Enable Disk Mode

There are some times when I need the hard disk inside the iPod to store files. Sometimes I need to store a paper or assignment for school. But then, sometimes, I can go for weeks at a time without using the hard disk. But, I always keep the disk mode enabled. I was thinking about disabling the disk mode. My problem is, would I lose all of the files on the hard disk (not counting music and contacts) or would I just not be able to access it?
Thanks.
$lafa

You will erase the files if you discontinue disk use.
JC

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Enable Disk Mode: I'm Stumped

I'm trying to transfer my iTunes files to a new PC. Two problems:
(1) My iPod appears in "My Computer" only briefly before disappearing. iTunes sees it, and I have no trouble adding new material via my old computer. It just isn't accessible from "My Computer".
(2) My iPod will not stay in "Enable Disk" mode. I click it, and click Apply. But the next time I connect my iPod to my computer it is no longer in Enable Disk mode. (Note: although iTunes tells me that it is "syncing" when I apply the Enable-Disk change, there is no discrenable effect on the iPod (e.g., "Do Not Disconnect," or lighting up)).
I suspect that problems (1) and (2) are related, but I haven't found any solutions in the forums. Can someone help? Thanks.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499

Windows always "enables disk mode"

I have a 40gb 4th generation iPod connected to a Dell XPS M1210 laptop via USB. the laptop is running XP pro SP2 with all current updates. iTunes is version 7.1.1.5 and iPod is version 3.1.1.
When docking the iPod, XP always mounts the iPod assigning it a drive letter, even though in iTunes, I do not have the "enable disk use" option checked.
I can check the "enable disk use", hit "apply" then uncheck "enable disk use" and apply it again and the disk use is not enabled. However, the next time I dock the iPod, it reverts back to the default mode of having the disk use enabled, even though that option is not checked in iTunes.
I'd like Windows to not start the iPod up with disk use enabled as the default as that option is not checked in iTunes. I'm assuming I need to adjust a registry setting some place. Can anybody help?

If you have an iPod in manual mode, enable disk use is selected as well, by default. The only way to remove that would be to put the iPod into automatic mode (uncheck "manually manage music" first).
If you have an iPod in automatic mode, and you sync it to iTunes, when iTunes says that the update is complete and it is OK to disconnect, and the iPod is no longer flashing the Do Not Disconnect screen, the iPod is essentially ejected from your system which is why you would no longer see it in Windows with a drive letter on it. It will continue to show in your Device Manager simply because it is physically connected to your computer.
Windows sometimes pre-determines what some drive letters are going to be assigned to. If you're getting different behaviors on different computers, this could be a sign that one PC has the drive letter already assigned to something else (even if the same letter is used on both computers). You could try changing the drive letters on various computers (enable disk use FIRST, through iTunes).
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
This may unify the behavior on both computers, but again, there's no way to connect an iPod to a Windows computer without it getting a drive letter at some point.
CG

Enable disk mode (difference?)

I was wondering what are the major differences when enabling the disk mode. I haven't enable my nano yet... cause of all the horor stories.
I am able to add photos and contact without diskmode... but curious to add calender and notes.
I just wanna be informed and know what to expect. So what are the differences?

I was wondering what are the major differences when
enabling the disk mode.
If disk mode is enabled, you can:
1) Use your Nano as a normal hard drive.
2) You can add notes.
If disk mode is not enabled, your Nano will auto-eject after an auto-sync.
I haven't enable my nano
yet.
Enabled? What do you mean by enabled?
.. cause of all the horor stories.
The horror stories mainly relate to the iPod Video, and only for the 1.1 updater. Consider the 40million+ iPods sold. Those here with broken Nano's represent a percent of a percent of a percent of a percent of Nano users, compared with iPod Video users who've run the updater.

Can't Enable Disk Mode

I have the red X, I'm tried the steps outlined on support page. I get the apple logo to appear immediately press center and play and it holds at apple screen for a few seconds then goes back to red X? Any help I live a distance away from any apple store and really don't want to pay 30 bucks to get something fixed that's quite clearly an apple problem

I have the same problem too, so still don't know the way to fix my Ipod. Nobody else know about this problem here. What shall we do now?

