Bought an iPod Classic. First iPod, had a Zen for years, I want to transfer my music library, approximately 15,000 songs without creating an iTunes Media library.
Bought an iPod Classic. First iPod, had a Zen for years, I want to transfer my music library, approximately 15,000 songs without creating an iTunes Media library. All of the music is currently in WMA format. As you can imagine, 15,000 songs takes up a lot of space and I do not wnat it duplicated on my harddrive in an iTunes Media Library. What are my options?-Shawn
Change your mind, or change your device.
You can't put wma files on an iPod classic. You can't put files onto an iPod without adding them to a media library first.
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I have an ipod classic and just had to replace my laptop. When I purchase music, while it downloads to my laptop, it no longer syncs to my ipod. Any ideas?
There's a whole lot to read in your post, and frankly I have not read it all.
Having said that, this troubleshooting guide should help:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
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I have an ipod classic which I had bought about 3 years ago. I plugged it into my computer this past weekend to charge and it showed me that there were nothing on it...no music, no movies, no photos, nada. I had updated the program on my computer and when I tried to reload all the stuff that I had saved, it locks up my itunes and ipod. It doesn't do anything! I don't know what is going on....Help!? Anyone!? Any clues?
Which version of iTunes are you using? (most probably the latest, a lot of this hung iTunes coming in)
Which iPod software is shown on the iTunes summary screen?
My suggestion go on Diskmode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363?viewlocale=en_US
Connect it to iTunes via a USB2.0 port (For Mac please dont use the Keyboard USB port and for MB, only one USB port is for iPod, the other will freeze your iTunes as the resource bus is shared with other devices )
Then update the iPod software or Restore the iPod.
Try to disconnect your iPod from the PC, if you are not charging or Syncing the iPod, or else, some Apps will just trigger a Restore and delete you iPod.
For Mac users, who has a FAT32 iPod, you may find iTunes Restoring it to HPS+ if you leave it connected overnight.
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I don't know if these work yet on the 120GB, but they do on my 80.
WinAmp and Media Monkey. If you can feel comfortable enough to move away from iTunes, try either of those. I recommend Media Monkey because it will scan your whole iTunes library and let you manually manage the files. Even if you have music not in the iTunes library, you can still add that to the iPod because MM will scan whatever folders you tell it to and add them to it's own library files, so you can then sync your iPod with music from any folder. Just be sure to check "force iTunes folder style" under player options, so the music shows and plays on your iPod correctly. I didn't use enough of WinAmp with my iPod to recommend it(I only use it for it's great LAME MP3 encoder), but it does have iPod plug-ins to sync your iPod and should scan your music files also.
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My ipod died and my computer is old, so I bought a new one of each. I want to transfer my music from my old computer to the new one before I set up the new Ipod. how do I do this?
Go back to the article you asked this question from and pick the option which is the best in your situation.
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Can you help me on something? I restored my iPod and everything I had was gone. (What I Wanted) But then when I looked at my Usage It said I only have 22.5 GB Available and I Used 6.0 But I didn't. I also looked at my Backup storage and it still had all of my backup from before I restored. I deleted all my backup because it said I used all of my Backup Available. And now when I try and backup it says there is no more room or whatever to backup and Its 5/5.
You are not addressing Apple here. We are all just users like yourself
lost/stolen
No app on the iOS device is required.
- If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod/iPhone/iPad on the iOS device in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected or cellular data is on and connected for, on a computer browser go to iCloud: Find My iPhone, sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone. If the iPod has been restored it will never show up or continue to show off-line.
- You can also wipe/erase the iOS device and have the device play a sound via iCloud.
iCloud: Erase your device
iCloud: Use Lost Mode
- If not shown, then you will have to use the old fashioned way, like if you lost a wallet or purse.
- Change the passwords for all accounts used on the device and report to police and carrier if iPhone or cellular iPad
- There is no way to prevent someone from restoring the erase (it erases it) using it unless you had iOS 7 or later on the device. With iOS 7 or later, one has to enter the Apple ID and password to restore the device.
- Apple will do nothing without a court order
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
- iOS: How to find the serial number, IMEI, MEID, CDN, and ICCID number -
Can I use my 160gb iPod classic as an external hard drive for my MacBook?
Can I use my 160gb iPod classic as an external hard drive for my MacBook?
That link seems to be broken. It does normally lead to a solution. For the time being go to
http://www.google.com/search?q=ipod+classic+disk+mode
Let your mouse hover over the link until you see the option appear on the right to view the cached version Google contains:
Putting iPod devices with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode
If necessary, verify that your iPod has a Click Wheel.
Before placing the iPod into Disk Mode, verify that it is charged.
Toggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least six seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
Connect the iPod to your computer; the screen on the iPod will should say "Do not disconnect".
If you are having difficulty putting your iPod into Disk Mode, set it on a flat surface. Make sure that the finger pressing the Select button is not touching the Click Wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Play/Pause button toward the outside of the Click Wheel and not near the center. If you are still unable to put your iPod into Disk Mode, use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Play/Pause button.
If you have an older iPod model, without a Click Wheel
Before placing the iPod into Disk Mode, verify that it has a charge.
Toggle the Hold switch on and off (set it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
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When the Apple logo appears, immediately press and hold the Previous and Next buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
Connect the iPod to your computer; the screen on the iPod should say "Do not disconnect".
If you have an iPod nano (6th generation)
Before placing the iPod into Disk Mode, verify that it has a charge.
Reset the device by pressing the Sleep and Volume Down buttons simultaneously until the display turns black. This should take about eight seconds.
When the display turns black, hold down the Volume Down and Volume Up buttons simultaneously until the device enters Disk mode. -
Operating system Ipod classic to Ipod video
Do you know if it will be a update for Ipod Video 30-60-80 GB?
Because the new system and cover flow for Ipod Classic are so beautiful.
Sorry for my English
Thanks
Ha, what is the music in the publicity for the Ipod Touch in the Keynote?
I love them ( Keynote, 47:05 )
Message was edited by: micmicmicI don't think they will update it. Neither for the nano(ha! obviously).
If the classic was a complete update to the 5.5G video, they would've made updates available, like what they did with the early version of the video(w/o the search featurette).
But no, the classic has new thinner hard drives and different interface so I doubt they will release an update. -
I inherited an iPod classic from the passing of a family member. I dont have any passwords to access it. I have a large itunes database on my pc, but I want to add the files on the inherited ipod to my itunes. I do not want to lose files on itunes or ipod
but I want to add the files on the inherited ipod to my itunes
If the media was purchased from the iTunes store, it cannot be transferred to another iTunes account. -
What Itunes version can i use both and ipod classic and ipod touch?
What Itunes version can i use both and ipod classic and ipod touch?
Hello laurie0823,
already have ipod 32 gig and just go ipod touch 8 gig can i use both on same itunes account?
Yes. There is no limit to the number of iPods you can have synced with one iTunes account or library.
if i hook up ipod touch will i lose all of the stuff in library or can i sync library to ipod touch?
No you can sync your content to any number of devices.
Simply, plug new iPod in, configure it to sync with iTunes library however you wish and be on your way.
For more help on different ways to manage multiple ipods with one computer, see this Apple support document.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
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http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/specs.html -
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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