Copying files ipods

i was copying a file from my ipods hard drive when an error message popped up. something to do with the copy failing. now, we all now when we are copying something a little box with copy written on and bar with a percentage of copy completed comes up on the screen. after the copy failed the box did not go away, it's just sitting there on the desktop saying 5 sec to go and i cant get rid of it or cancel it. wat do i do?

Hi Simione,
The first two things I'd try are:
1. Relaunching the Finder. Hit Command-Option-Escape, select the Finder, and click Relaunch.
2. Logging out and logging in again.
Hope one of those works!
—Hazy

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Copying files between iPod and PC

I have iTunes running on my G5, and I want to copy files from the iPod to my computer, is this possible? If not, then why not? It seems like an obvious option, yet my computer won't allow it. I'm quite angry about this, as I intended to use my iPod as a storage system anyway... this is frustrating me significantly.

Do you mean files in general or songs from the iPod to iTunes? If you want to use it as a removable drive then enable it for disk use. When connected it will mount on the desktop and you can open it in Finder: Using your iPod as a storage drive
If you want to transfer songs from it and you have any iTMS purchases, the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers has been introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article:: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there's a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to your Mac. The procedure is a bit involved but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod
If you prefer something more automated there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. I use Senuti but have a look at the web pages and documentation for the others too, you'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos and games as well. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
PodWorks Mac Only
PodView Mac Only
iPodAccess Mac & Windows
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Not All Music, Video, & Movie Files Copying To iPod, Following Restore???

I just restored my iPod to factory settings.
I have converted all of my videos and movies the same way.
I just tried copying all of the episodes from a TV Show (from only 1 season) and the first 6 episodes copy over, then the rest don't copy over to the iPod and the uploading to the iPod ceases...?
I am currently uploading MP3s and the uploading of the songs ceased after 97 songs...?
What the **** is going on???

I have so much music that has so many different kinds of value to me (monetary, nostalgic, etc.)
And you have no back up of this valuable music? The iPod is simply not reliable enough to keep the only copy of your music etc stored on it.
Try iPodDisk. This is a program designed to transfer music from iPod to computer.
Similar programs are Expod, Yamipod, Senuti and Music Rescue.
If you want to retrieve playlists, iPodRip has the feature enabling you to reconstruct them.
All of these methods require the iPod to have a valid library file and for the programs to be able to read it. I don't know how successful you will be in salvaging the music is the file/iPod is corrupted (as appears to be the case).

Acrhived files copied off ipod have CRC errors

Hey Everyone,
Looked everywhere for someone else having this problem, but cant seem to find it.
Basically I use my ipod to transport large files between work and home as well as music listening (duh)
Anyway, these files are normally sent as compressed archives (mostly .rar). When I go to unpack them after copying them off the ipod they have crc errors, so the files in the archive are stuffed.
Now, IT IS DEFINITELY THE IPOD CAUSING THIS. please dont give any advice that makes you think its the pc causing it. because it's not.
I have tried copying files off/on the ipod from many pcs, and they all get the CRC problems. Ive also updated the ipods firmware, and done factory reset to wipe it totally clear.
Ive tried other archiving/packing the files on different pcs and using different archiving formats.
Oh, also, I can seem to move small files(under 100MB) off/on with no problems, and it plays music/video without any problems at all.
Anyone have any suggestions for why this might be happening?
(please dont accuse me of piracy, I work with large digital media, and yes, I do it on a PC too).

Here is an article stating that a windows formatted ipod has a file size limit of 4gb, because of the FAT32 file system. Could that be your problem?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93866

Workflow- iTunes Convert to AAC, copy to ipod & delete converted files

I like to save my music in either Apple Lossless or MP3 (320kb) formats. Unfortunately, when I go to save these onto my ipod mini the files are too large and take up too much space. Id like to try and mimic the software that comes with an ipod shuffle where it can take any file, compress it and copy it to my ipod mini without creating duplicates in my itunes.
Can anyone offer some advice on how to create a workflow to do the following:
1. Get selected itunes songs (any kind)
2. Convert to AAC
3. Copy to ipod
4 Delete the converted files in itunes
Ive looked at some of the automator actions and im a bit confused with the difference of
- delete original selected tracks -OR-
-delete files of the original selected tracks
that are options with the "convert tracks" or "copy tracks to ipod" actions

For the record, these 3rd party actions are not part of a default Automator installation. They're available for download here.
Now, you could think of iTunes as basically a very fancy collection of aliases. When you delete a tack in iTunes, it asks if you want to move the files to the trash, or keep them in your music folder. If you select "Keep Files" what you end up with is a bunch of orphans: files that physically exist in your music folder, but are no longer accessible through the iTunes interface. You have, in effect, deleted the alias without deleting the file.
And that, as far as I can tell, is the reasoning behind the two seemingly redundant check boxes in these actions.