Turning off disk mode

I cant get my iPod off disk mode, i have tried resetting it, but pressing the buttons wont do anything

You have to turn it on/off in iTunes. I don't think the iPod can do it on its own.
Down on the bottom, right hand side you'll see buttons(when Ipod is connected) click Prefrences or options (I don't remember exactly), then uncheck or check the box that reads something like, "enable disk mode". (click through all the tabs until you find it).

Disk mode messed up videos?

i have a 30 gig black ipod and i have had it like a month and i converted my videos in the right format and iv watched them blah blah i know they work. This weekend i was on my dads labtop and i was messing around with his itunes (which is blank) and i was trying to figure out how to copy my files from my ipod to his itunes. but any i hit the enable disk mode or watvever that message about disconnecting of watever came up but i didnt think much of it anyway i tried watching a movie later but i went to movies and all my song files where there. the video ones where there too but the only played as audio. so today i copied my dads blank library and then hooked it back up to my computer here and it only copies my music files to my ipod not my video can someone help because i dont know what is wrong.

Man, I figured out how to do it. I was doing it completely wrong. I f anyone else needs help go to this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1672896&#1672896

How do i get my nano out of disk mode

Hey my nano says disk mode ok disconnect i want to get ut odf this so i can listen to my music and answers?
Casey

Click the eject icon in the source list, next to your iPod. To turn it off permanently, go to iPod preferences and uncheck "Enable Disk Mode".

Disable Disk Mode

Hey all,
I have a 1GB Shuffle (1st gen) and an iBook G4 933MHz w/640 MB RAM running 10.4.7.
I originally enabled disk mode in iTunes 6. Later I decided that I didn't want this feature and I'd just use my jump drive as I was already doing. I unchecked "Enable Disk Mode", but when I plug my Shuffle in it still shows up in Finder with 1.8 MB free. I can even copy files too. (It's almost like having a 3.5 inch floppy, but better
also:
If I'm not running iTunes, and plug in the Shuffle it mounts in Finder. Once I start iTunes, it goes away (in Finder).
If I am running iTunes and plug in the Shuffle it briefly mounts in Finder and then goes away.
I just installed iTunes 7.0 and get the same effect.
It's a little annoying since I have to eject the Shuffle before unplugging it. (or start iTunes)

Hi myscienceteacher,
Are you still having this problem?
Do you have any data on the Shuffle besides songs?
Have you updated to the latest iTunes?
or
iPod Shuffle Reset Utility

What is disk mode? HELP!!

Hi, I received a new Nano on Christmas, and it has work perfectly until now, what is disk mode? It is located up on the area where the time usually is? There is a large blcak check mark in the screen? Help!!

The check mark has an "Ok to disconnect" message under it, right? If so, then your iPod is connected to your computer, and is ready to be unplugged. Disk mode is a mode that lets you use your iPod as a portable hard drive, as well as a music player. By turning this feature on, you have to manually eject your iPod from your computer every time you want to unplug it. To turn the feature off, plug your iPod into your computer, go to iPod preferences (a little button in the bottom right of iTunes), and uncheck the "Enable disk mode" option.
-Michael

Using Disk Mode between Mac & Windows Computers

My friend called after Christmas elated that he had received a new iPod video from his wife (my kind of wife!). He conneceted it to his eMac and iTunes did its thing loading his music library onto the new iPod. Next, he enabled DISK MODE and dropped some files onto the iPod. Later, he connected the iPod to a Windows XP computer and tried to retrieve the files, but could not. Windows' iTunes wanted to reformat the iPod.
If a Mac or a Windows PC has formated the iPod's drive, can the iPod not share files in disk mode between the two platforms?
I have successfully used portable USB flash drives between platforms, but I suspect that once iTunes has added music to an iPod, its DISK MODE cannot be used between Mac and Windows because iTunes formatted the drive somehow for its specific operating system.
I wonder, though...if he were to tell iTunes to use 100% of the iPod for DISK MODE files, would the iPod then become like my USB flash drive exaple discussed above? Then no problem between platforms?
STEVE

