HELP disability to update iPod!

So I clicked "Update iPod" , but then a popup showed, and said " The iPod cannot be updated. The disk could not be read from or written to. " How am I supposed to fix that?!
Please help!
Thank you so much

See this...
Disk Cannot Be Read or Written to error when syncing iPod
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I updated my Itouch after itunes instructed me to, I wasnt really payin attn and i reset my itouch somehow by accident i guess. I looked at it and all my apps and music were gone everything was reset, now my apps i could get back but my music since most of my songs came from another computer I lost. My itouch is not acting the same its slower, ill press something and itll go there 20 sec later, it freezes up, my pandora app skips, it never did any of that before that update completely screwed up my itouch. i've tried restarting it, resetting it, need help please

The old iPod updater software is how you will fix all of this. Unfortunately, because iTunes 7 thinks that it's better and more up to date, it will prevent you from opening the old version of the software if you still have it on your machine.
So first of all, uninstall iTunes 7.0. (You do not have to remove your library information, just the software.) Restart the computer.
If you still have the old iPod updater, try it and see if it runs. If it does, read on. If not, skip to the next paragraph. So, if it does run, simply hit Restore and you can go back to a previous version of the firmware. I believe that Apple discontinued the firmware page since releasing iTunes 7. Look around some search engines like Google if you really want the latest firmware.
Take out the installation CD that came with your iPod. Run it and it should install the old iPod updater along with iTunes 6.x. iTunes 6.x cannot run since iTunes 7 changed your libary's formatting, but that will not be a problem. Run the Restore process in the old updater and it should be alright for you to start loading your stuff on again without problems.
Since iTunes 7 reformatted your libary listing, iTunes 6 will no longer work. However, you can still use it by reinstalling iTunes 7. Just make sure you do the following.
TO KEEP THE SAME THING FROM HAPPENING AGAIN
iTunes 7 is actually alright. It's the updater part of it that will screw up your iPod.
- iTunes 7 will tell you that a new iPod software version is available when you open it.
- Check the "Never Ask Again" box and click Don't Install.
- When you sync your iPod to your computer, NEVER touch the Version section when you're changing your iPod's settings. Everything else is alright to work with.
- Everything will work fine as long as you never update the iPod's software via iTunes, at least until the programmers can fix this issue in a later release or patch.
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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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Can't update iPod, please help!!!

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Also, yesterday it wouldn't let me disconnect/eject the iPod, and also every now and again a message saying something about a "corrupt file" comes up.
If you can help me with any of these things. PARTICULARLY the updating one then please reply ASAP!!
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http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPodUser_Guide(color_display).pdf
Try this link put. It has some good basic information on how to update your ipod. Try to manually update your ipod, the instructions for it are in there. When you are talking about the smart list i think you are refering to the smart playlist. What you can do is set a playlist that has different options that will automatically update the playlist. Say for instance everything that you rate as five stars you can make a playlist that will take all of the songs that have five stars and put it on that playlist without you having to do anything.
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His iPod generation cannot be upgraded past 4.2.1. See:
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iPhone 1                                      iOS 3.1.3
iPhone 3G                                   iOS 4.2.1
iPhone 3GS                                 iOS 6.1.x
iPhone 4                                      iOS 6.1.x
iPhone 4S                                    iOS 6.1.x
iPhone 5                                      iOS 6.1.x
iPod Touch 1                               iOS 3.1.3
iPod Touch 2                               iOS 4.2.1
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iPod Touch 5                               iOS 6.1.x
iPad 1                                          iOS 5.1.1
iPad 2                                          iOS 6.1.x
iPad 3                                          iOS 6.1.x
iPad 4                                          iOS 6.1.x
iPad Mini                                     iOS 6.1.x
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HT1212 Can you please help me my sons ipod says ipod is disabled can you please help me

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Looks like this is a known problem. I talked to 4 Apple iPod specialists about it and they say they have never heard of this before?
I went to update my 3rd Gen. iPod on my 20 in imac G5 after update to itunes 6 and it:
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3. Force quit of itunes KP'd imac.
4. No ipod on forced re-start.
5. No disk mode, apple logo stays on till battery deaad.
6. Does not work on other computer in houshold either.
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Mark Gason, "updated to itunes 6 now ipod will not mount", 11:04am Oct 16, 2005 CDT
This one has 143 posts...not a known problem??
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?7@@.68ba2d97/01
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Thomas Duggan, "3rd Gen iPod - Stuck at startup screen - restarting", 07:34pm Oct 19, 2005 CDT
James Renquist, "After iTunes 6 upgrade "Do Not Disconnect" appears", 08:24pm Oct 17, 2005 CDT
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Any suggestions, I am out my ipod and wont even trust a new one on this last update of iTunes.

I'll give it a try, but:
I have to charge it again. When I plug it in, the disk spins and I can't shut it off.
So I will leave it plugged in over night and then look at it in the morning. I don't think it is resetting. I hold down the menu and pause keys and the disk spins down, the Apple goes away for a second and then it spins back up and clicks, keeps on doing that.
It is the only thing it will do now. Spins and clicks every ten seconds or so. Nothing else. Not recognized by anything of any sort as a disk either. Not even in disk untility.
What constitutes a "Thump"?

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Apologies for posting this as a "reply" earlier in the night...I'm new to this online help forum thingy. It truly belongs here as a "question," so here goes:
I have used my iPod without issue for over a year. Suddenly, I have encountered some freakish problems. The iPod connects to iTunes, but nothing happens after that (no transfer of songs...just freezes in "Do Not Disconnect" mode). I have taken the following steps today:
1) Tried resetting iPod. No dice.
2) Downloaded new 2006-03-23 updater.
3) Downloaded new v6.04 iTunes.
4) Uninstalled iTunes v6.03 and restarted PC, as prompted.
5) Installed new 2006-03-23 updater and restarted PC, as prompted.
6) Installed iTunes v6.04 and restarted PC, as prompted.
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10) Came back to an error message that I don't recall.
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13) Disconnected and reconnected; tried all other firewire ports. No dice. Firewire card in PC is functional.
14) Received this error message: "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod. Use the iPod Software Updater application to restore the iPod to factory settings."
15) Closed iTunes and re-ran Updater. Again.
16) Opened iTunes. No dice. Again. This time, it didn't even prompt me to customize the name of my iPod...it just connected to iTunes and sat there with the default name "IPOD." Nothing happened for several minutes, so I ejected the iPod via iTunes.
17) Tried Disk Mode. Nothing.
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You may take your device to an Apple retailer for help or you may call Customer Service and arrange to send your device to Apple:
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iPhone Service Support and Costs
iPad Service Support and Costs
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What's going on? Seems like a lot of people are having similar problems all at the same time.

From the article cited at the end of my post:
Error 1602: Try the following steps to resolve this error:
Ensure proper USB isolation troubleshooting has been performed, and test with a known-good cable.
Follow the steps listed for Error 1604.
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