-03-23
- iPod Updater 2005-09-06
- iPod Updater 2005-09-23
- MacOSXUpdateCombo10.4.3
- iTunes6.0.1 reinstall
the ipod works just fine and operates properly
it just does NOT whant to sync with itunes
I know I'm not the only one with this issue
there are many post in regard of this problem
I believe that this is a software issue and not a hardware
please comment and give any tip for me and the other people with this problem
thank you
sam
dual 800 G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I had the same problem. And to think I actually HESITATED at installing the update. Oh wait... this happened AFTER the update. Funny how often that happens, eh? But I digress...
Anyway, I had two errors- initially the iPod stated my music library was somewhere else, and did I want to sync to that library. When I said yes, it reverted then to the "attempting to copy to disk"error. Further, iTunes showed that my iPod on the iTunes was EMPTY. However, my actual iPod hadn't lost any data. Confused yet? So am I.
*Last ditch effort- I went back in, and updated all my permissions, did a permission repair and then a permission verify.
* Also did a disk verify on the iPod to make sure it wasn't sick.
*I also drug a new song into my library.
*Changed from the USB plugin to the firewire. (Although I did this earlier in the day, and hadn't seen a noticeble change)
* Opened the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. (should have done that a few hours ago)
When my first pop up asked about did I want to sync to the mystery persons library, I said yes. (At the worst, I have all my music and could reimport all 30G of it, if necessary.) And immediately, the sync began, and began appropriately. However, it IS re-syncing every single song I had on the iPod to begin with.
I suspect something nasty happened in the iTunes update, ever since the intel thing happened, the updates have been a bit sketchy. I really like Apple products, but I've gone through 3 iPods due to software meltdowns, and it's a bit frustrating.
Good luck!
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) iPod scroll wheel,
iMac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 3rd generation I think...

30gb Video error message "Attempting to copy to disk "Ipod" failed.

I have a 30gb ipod video and over the past day it is come up with this error message when I have tried to put songs from itunes into it. "Attempting to copy to disk "Ipod" failed. This disc could not be read from or written to". I've tried restarting it with no joy, I've evne tried resetting it back to it's factory settings now and nothing. Right now the Ipod had no songs on it can not even in use due to this. It was all fine till I updated to the lastest Itunes. Anyone out ther no whats wrong?

I have and 80gb Classic and Im getting the same message now it just started last night when i was syncing some new podcasts now everything that was on my ipod is gone and it acts like its syncing then i disconnect and its all gone I've reset and restored default settings nothing works
and my warranty expired 2 days ago

"Attempting to copy to disk ipod failed unknown error occurred (-69)"

wat is happening to my ipod ? im using a 3rd generation 15gb ipod. after i try to refort using the lastest ipod updater it become like this ? and my connector is using a firewire. can any one help me with this ? pls .

ok in short it is like this
I have a fire wire ipod.
I know the device is recognized by the PC because it shows up in "my computer" and I can see what is on the ipod.
When I try to update the songs in Itunes the Ipod is recognized but updates fail.
The error reads: "attempting to copy to disk "IPOD" Unknown error -69"
I try to run the IPOD update /restore software and that give an error also.
"IPOD Manager internal error" and then the window closes.
so after everything i went to check my ipod drive to see if there is any folders in it . this is all i got calander notes and contacts. tat is all i have and if i put files into my ipod folders. it can. but it jus cant transfer music over from itune. man im at my wit end

Itunes for WIN7: attempting to copy to disk "..." failed. The file name was invalid or too long

itunes for WIN7: attempting to copy to disk "..." failed. The file name was invalid or too long
help!!

Max. path length is 255 characters, or perhaps there are some non-displaying characters hidden there. Try dropping a song you want to add to iTunes into the Automatically to iTunes folder to see if that works any better.
tt2

TS3833 I am receiving this error when syncing my ipod: iTunes could not copy "song name" to the iPod "name" because an unknown error occurred (-50). I am using iTunes version 10.6.3.25. Why?

I am receiving this error when syncing my ipod: iTunes could not copy "song name" to the iPod "name" because an unknown error occurred (-50). I am using iTunes version 10.6.3.25. Why?

Right click the filename that won't download and selsct 'Get Info'. Look at the file path, does it have a //?// in it? That is a problem with Amazon downloads that prevent iTunes from finding the file. Use 'Add Folder' to add the album to your library and try syncing it again

Itunes could not copy 'song' to the ipod 'name ipod' because of an unknown error occurred (-5000)

Itunes could not copy 'song' to the ipod 'name ipod' because of an unknown error occurred (-5000)

This problem does seem pretty random, affecting just a small number of tracks. Apparently it is due to some file corruption or something... Anyway, this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2654317?start=15&tstart=0 has a couple of solutions spelled out. Basically the same thing that a-monk-at-large suggested above. (Delete and redownload the offending tracks.)

Im trying to put music on my iPod, but it keeps saying "iPod cannot be synced unknown error occurred". Whats wrong?

I tried to put music on my ipod and it keeps saying "cannot sync ipod unknown error occured" whats wrong??

First, try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until the screen blacks out or you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPod. Again, say "yes."

Ipod cannot be synced unknown error occured (-48)

_Help needed please!_
I've just got a new laptop, downloaded the latest version of itunes on it, connected my ipod to it (old click wheel version 20GB) and this error message keeps popping up:
*'The ipod "ipods name" cannot be synced. An unknown error occured. (-48)'*
I've never had a problem with my ipod or itunes before, but now this error keeps occuring and it won't let me add any music to my ipod or remove any music from my ipod.
I preferably don't want to restore my ipod because i don't have all the music on it on my new laptop, so I'd lose a lot. I gather syncing the ipod will match what's in the itunes library to the actual ipod? I don't want to do this anyway as I have nothing in my itunes library & i don't want the music that is on my ipod removed, so i'm very confused....
*Anyone have any ideas of what i should do?????*

Your iPod will mimic your iTunes so if there is no music in the library it will wipe the other music that you have on there off so if you don't want to lose the music its probably not a good idea to connect it
as for the error
the same thing happened to mine for a while when i first got my ipod it would sync 250 songs or so and then come up with the same thing.

