Does restoring an ipod classic (prior format on Mac) in Windows delete music?

Does restoring an ipod classic (which was previously formatted on a Mac) in Windows 7 delete the music already on ipod?

Thanks fiend,
I don't have access to a Mac. This ipod (bought 2nd hand) is my first apple product & came with some music on, but I can't add any, till I reformat to use in Windows. Was hoping not to lose existing music but ..... Thanks for helping a novice.

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  • I have restored my iPod classic and everything has been wiped off, now when I connect it to the laptop, iTunes doesn't recognise it and windows won't format it, an error message comes up "unable to format"

    I have restored my iPod classic and everything has been wiped off, now when I connect it to the laptop, iTunes doesn't recognise it and windows won't format it, an error message comes up "unable to format". Can someone please help me sort this problem, it's so frustrating!!!!!!

    It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive.  I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread.  He also covers what the resulting numbers indicate.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0
    B-rock

  • HT1339 how to restore an ipod classic with error 1415

    how to restore an ipod classic with error 1415 latest operating system

    Hey there beaver17
    How are you?
    Well, I have an iPod Classic, it gave me the error -1436 error and would not restore on iTunes.
    I did the following:
    My Boss (@work) has a fairly old iBook but it has OS-X, so I decided to give it a try and connected my iPod to it.
    The system showed a window telling me that the disk is not MAC formated and needs to be validated prior further action. Snce it is a Mac product, I thought "yeah, go ahead".
    It then opens the disk manager utility for the Mac and showed the disk. It's window has some tabs, one is to verify the disk, so I verified it. Guess what, it had some invalid clusters.
    Then I formatted the iPod to OS-X Plus file system (next tab to the right). After formating the iPod, I "ejected" the iPod and reconnected to my PC. The Windows iTunes found an iPod with Mac file system and asked me to restore it. As I clicked on the "restore" button, I crossed my fingers as this was the last resource I have.
    Finally, after the file extraction was done, it began to restore the iPod!!
    I'm so happy about being able to restore the iPod that I decided to share with all you guys this solution as it is the most usefull, in my opinion.
    Hope you can find someone with an iBook or a desktop Mac, so you can fix yours.
    If it works for you, make sure to share the tip!!
    Kind regards
    Salvador Rivera

  • TS1372 i cant restore an ipod classic it shows error 1436

    i cant restore an ipod classic it shows error 1436

    It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive.  I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread.  He always covers what the resulting numbers indicate, which may be slightly different since your model is a bit older.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0
    B-rock

  • Does restoring my ipod............

    Does restoring my iPod software restore my itunes library. it says that if i restore my "iPod software" it will delete all my music and files which is okay for the iPod but i need the music to stil be there in my itunes library. will it?
    Thanks so much!

    If you do a Restore of your iPod (which equals doing a quick format and install a system software on your iPod), it will erase all data on your iPod, and it will not erase the files on your iTunes. Therefore, after doing the restore of your iPod, connect it with a PC with iTunes pre-installed, then do an update between your iPod with the iTunes on the PC>

  • Trying to restore 80GB iPod Classic back to the factory settings.

    I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, and need to restore 80GB iPod Classic back to the factory settings, due to it being corrupt and the device doesn’t show up in iTunes 10 or on my computer. I've done the 5 R's twice and I am still seeing a box pop up on my computer when I connect the device that says:
    “Do you want to scan and fix (F)?”
    It gives me the following two options:
    1.  Scan and Fix (recommended)
    2. Continue without Scanning,
    Option #1 says, “Unable to perform the scan because Windows cannot access the disk.
    Option #2 does nothing.
    When starting my computer with the device connected a black screen says:
    Checking File System on F:
    The type of file system is FAT32.
    One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue.
              Windows will now check the disk.
                             Volume serial number is 3141-****
              Windows is verifying files and folders . . .
                             Folder  \iPod_controls is entirely unreadable.
                Folder entry removed.
                             Folder  \calendars is entirely unreadable.
                                            Folder entry removed.
                             Folder  \contacts is entirely unreadable.
                                            Folder entry removed.
                             Folder  \notes is entirely unreadable.
                                            Folder entry removed.
    File and folder verification is complete.
    Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)? Yes
    I’ve tried both options numerous times and nothing works. This is about to drive me to either drinking or wearing one of those stylish white I Love Me Jackets.
    HELP ME . . . PLEASE

    I've used option #1 & #2. I've tried the press & hold menu & center buttons numerous times. The device does not show up in iTunes, It does show up in Windows Explorer as "Removable Disk (F), but when I try to open it, a box pops up that says, "Please insert a disk into Removable Disk (F).
    When the device is connected to my computer via USB Port, the device screen has an Orange Circle with two rotating Arrows in the centern& says, "Connected", Eject Before Disconnecting
    I don't know anyone who has a Mac.

  • TS1369 Tried to restore my ipod classic on a windows computer... there was some sort of failure and it is now stuck in "disk mode."  The ipod is no longer being recognized by itunes.

