Disc could not be written from or written to

I have had my Ipod for years with no problems. I just connected it to my Mac in order to update or synch it and got this message:
"The ipod "Anne" cannot be synched. The disc could not be written from or written to"
I have disconnected and reconnected several times but still this message. Can anyone help please?

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod

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I uninstalled V-12 and then reinstalled it. This enabled me to burn a disc again but after a couple of tries I received the same error message again. Has Apple put out a fix to this problem that anyone is aware of?
Thanks.

Hi rossfrombluffton,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The resource below provides some general things to consider when burning a disc with iTunes. I would also try burning a music CD and a data disc from a different application in the Windows OS and trying a different brand CD just to confirm the issue is not with the optical drive.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT203173
Find out what to do if you can't burn an audio CD using iTunes for Windows. Sometimes an audio disc may not burn as expected. Here are some things to check.
Update iTunes
Download and install the latest version of iTunes for Windows.Check for unauthorized songs
iTunes will stop burning a disc if you purchased one or more of the songs in a playlist from the iTunes Store and the songs aren't authorized to play on your computer. This message should appear: "Some of the files can not be burned to an audio CD. Do you still want to burn the remainder of this playlist? For more information on why some files can not be burned, click below."
To find out which songs aren't authorized, play each song in the playlist. Songs that play are authorized. Songs that don't play aren't authorized. You'll be asked to authorize any unauthorized songs.Make sure your playlist will fit on a single CD
If there are too many songs in a playlist to fit on a single CD, iTunes should ask if you want to burn multiple discs or cancel the burn. This message should appear: "The songs in this playlist will not fit on one Audio CD. Do you want to create multiple Audio CDs with this playlist split across them? This will require more than one blank CD to complete."
If you click the Audio CDs button, the burn will continue and you'll be asked to insert blank CDs until the playlist is completely burned. If you click cancel, the burn will be canceled.
To make the playlist shorter so that it will fit on a single CD, select a song to remove from the playlist and choose Edit > Clear. Repeat this step until the duration of the playlist is between 60 and 80 minutes. The duration appears at the top of the playlist window. Most CD-R discs can hold 60 to 80 minutes of music.
Check how many times you've burned the playlist
An unchanged playlist that contains songs purchased from the iTunes Store can be burned no more than seven times.Additional steps and submitting feedback
Go to iTunes Support to get additional troubleshooting suggestions specific to your optical drive configuration or to submit feedback to Apple.Learn more
For additional troubleshooting, please see these steps:
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- Judy

"Disc could not be read from or written to." ?? :S

My computer died about 3 months ago for reasons beyond me so I got it fixed, i've finally bothered to download itunes again & it says "the iPod "Hayley's beast" cannot be synced. The disc could not be read from or written to."
I'm quite happy for it to just wipe my ipod so I can start again but it wont even connect. Then when I go to put music on it the same thing comes up. ummmmmmmm.
Help?

Welcome to AD!
Does it do anything differently if you reset that iPod while it's connected to your PC?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320

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Hi,
Just got a new ipod video 30g. When transferring songs, fails after a while....transfers some songs then this error pops up:
"Attempting to copy to the disk 'Joe's Ipod'failed. The disc could not be read from or written to."
I've searched this in the help section and this page comes up:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301267
But my computer software is very minimal..and Windows XP is up to date. Cords appear fine and not loose...
HAVE NO IDEA What the problem is. I've tried restoring it to original settings. I've even reinstalled iTunes...
Anyone know what to do?
Is my iPod just faulty?
Ipod video 30g Windows XP
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Hey there,
Have you tried any of the troubleshooting techniques from below? Check it out. Hope it helps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1207
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I'm a novice at all this, so any sympathetic help would be really welcome. I have downloaded the uptodate iPod and iTunes updates but I still keep getting the failure message ' Attemting to copy to iPod failed. the disc could not be read from or written to.' It is downloading some music, on occasions, but not all. What is wrong? Is my iPod faulty? Any help would be welcome.

