Attempting to copy to the disk 'IPOD NAME' failed. An unknown error occurre

Hi I keep getting an error when I sync my Ipod.
"Attempting to copy to the disk 'IPOD NAME' failed. An unknown error occurred (-69)."
I have a 20 GB click wheel Ipod. And nothing is working to fix it. Restoring, etc.

I don't know if you've found a fix for your problem or what exactly could be causing it, but I'm wrestling with the same issue myself.
Some say it's happens when your files are corrupted.
If you read this post -- http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=887569 -- and the subsequent replies there is a work-around to this using MusicMatch and other suggestions that may help.
Custom PC running Windows XP

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I get the error above when I am trying to transfer videos to my ipod that I have purchased from the Itunes music store. 4 of the videos I purchased worked and the other 4 would not transfer. I am not sure how to fix it. I have already restored my ipod once and that did not correct the problem.
Any suggestions on what I should do next?
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drat. okay, perhaps you might get some relief if you report the problem with those files to the Music Store. the form on this page is probably the best one:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/musicstore/video/
love, b

Attempting to copy to the disk " ipod " failed. Cannot read or write BS

First please don't give me this link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1207
Second my ipod worked fine until about a few hours ago, when i was adding new files now i get this error:
" Attempting to copy to the disk " ipod " failed. The disk could be read from or written to. "
I tried removing the files i just added but it didnt help. I tried restoring the ipod but it doesnt help. I know its not hardware problem. How do I find out what files are messing up my ipod.
It works fine with everyhting but music. Also it will start syncing then randomly give me this message, i got up to 500 songs (that play fine, but then it stops and gives me this bs. i hvae 3000 + more that wont sync. Can someone please help me before i smash this thing?

Eh, there could be an issue with one of the audio files it is trying to sync over. Best bet is to do a fresh restore on the iPod and then follow the steps in the following article to see if it addresses your issue. (and yes, I know it's not the exact error you're receiving, but try it)
iTunes displays a -69 error when syncing iPod

Attempting to copy to the disk "IPOD" failed.

message on comp:
Attempting to copy to the disk "IPOD" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to.
help?

The quickest way to correct this error USUALLY is to restore your iPod. Make sure you have all your Music and stuff on your PC for a restore will wipe clean your iPod and then use iTunes to transfer everything back to the iPod off your PC. follow the link below on ways to correct this and links to info about "Restoring" your iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301267
Post back and tell us if this fixes your iPod or if you have other questions, I or someone else will be more than glad to try and help you

Every iPad sync ends with - Attempting to copy to the disk Macintosh HD failed unknown error -4

I started getting failures of this nature quite some time ago, though before that the iPad synced fine. I'm trying to sync to a latest model iMac.
The iMac was set up from the backup of my old iMac which died. Not sure if that's the cause of this. I have tried the file verification process I read about on another post, but after running it to completion it made no difference to the error.
This issue has continued through each upgrade since it started happening. Both iMac and iPad are on the latest OS.

Hello, I don't find a lot of cures for that, but might see the last post here...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2655189?threadID=2655189
dknightd
Re: iTunes Error - attempting to copy to the disk "Macintosh HD" failed Nov 21, 2010 9:08 AM (in response to cosmocreek)
When itunes 9 was released, they also offered a different way to organise media.
Instead of putting music in "iTunes Music" it gave the option of putting things in "iTunes Media/Music".
see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3847
Try putting things in the itunes 9 organization. Do this by going to the file menu.
Select Library > Orginize Library. If you can select "upgrade to itunes media arganization". Then click OK and let it reorganize your library. If you cannot select this (becuase it is grayed out) then itunes thinks it is already using that method. In this case, try renaming your "iTunes Music" folder to "iTunes Media" - apparently in some cases itunes did not make this change, which might be what is confusing your ipod sync. Be prepared to rename this folder back to what it was in case it causes problems . . .

Message: ""attempting to copy to the disk Marias Ipo failed.

I have 2 ipods, when attaching the 2nd ipod, the following message comes up after the nano tries to automatically transfer the songs from itunes:
"attempting to copy to the disk Marias Ipo failed. the disk could not be read from or written to."
could this be realted to the fact that i have two ipods working from the same compter?

Did this get resolved in one of your other posts?
If not, my recomendation is
1) reset the iPod (hold down the menu and center button until the apple logo appears), then reconnect to the computer and iTunes
2) if #1 above doesn't work, I would restore the iPod's firmware using the iPod updater software that came with the nano. Launch the iPod updater and connect the nano to your computer. The updater should see your nano and give you to choices; update or restore, choose restore. After it is done, disconnect your nano, quit the updater, and reconnect the nano to your computer. iTunes should recognize the nano and attempt to sync with it. If you have the same problem, please reply and we'll see what we can come up with next!
good luck,
-Tark

All music gone from iTunes and when trying to put it back, "Attempting to copy to the disk Macintosh HD failed. The disk could not be read or written to."

Hello,
I have a portable 500gb HD and I use it to put music and other stuff.
Earlier, out of the blue, all of my music from iTunes disappeared, and I tried to put it back by dragging my folder "music" from the external HD to iTunes, but the message "Attempting to copy to the disk Macintosh HD failed. The disk could not be read or written to." appears and nothing happens. Only 40 albums (the same ones every time) go into iTunes before the message appear.
I tried restarting the computer and nothing happened.