Found Solution(?) for iTunes freeze after files copying to iPod

I have a fairly new (2-3 months old) iPod Video and it worked fine for a good while. At some point any time I made an alteration to the files on the iPod (like a play list) or added files everything would freeze up once the action was completed. I would have to ctrlaltdel and bring up the Task Manager and force iTunes to quit. If I worked with a playlist or whatever on the iPod or worked with a playlist on the computer, everything was fine -- it was after copying files from the computer to the iPod where things messed up. Nobody seemed to know what to do... I couldn't find a solution online with Apple either -- though I did reinstall iTunes, Quicktime and the iPod software...
A week or two ago I, for some reason, was messing around while my iPod was attached to my computer and noticed I could select it for a defrag with Disk Defragmenter. I decided I'd see HOW fragmented the thing was. Pretty much! I went ahead and ran the defrag and, low and behold, everything works like it should now! Back to normal!
So, I assume that is what my problem was. If anyone else has a similar problem you might look at this...
Good luck!
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By playing them you have made changes - to the last played date and the play count. If you rated or re-rated the song, that would also count as a change. If youre iPod is set to auto-sync, iTunes would write those changes back to your iPod. I'm not sure, though, why it would do that if you manually sync.

Copying files from ipod to macbook

I just got a brand new Macbook and want to transfer my music from my itunes library from my old PC to this computer. The problem is my old computer has a really bad virus and I can't use it until I get new antivirus software and remove it. Is there any way to reformat the ipod to the mac version and load my music from my ipod to this computer without completely erasing my songs? I'm trying to avoid using the old computer at all and still transfer all my songs to this computer...Is that possible??

The mac can see and use a Windows formatted iPod just fine...
Copying from iPod to Computer threads...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
Also these useful internet articles...
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/02/how-to-get-music-off-your-ipod/
http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/12/twowaystreet20/index.php
http://playlistmag.com/help/2005/01/2waystreet/
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ITunes copies files without the "copy files to Media folder" checked.

I've never been a fan of iTunes. My dislike of its impositive ways is directly proportional to its version (10.1.1(4) currently), so I never allow it to do anything automatically for me. I really like it that way.
In recent years, after a couple of experiences filled with much tribulation, I have never checked either "Keep iTunes folder media organised" nor "Copy files to iTunes media folder when adding to library" under its Preferences, whenever I have been forced to use this accursed application.
But owning an iPod (a couple actually) makes it impossible to live a jovial iTunes-free lifestyle. So yes, I use it on occasion.
Those occasions almost exclusively mean copying music and audio books to and from it. No videos, no Pictures, no nothing else.
I'm using a 4th Generation iPod Touch.
My iTunes library is not on my computer but on an external HD.
Anything I drag and drop to the library comes from folders in that external HD.
Now, the few audio books I own are not even inside my iTunes media folder. They are elsewhere in a folder of their own. But everything had worked O.K.ish so far.
Today, while re-tagging some audio books I asked iTunes to show the file in Finder. And it did. It was indeed inside that external HD... BUT... on the iTunes media folder, not on the folder where I keep those audio books originally.
I checked the iTunes "Preferences" to see if the Gremlins had changed anything. It was as it has always been (with all pertinent options unchecked).
I checked the original folder to see if they had been moved. Nope, they were still there too.
The versions are not the same, since all that re-tagging I'd been doing had of course affected the ones in the "wrong" folder (the one I did not assigned nor agreed to create).
The music is fine (some of which comes from a folder similarly outside the iTunes media folder, although most comes from within), it's just the audio books.
An event of note is that a few days ago, that external HD had a problem and the data had to be moved elsewhere, the HD re-formatted, and the info placed back into it once more. But the paths remain identical since the HD has the same name and the folders are where they once were. I've no idea if this has any effect on anything at all, but I thought to mention it.
So this mystery is such. Any takers?
The questions are: Why does this happen? How can I stop it from happening again (aside from not using iTunes :-D).
It is not that big a problem since I have very few audio books thus the duplicate is not too large, but I'd like to know how to avoid it, if possible.
Thanks in advance for any information on this.

iTunes prefs -> Advanced. Uncheck *Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library*.
Any reason you don't want them in the music folder? You could add them to iTunes and delete the from your documents folder.

