Cannot add songs to shuffle

2nd gen shuffle wont add songs from itunes. Did the five r's reinstalled itunes. ipod shows up on itunes and computer. when I click autofill it tries to load songs but an error message( cannot write or read disk ) pops up.

I have the exact same problem, I have 2nd gen too. The only way I could 'switch' songs was to install the restore utility and then restore factory settings and install my ipod again. I could check the box that asks to randomly choose songs from my library and my ipod would sync up and it would be good. Anytime after I wanted to sync it would display that error. And if I didn't check the box at the install to automatically pick songs, it wouldn't sync anything. Annoying...

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Thanks, Chris, but unfortunately, that is not the
answer I was hoping for.
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"hidden" files and folders viewable, open the
"iPod_Control\Music" directory, then drag-and-drop
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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alexanderbp wrote:
Suddenly this method isn't working.
You need to define "isn't working" if you expect an intelligent response. We have no idea what that means... What happens when you try?
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