Can't restore ipod mini software

there's a folder and exclamation point on the screen of my mini so i tried to restore the software. but everytime i plug in the ipod, the updater starts to restore, but freezes within the first half of it. please help, im getting very frustrated. thanx

If the iPod is recognized by the computer whilst in disk mode, you can try changing the drive letter by going to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Manager with the iPod attached and right clicking on your iPod and choosing Reassign. Make it a much higher letter, like I:
Note this can happen when your boot drive is not C:, or when you have a network drive that conflicts with the iPod assignment, or when you have other portable storage devices that are sometimes attached. It's always safe to move the iPod well away from the lower drive letters.
Do also try other ports, preferrably those on the rear.

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Yes it could be. You should perhaps restore it using the updater from the link I gave you.
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If the iPod is recognized by the computer whilst in disk mode, you can try changing the drive letter by going to Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management / Disk Manager with the iPod attached and right clicking on your iPod and choosing Reassign. Make it a much higher letter, like I:
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Hello macarra,
Have you tried resetting your iPod first and then re-attempted to restore it via iTunes? To do this, toggle the hold switch on and off, then press and hold the Menu and Select (Center) buttons together for a couple of seconds until the Apple logo appears.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
When I download this is what happens.
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So what is your question?
If you forgot your encryption password:
Warning: Make sure it's a password you will remember or write it down for safekeeping. If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and forget your password, you can't restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable.
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The above comes from here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946

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Got no response to my first question so I thought I'd try again.
I want to install the software for my first-generation ipod mini on my friend's computer, but I heard somewhere that you can only install the software on one computer and obviously I also want to be able to use it with my own computer as well. Can you install itunes software that comes with your ipod mini on as many computers as you want or only one?
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You don't need to install the software
Sorry Jeff. She asked "Can you install itunes software that comes with your ipod mini on as many computers as you want or only one?"
You HAVE to install the software (iTunes) in order to run it.
Yes, you can install iTunes on as many computers as you want. You do not need to use the software CD that came with the iPod. Probably outdated anyway.
You can download iTunes from www.itunes.com

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I have downloaded the ipod restore file from the internet as my itunes download kept on disconnecting: can I restore without having to donwload from itunes. i.e. by using the file I have already downloaded from the internet?
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Yes, you can.
Hold the Option key and click Restore.
Choose the file.
Should be good to go.
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I connected my ipod to my Mac, it showed up on the desktop but not in iTunes. The ipod window said Do not Disconnect. I waited a few minutes, then chose Eject iPod. I restarted the mac, reconnected iPod using a different FireWire port. The iPod no longer appeared on the desktop, and the Do Not Disconnect warning was still there. I switched to USB connection. No go. I ran Disk Utility Repair Permissions on my HD and restarted.
I've been downloading a lot of podcasts lately, don't know if that's the cause of this problem. I'm using iTunes 7.1.1 and Mac OS 10.4.9.
I found a solution for this problem in Archives, but it's dated 12/05, and I'm wondering if it still applies. Part of the solution says to run disk utility, select the ipod, then select Format. But I don't see Format as a choice on version 10.5.6 of Disk Utility. Maybe what was Format in 2005 is now called something else? Like maybe Partition? Here's the post (by john madson) from 2005:
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when the last system update for mac os x tiger came through after you are done installing the update the update says it is optimizing the hard drive well it optimizes the hard drive on the ipod as well and cause the internal drive on the ipod to malfunction but this isn't apples fault this is caused by user error im sorry to say
in order to fix this on the mac
here is what you need
1.the latest apple ipod updater software (will explain why later in this)
2. of course a apple ipod mini usb cable
3. apple ipod mini
4. mac os x panther or tiger
1.start up the mac computer
2. connect the ipod to the computer don't worry if it doesn't appear on the desktop
3.go into utilites by double clicking on the hard drive icon and select utility
4.run disk utility
5.you will notice the ipod will apear in the disk utility program but not on the desktop
6. select the ipod in the left pane
7. select format
8. tell it to format it in a mac os extended partition
9.once this is done you will notice the ipod will apear as a removable hard drive but. do not disconnect the ipod
10. run the apple ipod updater
11.reinstall the latest updated firmware
12.unplug the ipod
13. replug in the ipod
14. you will notice the ipod will apear as a ipod icon on the desktop
WARNING:AFTER YOU FORMAT IF YOU DISCONNECT THE IPOD THIS WILL BRICK THE IPOD WHEN YOU FORMAT THE IPOD USING DISK UTILITY IT ERASES EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE IPODS OS SO YOU NEED TO RUN THE UPDATER IMMEDIATLY TO GET THE IPOD WORKING AGAIN
THE FIRST TIME THE IPOD IS RECONNECTED AFTER RUNNING THE IPOD UPDATER RE RUN THE UPDATER SELECT RESTORE THEN IT WILL FORMAT AND SET UP THE IPOD CORRECTLY
FOLLOW INSTRUCTION CAREFULLYNEXT SYSTEM UPDATE DO NOT HAVE THE IPOD CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER DURING UPDATE"
G5 Quad 2.5GHz Mac OS X (10.4.9)
G5 Quad 2.5GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

One more thing: I reset my iPod (toggled Hold, etc.). It appeared in iTunes but not on the desktop, with the message "If your experiencing problems with your iPod, you can restore its original settings by clicking restore." Which I did. Got a window asking if I wanted iTunes to check for a new software update. I said yes. Got an exclamation-point msg "There was a problem downloading iPod software. The requested resource was not found. "
G5 Quad 2.5GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Cant Restore ipod mini

My Ipod mini has the folder with an exclamation point icon on it and I have tried all the solutions apple provided and none have worked to solve the problem. So I tried to restore my ipod mini and even that didnt work. I switch my ipod mini into disk mode so that the ipod updater software can recognize it but as soon as the updater software connects to the ipod mini, the ipod then restarts itself and the updater software is no longer connected to the ipod and goves me the error "cant mount ipod". I have tried restoring it several different times on different USB ports several times. I am stumped and have no idea how to solve this problem and help would be appreciated.

If your iPod is recognized in Explorer, close the updater program and try this.
Click on start/control panel/admin tools/computer management/disk management/right click on the iPod and select “change drive letter”.
Choose something lower down the alphabet, say “M”, or something similar.
A drive letter conflict can sometimes cause the 'can't mount iPod' message.
Then try the restore again.

Ipod mini software update!

Is there a way to uninstall the recent software update of the ipod mini as i am having problems with adding songs to ipod that i was not having before the update. re-setting ipod via the updater doesn't do the trick!

"re-setting ipod via the updater doesn't do the trick! "
You can't reset the iPod via the updater, you can only restore or update the software.
In order to revert to an older version of the software, you would have to find an older updater (on your computer or the installation disk perhaps?) and use that.

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