Crashed 160GB Classic Will No Longer Hold More than 32GB of Data

Question

So, a few months ago, my 160GB iPod Classic (which is 3 years old last Christmas), crashed on me. I was in the process of uploading some songs to it when it froze; I attempted to eject it, got no response and simply unplugged it. Upon plugging the iPod back in, I was informed that it was corrupted and had to be restored, which I did. Now I find that the iPod simply won't hold hold more than approximately 30-32GB of media before a similar process occurs: the iPod freezes during syncing and then becomes corrupted upon ejection, wherein I restore the iPod and repeat. My initial thought is that a significant portion of the hard drive has crashed and will no longer hold data, but I figured it's probably worth asking whether there's anything I can do to fix this. My AppleCare has expired, and I'm wondering if there's any way around buying an entirely new iPod to remedy the issue. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi d.a,
I work for Dr Pod, an iPod repair company.
It sounds like your hard drive is dying. This is common for an iPod of this age. First of all, I'd try restoring and see if this makes any changes. You can do this by plugging the iPod into iTunes and then clicking 'Restore'.
If this does not work, then it sounds like your iPod has a hardware fault. As your iPod is 3 years old, it is out of warranty, and Apple would charge you for any repairs. A new hard drive for this iPod usually costs around £100.
If you feel that this price is too high, then you could look to buy a new iPod from Apple. They will take your old iPod and give you a 10% discount of the cost of your iPod.
I hope that I have helped. Please get back to me if you need any more assistance,
Mark Sweeney
Dr Pod Founder