Copying Files To/From External Drive: Error -36

I recently purchased a WD 700 GB drive that I'm using as a network drive using AirportExtreme. Today, while trying to copy files from either of my internal drives to the WD drive, I get error -36 messages. If I'm copying a folder of files and click on the option "skip" after receiving an error message for a particular file then the entire copy transaction aborts. I have taken the following steps:
1) Disconnected WD from netywork and connected it directly to my G5.
2) Ran Disk Utilities and got 1 error on 1 of the 3 partitions which was repaired.
3) Re-ran Disk Utilities and got no error.
Tried moving folders of files and groups of files from WD to G5 and received same error -36 message.
Tried moving folders of files and groups of files from G5 to WD and received same error -36 message. Cannot move even a single file - of ANY size - w/o getting error -36 message.
4) Checked permissions and "ignore ownership" settings on volumes concerned then logged in under root.
Same problem continues. Tried moving files between my internal drives - no problem. Now here's the thing: the only files I have moved to the WD drive thus far are my music files. The iTunes Library on my G5 is pointed at an iTunes folder with these files inside. Last 2 weeks or so there's been no problem.
I NEED TO GET THESE MUSIC FILES OFF or COPIED or BURNED to another disk. In that vein I tried:
5) Unsuccessfully creating an image file of the files on the WD but always ended up with a much too small and empty .dmg file.
6) Burning files to DVD - same error -36 messages.
7) Repaired permissions on my G5 - just 'cause. No help.
8) Re-ran Disk Utilities on WD: repairs not needed.
9) Re-booted; error -36 messages continue to pop up.
I'm at a loss as to what to do and am especially peeved because I bought the WD at the suggestion of a clerk at the Apple Store even after I pointed out to him that the WD was getting very mixed reviews on Apple's site. I'm not angry with the clerk but at myself for purchasing the WD even with my misgivings.
How can I copy to another disk the ONLY copy of my music files from the WD drive so I can either reformat or return it?
Dual 2 GHz G5, 17" MacBook Pro, MacMini, Apple iPhone Mac OS X (10.4.10) 2 Apple 20" Cinema Display, Proview 17" display, External Acomdata Disk Drive

A couple of ideas:
1. Do you have an iSight camera or an iPod connected to another Firewire port? If so, unplug them so that the only Firewire device is the drive.
2. Unplug everything except the keyboard and mouse and download and reapply the 10.4.10 COMBO update. Make sure no other program is running when you apply the update, and do nothing whatsoever until the update finishes.
3. Have you tried plugging the drive into another computer to see if it works? If so, copy files off on the other computer and burn them from there.
4. Does your iTunes work and access the files? Have you tried creating CDs from iTunes?
If all else fails and you have a spare drive slot in the G5 that will take the type of drive in the enclosure, you could always try removing it from the enclosure and putting it into the G5 and see if it works there. The problem could be the innards of the drive enclosure rather than the drive itself.
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TS1424 I keep getting the message (song name) was not copied to IPod Ipod because it cannot be played on this ipod. Could someone tell me what this means? I have never had this problem.

Hi, I have been trying to down load some music to my Ipod. I keep getting the message: (Song name) was not copied to IPod IPod because it cannot be played on this I pod.
Can anybody help? I have never had this problem before.

brackenfromrincon wrote:
Is it something about "I Shot the Sheriff" that my iPod has a moral disagreement with? It had no issue importing and installing Body Count's "Kop Killa"...
Not really likely, is it?
First of all, look on the iPod to see if the song is actually on there. (The last Sync of my Classic resulted in "song not copied... because it cannot be found." The song had previously been on the iPod. I checked and despite the fact that iTunes could not find the file, the song was still on my iPod. I checked the folder and the song was exactly where t was supposed to be. So I simply set iTunes to find it again. What happened? I don't know, iTunes simply threw a wobbly!)
Second, try another Sync. Does this change anything? If the song was on the iPod, does a second Sync remove the message? If the song was not on the iPod after the first Sync, does the second one put it on there?
What happens?

