HT3798 can I use ipod classic 160gb with OS 10.5.8 ?
Will the ipod classic work on Mac OS 10.5.8 ?
Your best bet for a 10.5 era machine is to get to 10.6.8 via the 10.6.3 white retail disk (call Apple via phone to order) and stick with 10.6.8.
10.7 or 10.8 will make it crawl, introduces radicial UI changes and cant' run your older PPC based software and hardware drivers.
You should do this with a fresh install method, backup your files off the machine first to a storage drive.
Most commonly used backup methods
Then follow these instructions for a complete drive Security Zero Erase and install of 10.6.3
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6
iLife from the 10.5 disks can be extracted with Pacifist from CharlesSoft and then updated via Software Update.
If you upgrade 10.6.3 over 10.5, then you will have a much slower machine and wind up having to do a fresh install anyway.
10.6 is faster than 10.5 with updated video drivers and removing of PPC code your not using on Intel processors.
10.7 and 10.8 are slower on the same hardware, more for the faster SSD's than hard drives.
Also first chance you get, make disk copies of the 10.6.3 disk, you will need it as eventually Apple will stop selling it.
http://www.brokenhomeboy.co.uk/pierow/blog/2011/10/make-a-bootable-backup-snow-l eopard-install-disc/
Run 10.6.8 until the wheels fall off that machine, Apple is still supporting it as over 50% of it's users are still on it.
Buy a new machine with 10.9 or whatever and new software later on, when Apple has stopped all these annual UI changes, restrictions and whatever they are doing.
Keep in mind that Microsoft will support Windows 7 until 2020.
You might want to upgrade the boot hard drive (7,200 RPM is good for older machines with slower SATA 1 or 2) and add more RAM before reinstalling OS X
Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac's
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I recently purchased an iPod classic 160GB. I am running Windows XP with SP2,
iTunes 7.4.3.1, QuickTime 7.2 (I am hesitant to install iTunes 7.5 due to known problems with QuickTime 7.3). I had to go to my local Apple Store to get the latest iPod Software Update installed (56.6 MB is pretty huge; this Update for my iPod video was only 6.2 MB).
Problem Number 1: iTunes cannot successfully download an iPod Software Update (1.0.2) if the download has been Paused and then Resumed; iTunes loses track of the size of the module it was working on. (If there are buttons in the application to pause and resume the download, they should work correctly.) (This happens with both the iPod classic and the iPod Video.)
Problem Number 2: I cannot successfully sync my Music Library (40GB) with my iPod classic. I actually got to listen to a song after 4 days of trying to perform this download (only 800 MB of my music made it into the iPod successfully.) iTunes froze up when the iPod was first attached and also while trying to perform the sync. (I also have and iPod Video (30GB) and it works fine although a little slow.) The Genius at my Apple Store was able to load the iPod successfully using one of their BootCamp machines since my Music Library resides on an external hard disk. (And it only took 4 hours of work to get this far.)
Device Manager in Windows also shows an additional driver (iPod Driver) in the USB section with the iPod classic attached (it is not shown when using the iPod video). Both iPods show as Drive J: in the My Computer window.
Note to Apple Management: When a customer pays $250 to $350 for and iPod, the customer has heightened expectation levels, especially if he/she has had success with prior successful products. Especially since the classic is the 6th generation machine. Please get on this Apple!!!!!I solved my problem!! I just loaded my iPod classic 160GB with 40GB of music and one video file.
I upgraded to iTune 7.5.0.20 and iPod Software 1.0.2 with no major ill effects. (I had to install iTunes 7.5 a second time because it told me to.) Windows XP is at SP 2 level and appears to be fine.
I tried using msconfig to stop initally loading anything except iTunesHelper and qttask. Nothing major broken yet. This is good news.
I tried loading over one album at a time (Using the Manual button in the options) and iTunes started freezing up at weird places (but it usually came back after a while.)
So I set the iPod into Disk Mode and I went to the Summary screen and only checked the "Enable Disk Use" box. (The top box was already checked.)
I Clicked on the Music tab and chose Sync Music and All songs and playlists (I would suggest you try something less to test this; my whole list took almost 12 hours to copy over. But I'm running with 1.1 USB ports). It ran very smoothly and iTunes only got fussy when I asked it to eject the iPod, but it eventually did it.
After it said I could disconnect, I got the iPod out of Disk Mode by using Menu/Center buttons and presto, it was up and working. All my playlist present and accounted for.
It'll take me a couple of days to find any problems (I have 31 days of music to listen to), but it's looking good.
Thank you to all who have listened to my problems and provided help!!
Apple has managed to keep this customer. -
How do I sync my Ipod Classic 160gb with my new computer (Windows8).? It synced with my old computer (WindowsXP) but will not do so on the new computer?
Hi Lechwe,
I had this issue recently, due to changing HD for an SSD.
In my case, since the library in my iPod was synced to the HD it was not syncing to the library in the SSD, though they were the same (had the same contents).
I found there's this checkbox in iTunes > iPod > [Settings] Music, called "Sync Music". Mine was unchecked, I guess due to iPod being synced to the old library. I marked the checkbox and clicked then in Sync. iTunes asked me if I was sure I wanted to sync the iPod with the "new" library, i clicked yes, and the it started determining the song to sync. Since the library was essentially the same (just a couple songs more in the new one), it synced the couple new songs and that was it.
Hope it helps!
Regards,
Awlo. -
Can't access iPod classic 160GB in Windows and iTunes
Hello,
after connecting my iPod classic 160GB to computer with Windows Vista I can see it in My Computer but can't access it. In iTunes 10 it not appear and every access via My Computer takes many time. After disconecting iPod is restarting by itself...