This sounds more like a hardware issue, possibly a failing drive if you had mysteriously vanishing files and there are problems writing to your drive.. You could get better support on a forum for your Mac model or at lest one for your operating system version. Have you verified the disk with Disk Utility to see what it reports?

Error message "Attempting to copy to the disk ".." failed. You do not have access privileges for this operation

Help please,
On trying to sync and iphone with itunes, I get the following popup message:
Attempting to copy to the disk "..' failed. You do not have enough access priveleges for this operation.
The sync is at stage 6 of 6. Syncing Genius Data to "...." (step 6 of 6)
Any ideas on how to have the sync complete?
Thanks in advance

I didn't put all of the movies into iTunes at the applestore. I fixed the problem. my external hard drive (where my movies are stored) was read only for some reason. the last time i was in the store, they must have changed it. thanks though

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Keep getting error message Attempting to copy to the disk.....Ipod failed. The disk could not be read from or written to. I can copy to Ipod from my laptop however, can not sync with my G-4 tower. I keep my library on an external HD Lacie d2. I've tried all the possibilities from the support page to no avail.. Need help... When error refers to disk is it referring to my external HD

Hi c2xist,
And you did follow all of the suggestions from this article?:
"Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod
Also, you could go through these iPod troubleshooting steps, and see if they are of any help:
The Five Rs
-Kylene

I installed new windows 8, ever since then all of my I-pods, which I have 5 different ones from various years are stating "attempting to copy to the disk, then name of the I-pod failed. The disk could not be read from or written to".

All of my I-pods are stating " attempting to copy to the disk failed. the disk could not be read from or written to. I have 5 different I-pods of various years and all of them are saying that. I also reset a few and still the same problem.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4474821?start=0&tstart=0

Attempting to copy to the disk "macintosh hd" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to

I am trying to transfer music from my old PC to my new mac. I have transferred around 1000 songs but now I get this error message. THis only occurs once it looks like it has copied all the files across
any help would be appreciated
thanks

I'mhaving a similar problem as well - when I try to import a CD to iTunes, it won't recognize the CD (It will not play any of the music from the CD, nor will it import it. I didn't have this problem with the previous iTunes, but the 11..0.2 version is giving me all kinds of problems ie., iTunes refusing to import it and iTunes giving me a message of not responding, requiring me to Force Quit in order to eject the disc. This new version of iTunes is a worthless POS in my opinion.

'attempting to copy to the disk IPOD' - unknown error occurred (-124)?????

Dear all,
My first time posting - my ipod was dropping songs so i tried resetting it and putting the songs back on. Didnt work so i ended up restoring it. I was initially on itunes 4 but then upgraded to itunes 6. Now - i have restored the ipod, cleared all the songs but cant put any of my songs from before back on as i get this error message after about 60 songs.
What happens is i plug the ipod into my pc, it says it is copying, updating but when it gets to a certan point (different every time), i get the message above! Also - youd think that the songs its updated would be on my ipod at least but nothing at all. And its frozen saying 'do not disconnect'
Please help me not spend £169 to fix my poor U2 ipod!

Evie,
I have experienced the same problem over the last few days. Last night, I tried the apple troubleshooting guide titled "iPod shows up in windows but not in Itunes". The reason I did this is that after experiencing the same errors that you have, I updated my Itunes and Ipod to most current OS, and then my Ipod was not being recognized at all! After 3 hours of trying to get the fixit instructions to take, I had to get some sleep. I still have no contact between Ipod and Itunes, but if I get the bug worked out, I'll follow up and let you know what happened. I'd appreciate you sharing your success as well if you find some.
thx
manitou

Attempting to copy to the disk "ipod" failed. An unknown error occurred (-1450).

Very frustrating I do not know what this means and I cannot sync anything to my ipod. Please help.

See this previous discussion:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/3760430#3760430
You can also find more by using the communities search box in the upper right and search for 1450. Yu get more reslts without the minus.

Attempting to copy to the disk macintosh hd failed itunes

Hi after downloading some music today it seems as if I can't copy it into my itunes. I've never had this problem before today, I've tried doing the things listed here but had no luck. https://discussions.apple.com/message/7623410?messageID=7623410#7623410
Can someone please help me? I have itunes 10.4 64-bit on Mac OS X Lion. I have a Macbook Pro early 2011 version.

When itunes 9 was released, they also offered a different way to organise media.
Instead of putting music in "iTunes Music" it gave the option of putting things in "iTunes Media/Music".
see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3847
Try putting things in the itunes 9 organization. Do this by going to the file menu.
Select Library > Orginize Library. If you can select "upgrade to itunes media arganization". Then click OK and let it reorganize your library. If you cannot select this (becuase it is grayed out) then itunes thinks it is already using that method. In this case, try renaming your "iTunes Music" folder to "iTunes Media" - apparently in some cases itunes did not make this change, which might be what is confusing your ipod sync. Be prepared to rename this folder back to what it was in case it causes problems . . .

Please fix: iPhone cannot be synced. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation. Attempting to copy to the disk "Macintosh HD" failed. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation.

Hi. I moved my iTunes library into a shared folder so both my wife and I can have separate iTunes libraries using the same music files. Everything has been fine until tonight when she received the above referenced error when trying to sync after downloading the newest iPhone update.
We're running OS X Lion. My phone works perfectly but hers is not. I've tried the few fixes I could find. Ran disk utility and repaired permissions after making sure that the music folder (and enclosed folders) were granted to her and me.
Any suggestions? I've been trying everything I could find online to no avail.

try the steps in this support article.

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