Help - "Cannot copy file: Data error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)"

Hey there,
I'm having problems with my Zen Mosaic EZ00. Up until a few weeks ago it has been working fine however, since then, has begun to show the error message? "Cannot copy file: Data error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)" whenever I try to copy files on to it. I have tried the recovery software available and it only updated the firmware. Some files do occasionally (and very occasionally) copy but usually it shows the error message and cancels the copy.
I would really appreciate if anyone could help me with this?
Many thanks :smileytongue:

sorry for the double post!
ive just realised that my ipod isnt actually charging, its just got the orange light blinking!
not too sure what is going on now!
lol

Cannot copy files from my work Mac to my PowerBook at home using ARD 3.1

I'm having an issue copying files from my work Mac to my PowerBook at home using ARD 3.1. Both machines are running OS 10.4.10 and have all of the available updates have been applied. When I connect to the Mac at work using ARD, I can see everything without any problems. However, when I attempt to copy a file onto my PowerBook desktop, I lose my connection to it and ARD tries to re-establish a connection and just keep looping. I'm stumped as to why this keeps happening. When I try the above from work using my PowerBook, there are no problems. Could this problem be related to my DSL Carrier (Verizon). Anyone have any ideas? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Jeff thanks for that, the only problem is I cant update any of the system software at work
And I cant just copy the folders over and use my iPod as a hard drive to take them home and put them on my iTunes as the file names on some tracks are to long

-48 error message & iTunes not copying to iPod

Hi there.
When hooking up to iTunes with my iPod (5th Gen) iTunes throws a -48 Error. I've wiped the iPod with disc utility and it's still happening. Also it starts copying files over yet stops and shows a -5.5MB or 35MB copied.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks

Nick,
It would be interesting to see if this error occurs when syncing music to the iPod in a new user account.
1. Create a new user in System Preferences > Accounts.
2. Log out of your current user account.
3. Log into the new user.
4. Import a couple of audio CDs into iTunes.
5. Connect the iPod.
6. Restore the iPod.
7. Configure the iPod to sync all the music from the library.
Does the error appear?

How do i copy an ipod playlist into itunes- the songs are already in my library

how do i copy an ipod playlist into itunes- the songs are already in my library

I found out an easy way....
With iPod connected to iTunes, right click on the iPod playlist you want to export, choose the Export option on the menu that appears.
iTunes will prompt for a location and format to save the file. Save playlist as an XML file using whatever name and location you want (I saved as "songs.XML" to my desktop).
Then, in iTunes, go to File - Library - Import Playlist and selet the XML file. The playlist will be created in the iTunes library and will contain any tracks that are refereced in the original playlist that already exists in the library.
There may be a mesage, "Some of the songs in the (filename).XML were not imported because they could not be fund". This is because the songs you are importing have to already be in your iTunes library.
I just did this with my kid's iPod and it worked great. I found this tip on Apple Support Communities (discussions.apple.com/thread/2577582?start=0&tstart=0). It was posted by SpyglassSally and my original search question in Goole was was, "How do i copy a playlist from an iPod to iTunes".
Thanks for the responses and I hope this helps anyone else.

HT1449 Help! This all runs quite smoothly until i get to 'consolidate library'. Then, tracks start copying, then stop followed by a pop up saying 'Copying files failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.' Any suggestions? Thank you!

Help! This all runs quite smoothly until I get to 'consolidate library'. Then, tracks start copying, then stop followed by a pop up saying 'Copying files failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.' Any suggestions? Thank you!

I had similar problems, it was a nightmare and on a 3 month ipod too!. I use a Powerbook G4 at home and a G5 at work - both were returning the same problems. so I sent it off to apple, they quickly sent it back saying there was nothing wrong with and it didn't need to be repaired. I tried it again and the same problems occurred "disc cannot be written to or read from." I could copy 20 songs onto it at the very most. A couple of guys at my work suggested updating it on a PC, then adding tunes via my mac as normal - guess what!? it works a treat!?. How ridiculous is that!? an Apple product works best on a PC. these generations of ipods are obviously designed to work best on Intel based Macs. What is wrong Apple? are you abandoning the G-generation!? still, atleast my ipod works for now - it will prove a problem when I have to update the iPod's software since I don't own a PC or an intel-based Mac.

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