HT4623 I Cant update my ipod it tells me unknown error occurred

I Cant update my ipod it tells me unknown error occurred

What is the complete wording of the error message?
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting

MSSGE attempting to copy to disk "Ipod" failed the disk could not be read..

What is going on with this alert message " Attempting to copy to the disk " Ipod" failed the disk could not be read from or written to." I down loaded a song from Itunes and all of the sudden I get this message and Itunes went crazy, it wouldn't eject my Ipod, I took it to apple and they restored my Ipod saying it was fine, then I get home and I can't put alot of songs in my library back on it, itunes keeps repeating that message. I had no problem putting them on before. I have uninstalled both Itunes and Ipod updater numerous times to no avail HELP!

See if any of the troubleshooting steps in this article help: "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod

Solved "Attempting to copy to disk "ipod" failed. Could not be read from or

Finally found a solution that worked for me when getting this error message on an 2nd Gen. iPod Nano.
There is a lot of discussion on this topic with no real answers coming back other than to read this article/topic. So, I wanted to share a solution that worked on mine.
The background: Computer running Windows XP Pro. Up-to-date iTunes and iPod software. I downloaded several CDs into iTunes and synced with no problem. I made a few purchases from iTunes Store and would get to one song that when I tried to sync, the following error message appeared; "Attempting to copy to the disk "ipod" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to." When I deleted the song, then I could sync without receiving the error message, but the purchased song would not be included. I restored my iPod, my iTunes was up-to-date, ran chk dsk, emailed support, searched the forums, followed instructions, re-downloaded the problem song from iTunes Store, BUT as long as that problem song was included, I could not sync without getting the error message.
The solution (this worked in my situation): After doing all of the above and not getting rid of this problem, I set the iPod to manually manage my music and synced the iPod (without the problem song, which was already deleted from iTunes). When I deleted the song from the iTunes library, I would always click the button to keep the song in the files instead of sending it to trash. I then went into the iTunes music folder where my songs were kept and opened the file for the problem song. I dragged the song back into my purchases folder in iTunes. From the purchases folder, I dragged the song over to my iPod in iTunes. Then synced. The problem song synced without any problems and the error message did not appear. Thinking that something was still not right, I went back and clicked on the button to NOT manually manage my music and then re-synced. Same good result. No error message. The problem song sings along just fine now with no more error message.
I haven't tried to download another song just yet, so this may not hold, but at least this worked and resolved this problem song. There may be some other factors through all of the work that I did above in trying to resolve this problem that contributed, but it wasn't until I set the iPod to manually manage the music and brought back in the problem song that the error message disappeared. Hopefully this might help. It worked for me so I'm happy now.
Windows XP Pro

I see you've stumbled upon the catch-all article for this incredibly generic error message. Note the phrasing of it: "DISK cannot be READ FROM or written to." Notice that the error doesn't specifically state that it's the iPod disk that cannot be read or written. I used to get this error all the time when I had my library stored on a remote server. The issue being that my machine couldn't access my songs fast enough to copy them to the iPod w/o timing out, and so the disk, in this case my file server, could not be read from. Since you mentioned previously that you're having some anomalies with your library, I would say concentrate on correcting that, rather than worrying that your iPod is kaput.
regards,
-c.

Attempting to copy the disk "IPOD" failed. Disk could not be read from or written to?

So.....
I own a 5th genereation Ipod Nano. On a windows PC.
On my iTunes all my music and playlists exist. On my actual Ipod it only shows 3/4 of my music (for some reason it wont sync the rest). It also shows zero playlists on my Ipod. I now cant sync new music onto the device, despite it showing up on my library. Also I've noticed that for some reason the artwork is messed up e.g. the artwork for Aerosmith is now showing up when a Thin Lizzy song plays :S
I have tried restoring to to factory setting but got the same error message!
Please please please can somebody help me fix it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you worked through the suggestions in this Apple support document yet?
'Disk cannot be read from or written to' when syncing iPod or 'Firmware update failure' error when updating or restoring iPod
B-rock

Could not copy song to Ipod Touch due to unknown error (-50)

I just received a new third generation Ipod Touch as a gift and installed the latest iTunes directly from Apple's website onto my computer (Windows 7 32-bit). I added my music folder to the library and imported an m3u playlist to iTunes. Then I connected my iTouch, followed the instructions to set it up, and then I wanted to sync my songs to my iTouch. I only wanted to sync the songs on my "Favorites" playlist that I imported, so under the Music sync settings, I selected the option to only sync selected songs, playlists, etc. and selected the Favorites playlist.
Then I attempted to sync the songs, but only a few songs would sync before an error popped up saying that it could not copy a specific song to the device due to an unknown error (-50). This error sometimes repeats for multiple songs and then the syncing stops. Each time I try to sync it again, it might sync a few more songs, but will always be interrupted by the error, after which it stops syncing. These songs are MP3 files. I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes.
This is extremely frustrating and I don't know what to do. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

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I am getting this error: "There was a problem downloading i0S 3.3.3 Software Update for an iPod touch". An unknown error occurred (8288)."

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- Try uninstalling iTunes version 10.5 and instlaling 10.4. You will have to Google to find it.
- Otherwise contact iTunes:
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