If an iPod is formatted for Mac it won't run natively on a PC because the Windows OS does not support the HFS Plus file system and therefore will not see the drive. Macs can read Windows drives so a Windows formatted iPod can be used on a Mac. There are third party programs that will allow you to use a Mac formatted iPod on Windows, MacDrive and XPlay for instance get good reviews. XPlay is specifically for connecting an iPod, MacDrive for connecting any Mac formatted drive:
XPlay 2
MacDrive
You can read another user's experience of using XPlay at this link: iPod on Mac and Windows

Help! My iPod is stuck in disk mode!

So yesterday my computer didn't recognize my iPod. I followed different directions but non of them seemed to work. Then I put it into disk mode. Now the only way to put songs on my iPod and charge it is by putting it into disk mode. Now it's stuck there. Everytime I try reseting it will stay on the apple logo screen. From there all I can do is put it back in disk mode.
Help me get it out of disk mode and load songs normally! I would be very grateful!
30GB iPod Windows XP

Xox: Rather than reset....Restore your iPod.
To turn disk mode off, open iTunes with the iPod connected, edit/preferences/ipod/music. Enable disk mode is at the bottom. If it is greyed out, change your Music update option to manual, uncheck enable disk mode and then set your music update option back to what you want.
David

How to enable disk use on an iPod in "recovery mode"?

I am trying to enable disk use on my iPod classic 80GB to recover lost files. One day out of the blue, 12 days worth of music vanished from my iPod, and as my laptop that stored all of my music was stolen a few months earlier, I need to manually recover the files by first enabling disk use (at least according to the various tutorials I have read online). There should be a box you can check or uncheck in the summary of the iPod when it's plugged in, but on my iTunes, all it shows in the summary is "iPod recovery mode" and underneath a "Restore iPod button". Is the "enable disk use" option not available because it is in recovery mode or am I just missing something?

ninrutgib wrote:
... is "iPod recovery mode" and underneath a "Restore iPod button". Is the "enable disk use" option not available because it is in recovery mode...
AFAIK this is the case...
You may want to check here...
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodclassic/

All music gone, transferred to 'other', can't enable disk use on iTunes

it seems like there are a lot of people with similar problems but nothing exact..here goes:
-doing research on my macbook and i get a popup from itunes saying that my ipod was disconnected improperly (i didn't touch it and i wasn't even messing around on itunes)
-ipod restarts and reconnects with itunes and i get another pop up saying that "itunes cannot read the contents of the ipod. go to ipod summery and preferences and restore.
-i would just restore it and reload all the music butttttt like an idiot..i dont keep my music in my itunes cause it takes up way too much space and i never used any external hard drive or anything to back my music up (again..idiot..i know)
-so i read though a ton of forums and posts and see that im not the only one that this has happened to and everyone is saying to put it in disc mode, go to removable disk, copy all the music back to my macbook, restore my ipod, and put all the music back on. i also read something about clicking on my ipod icon on my desktop and going under ipod controls and changing some names (i dont konw if that was jsut for windows or what) but i also dont have an option of ipod controls
-the problem with that is that i can put my ipod into disk mode but that does me no good because i can't enable disk use on itunes because literally..my only option when i plug in my ipod is to restore it. under devices on the left hand menu, it just says ipod..not ipod with a bunch of sub categories like music and playlists and stuff..just ipod.
-normally..i would just give up and restore it but when i go to the about section on my actual ipod, it says that i have 50GB of "other" so that means that stuff is definitely still on it.
-so finally..my main question is:
is there ANY way to enable disk use on my iTunes without doing it through my iPod?..like i explained..when i plug my iPod in..that is not an option. and also..would i benefit from just bringing my laptop and ipod into an apple store and asking for help there or will that just be a waste of time?