    Tried to restore my ipod classic on a windows computer... there was some sort of failure and it is now stuck in "disk mode."  The ipod is no longer being recognized by itunes.

    I am having the exact same problem.  My ipod has been stuck in disk mode for over two hours and now itunes is frozen.

  • TS1372 Hi i'm trying to restore my iPod classic and it says that the iPod could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1434) what can i do to fix this? Thanks

    Hi i'm trying to restore my iPod classic and it says that the iPod could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (1434) what can i do to fix this? Thanks

    Error 1015: This error is typically caused by attempts to downgrade the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch's software. This can occur when you attempt to restore using an older .ipsw file. Downgrading to a previous version is not supported. To resolve this issue, attempt to restore with the latest iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software available from Apple. This error can also occur when an unauthorized modification of the iOS has occurred and you are now trying to restore to an authorized, default state.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694#error1015

  • I recently restored my ipod classic and the music that was in my itunes account has disappeared or it keeps saying file not found,is there a way forme to recover the music I lost?

    How can I fix this problem of finding the music that was lost since I restored my ipod classic. I still have some albums but some music is missing,

    Hello lg3hree
    Check out the first article to look on your computer for the music files themselves. If you had purchased anything from iTunes, you can just download the tracks from the iTunes store.
    iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1408
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Regards,
    -Norm G.

  • TS3694 I'm geting an unknown error message 13010 when I restored my iPod Classic (160 GB)  2.0.4 Mac to my OS X version 10.9.5 Mac  computer.  It cannot by synced.  Help!!

    I'm geting an unknown error message 13010 when I restored my iPod Classic (160 GB)  2.0.4 Mac to my OS X version 10.9.5 Mac  computer.  It cannot by synced.  Help!!

    See Corrupt iPod classic.
    tt2

  • Has anyone else received error 1434 when restoring their iPod classic.

    I can't seem to restore my iPod classic. I get the above error message...a little help?

    It doesn't contain your exact erorr number, but perhaps something here will help.
    iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439
    Be sure to carefully work through each every suggestion.  Also, make sure you are plugging the iPod into a high powered USB port on the Mac itself and not through a USB hub.
    B-rock

  • HT1351 I have just purchased an ipod classic 160GB and decided to sync my itunes music and videos that I purchased via itunes.  All the music sunk but it didnt sync my videos.  It said that they were in the wrong format.  What to do??

    I have just purchased an ipod classic 160GB and decided to sync my itunes music and videos that I purchased via itunes.  All the music sunk but it didnt sync my videos.  It said that they were in the wrong format.  What to do??   I would have thought if I bought the films from itunes it would be compatible with an ipod classic??  How do you change the video format?

    My mistake, it was nothing to do with format.  It woldn't sync because my movies were HD.  HD movies won't sync to an iopd classic 160 GB but when you purchase a HD movie, itunes gives you a SD vervsion of the movie which is compatible with the ipod.  Just needed to go to store, click movies, click purchased and untick the HD box and there you have the SD versions.  Download the SD versions and then sync your ipod and bobs you uncle, movies are on the ipod

  • Does the latest Ipod Classic use the same charging pins as the earlier versions?

    Does the latest Ipod Classic use the same charging pin positons as the earlier versions as I want to use it in my Audi where my 5th gen Nano will play but not charge as the pin configuration for charging changed from that of the earlier models.

    If your 5th gen nano doesn't change, then a new iPod Classic will not either.
    The "change" was that older iPods used firewire to charge the iPod. But that's 12volts (the same voltage as a car's battery). Then along came charging by USB, which is 5volts. So car manufacturers who were on the ball, introduced electronics to drop the 12v car battery voltage to 5v and put that 5v on the appropriate USB pins. (I would hope, that by now, every car manufacturer has sorted this out, but of course that doesn't help anyone with an older model car.)
    The incredibly obvious - to anyone with technical knowledge - was that one day, Apple would stop the 12v charging method on newer models of iPod. But somehow, a lot of manufacturers of devices that charge iPods failed to see this. (It really was incredibly obvious, believe me!)
    It wasn't just car manufacturers who were caught out by this, so were Docking Station devices. I know of one make, where the manufacturer recalled the ones still in shops so that they could re-work them to charge using the 5v USB pins.
    In my car, made around 2006, I had an external device fitted so that I could plug my iPod into the car stereo through the Dock Connector. But hey, guess what? That device will charge my iPod Classic, but not my iPod Touch.
    A long-ish answer, but hopefully it not only answers the question, but tells you why too.

  • TS1382 does the latest ipod classic play audio with video on an alpine ive-w530abti head unit

    does the latest ipod classic play audio with video on an alpine IVE-W530ABTi head unit

    According to the compatibility chart on this page, yes it does.
    http://www.crutchfield.com/S-OhTD03kplzN/p_500IVEW530/Alpine-IVE-W530.html#detai ls-tab
    B-rock

  • HT1212 does restoring your ipod touch erase everything?

    does restoring your ipod touch erase everything?

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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