Thanks Jeff. Only thing that rings true is updating OS; when I tried to downoad 10.4 message said I 'could not on this computer'. Since I purchased and installed 10.3 a year ago I don't understand. Also, iPod was downloading perfectly until two days ago when -36 appeared. Bummer. I am not a techie, Apple tech support does not have a clue, and iPod is useless. Ideas?

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Here is a solution that worked for me!
1. Uninstall iTunes 12
2. Download and install iTunes 11.4
3. Run iTunes 11.4. You will get a message that the library was created by a newer version. Just dismiss the message.
4. Uninstall iTunes 11.4
5. Install iTunes 12.0.1 again. This time disc burning should be working.
(The prior installation of 11.4 fixes the issue)
I hope this works for you as well
Note
My iTunes 12.0.1 installation was a fresh one to start with. I am using the x64 version on Windows 8.1 x64.

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I firewired my i-tunes library from my old computer to a used I-mac which I bought. All purchased songs & playlists
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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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May sound silly I am sorry, new to this. Just got an ipod shuffle and have gone through all troubleshooting suggestions ie: restore ipod, reinstall software etc. Am getting an error: "The ipod "administrator's ipod" cannot be updated. The disc could not be read from or written to". This occurs when I click and drag a playlist from the source section to my ipod in the source section. Getting a wee bit discouraged by reading all the problems associated with this ipod and am hoping for an easy fix to slide past further frustration. Please help. Thank you muchly.
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Go to the iPod Shuffle Support Page, look around in there, and follow the troubleshooting steps in the article entitled "Can't be written to" or words to that effect.

"The iPod cannot be updated. The disc could not be read from or written to"

What do I do?!?! I sent back the first one coz there was a gap in the click wheel and it was possible to get the photos onto my iPod. Now...not so much.

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At the Apple store today, believe they just did a restore. I tried reinstalling the software, and then installed the 6/28/06 update. (Maybe a mistake based on what I now read.)
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Yes, I definetely know about what you are talking about when you say that you are getting the "disk could not be read from or written to" message.
Try the Five R's.
And, you probably need to restore your iPod now.
After you do that, here's an Apple Support article that explains the possible problems.
"Disk could not be read from or written to" when syncing iPod
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Ok my iPod Mini has been all messed up. It started earlier when I updated it, but nothing I deleted or added was changed. It would update on iTunes but nothing would happen. I restored it and it's at that now. Now, whenever I try to connect it, i get a "Disc could not be read or written to" or else it just updates in two seconds without adding my library. My library has 579 songs in it and NONE of them are being added.
I already reinstalled the iPod software and iTunes, deleted any new songs, restored my iPod. I'm going insane from this. I can't even use it now because it's empty. Please help someone.
If it helps, iTunes is saying that I'm using over 39 Gig of memory when I'm only using about 2.5 gig.

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Did anyone help u out or did you figure out the problem I am havin the same problem. The songs that were already on my computer transfered fine but disc i try to import and songs I buy will not go on and i get the same message if you know how to fix this please help if not I will definitly contact u when i figure it out if i ever do......

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Hello!
I was syncing my sister's video iPod (30GB) and this error message pops up "Attempting to copy to the disk. "SARAH'S IPO" failed. The disk could not be read from or written to."
I have restored it three times already, but once it starts putting the music and files back onto the iPod it pops up with that error message. I have updated to the latest version of iTunes and iPod software available. My OS is Windows XP.
Is this something serious? Will I be able to fix it myself or will I need to send it in to be fixed by Apple? Will that be expensive? We didn’t get the Apple replacement plan. D=
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. ^_^
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Okay I went thru that entire list and here's what I got...
(1) My OS is XP and is running fine.
(2) I've updated my windows
(3) I don't know of any software that might be interfering.
(4) There are no damaged files.
(5) My Windows hard-drive is not damaged and I've tried restoring my iPod's disk thru iTunes but it still doesn't work.
(6) I don't have an iPod photo and I can't find the folder to delete the cache if if I did.
(7) The USB cord is firmly connected into my USB port and my iPod
(8) My music is on my external hard-drive so I need to keep 3rd-party hardware connected
(9) I will try another USB cord to see if that works.
Is there anything else that I can do? Can Apple fix this?
Please let me know.

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