The library on the iPod will have been damaged - hence the reason it appears empty, but the media files are still there taking up space and reported as "Other". Check out this post from Zevoneer for some iPod recovery options.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6273675&#6273675
Some of the tools mentioned will require a working library, but I know from experience that you can use the manual recovey method when the library is missing or damaged. If you're struggling for space you probably need to go & buy an external drive before you start. Stick the iPod in disk mode. Hold Menu+Select > 6 seconds (resets iPod) followed immediately by hold Previous & Select > 6 seconds. You can now drag the contents of iPod_Control\Music to your new hard drive. You may need to reveal hidden files & folders. Once they are on your hard drive you can create a new empty library on the drive, then import the files you have reovered and consolidate the imported library so that the files are in a standard artist\album\## track structure rather that the iPod's obscured names.
tt2

0x8056530b error enabling disk deduplication on Windows Server 2012 R2 Volume - any ideas why or how to fix?

I'm getting the following error when trying to enable disk de-duplication on a volume on my Windows 2012 R2 file server. The error is:
"There was an error updating Data Deduplication on volume: MSFT_DedupVolume.Volume='\\?\Volume{8dfc4322-9997-11e3-93f5-005056a84b9b}\' - HRESULT 0x8056530b, The specified volume type is not supported. Deduplication is supported on fixed, write-enabled
NTFS data volumes and CSV backed by NTFS data volumes."
The volume in question is a 1TB VMFS volume mounted to the virtual machine that is the Windows file server. I could find no info anywhere that references this error as it relates to a standard mounted volume or VMware or VMFS.
Any ideas on what could be the problem or how to fix it? I could find nothing in the log files other than an entry which is basically a repeat of the error above.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
- ADEHART
P.S. This is a volume that was previously mounted on an older Windows 2003 server. Not sure if that may make a difference.

have you compared this issue to the ones that are successful and compared what is different?
Have you made sure of the following:
Servers
See the following list for server requirements for deduplication:
• Server hardware should meet the minimum requirements for running Windows Server 2012. The deduplication feature was designed to support minimal configurations such as a single processor system with 4 GB of RAM and one SATA hard disk drive.
• If you plan to support deduplication on multiple volumes on the same server, you need to plan an appropriately size for the system to ensure that it can process the data. The general rule is that the server needs 1 CPU-core and 350 MB of free memory to run a deduplication job on a single volume, and that job can process about 100 GB per hour or around 2 TB per day. Deduplication scales with additional CPU core processors and available memory to enable parallel processing of multiple volumes.
For example: If you have a server with 16 CPU core processors and 16 GB of memory, deduplication uses 25% of the system memory in the default Background Processing mode, and in this case, that would be 4 GB. If you divide by 350 MB, you can calculate that the server could process about 11 volumes at a time. If you add 8 GB of memory, the system could process 17 volumes at a time. If you set an optimization job to run in Throughput mode, the system will use up to 50% of the system’s memory for the optimization job.
• Data Deduplication supports up to 90 volumes at a time; however, deduplication can simultaneously process one volume per physical CPU core processor plus one. Hyper-threading does not impact this because only physical core processors can be used to process a volume. A system with 16 CPU core processors and 90 volumes will process 17 volumes at a time until all 90 volumes are done, if there is sufficient memory.
• Virtual server instances should follow the same guidance as physical hardware regarding server resources.
Volumes
Volumes that are candidates for deduplication must conform to the following requirements:
• Must not be a system or boot volume. Deduplication is not supported on operating system volumes.
• Can be partitioned as a master boot record (MBR) or a GUID Partition Table (GPT), and must be formatted using the NTFS file system.
• Can reside on shared storage, such as storage that uses a Fibre Channel or an SAS array, or when an iSCSI SAN and Windows Failover Clustering is fully supported.
• Do not rely on Cluster Shared Volumes (CSVs). You can access data if a deduplication-enabled volume is converted to a CSV, but you cannot continue to process files for deduplication.
• Do not rely on the Microsoft Resilient File System (ReFS).
• Can’t be larger than 64 TB in size.
• Must be exposed to the operating system as non-removable drives. Remotely-mapped drives are not supported.
Note
Files with extended attributes, encrypted files, files smaller than 32 KB, and reparse point files are not processed by deduplication.

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