But iPod itself is working - a little laggy, but working. One thing changes: about 80GB free space disappear and iPod tells me that only 153KB is free...
I suppose disk failure - how can I access it and repair?Everything that was on your classic should also have been in your library, and that backed up to another drive. If you manually managed the device, and it was the only location holding your media, and it has become corrupted, there really isn't much hope. See Corrupt iPod classic. There may be a slim chance to recover media stored on it via disc mode if is isn't stored elsewhere, but if it won't mount, or has been reformatted, then the moment has probably passed.
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Can't access iPod Classic 160GB. NEED a backup.
Hi, I've got a 6th gen. 160GB iPod Classic and I need a backup of the songs I've got in it.
Basically what is happening is the same thing that happened when I installed Mavericks and tried to use my WD hard disk: I wasn't able to mount it nor repair it so, Disk Utility, told me to back up everything, erase and then restore the whole thing. (in this process I lost part of my music library, that's why I'm here)
The problem lies in the fact that once, with my WD hard disk, I just clicked "ok" on the message that told me to follow those steps and the hard disk appeared on the desktop, thus allowing me to back up almost all I needed to but not with the iPod. I click ok and nothing happens.
I tried rebooting it, I tried to put it in Disk Mode and I tried to connect it to other computers; always the same outcome.
I am not searching for a permanent solution since in a week or less I'll have a new one (this one's headphone jack is ****** up and Apple will replace the whole device); all I want is to be able to access it as an external disk and recover what I have inside.
Thanks a lot.
P.S. I was using DeTune and everything was working fine, I disconnected the iPod to use it while running, got back, connected it again and now it doesn't work.Everything that was on your classic should also have been in your library, and that backed up to another drive. If you manually managed the device, and it was the only location holding your media, and it has become corrupted, there really isn't much hope. See Corrupt iPod classic. There may be a slim chance to recover media stored on it via disc mode if is isn't stored elsewhere, but if it won't mount, or has been reformatted, then the moment has probably passed.
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Using iPod Classic (80GB) with a Firewire dock
I gave my daughter a new 80GB iPod Classic to replace her 2003 era iPod 15GB, dock connector (with the 4 buttons). Her 12" PowerBook G4 doesn't have USB2, so I was wondering if it is safe to use her old Firewire docking station with the new iPod Classic? I would assume so for two reasons: 1) the dock connector is mechanically the same and 2) I have read that the iPod Classic will still charge from the Firewire power pins. Is this correct? I'd rather she not blow it up right out of the box.
You will be able to use it to charge and output audio through the dock's out port, but that's it. It will not connect to the mac via firewire at all.
An iPod classic can be connected to USB 1.1 but it may or may not sync at all and if it does, it will be painfully, hopelessly slow. You may want to consider syncing the iPod with a different mac... you can use a Firewire hard drive or Target Disk Mode to transfer or copy her library to another machine.
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Can I use iPod classic on latest itunes?
buying a new laptop, wanted to ask if the ipod classic (mine is from 2010) syncs ok with the latest Windows version of iTunes?
I've been using an old desktop to sync my itunes, really old itunes, as my last laptop had a small hard drive capacity, going to transfer my library to my new computer.
Can I create folders on itunes and sync them to the classic or do I have to keep the traditional playlist method (Just a long list of playlists)?1. Yes, it does.
2. Click here for your options.
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ITunes says error 13014 while syncing my ipod classic 160gb with my macbook.
iTunes syncs all the music but genius does not work anymore on the iPod...
Hello iPete,
Although this article refers to iPod Touches and iPhones, it still applies to your iPod Classic.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2380
B-rock -
Why I can not use IPod camera-connector with IPod touch ?
please help !
Because Apple didn't make the hardware compatible. No one here is going to have any other answers. I would point out that there are apparently differences in the docking port, either hardware or software. Older third party docks, as an example, don't work properly or at all with the newer iPods. I suspect it's related to authentication/DRM issues for movie rentals. This could be related but we'll probably never know.
+But why????????+
Because Steve said so! -
I have my first iPhone (5c) and I have an iPod classic 160GB. Can I sync poth with iTunes on my PC?
I have lost some podcasts. I have a new (my first) iPhone and I want to sync it and my classic iPod with iTunes on my PC. Can this be done and if not, how can I recover my lost podcasts? They are no longer available for free as I first got them through subscriptions.
iPhone 5c
Windows 7 (fully up to date)
iPod Classic 160GB
Second question: why are podcasts only available for so short a time now on iTunes Store and on sites like NPR?I lost maybe a dozen podcasts from multiple podcast collections on iTunes. They now have little i's on them indicating they cannot be found. I have only 1 Apple ID. I use it on iTunes and on my iPhone. Since I sync'd my iPhone with iTunes for podcasts, a bunch of them have the little i's. And some seem to be missing from my iPod too, but I can't vouch for them being thre before the sync between iTunes and the iPhone.
These podcasts were not purchased, they were subscribed to and they were free. Now that they are missing, it will cost me .99 each to replace them and that isn't going to happen, but I'd like to get them back. -
I want to use my IPOD Classic 160gb for notepad entries in addition to the music and books I listen to. It is set to "Open ITunes when connected to computer" and "manually manage music and videos". How can I do that without losing some of the features of those two? I just want to add a feature. Thanks
Settings>Store (or iTunes & App Stores if you are running iOS6)>Apple ID. Tap your son's ID and sign out. Sign in with your ID and password.
You shouldn't lose the music, but if you try to update any apps that you bought with the family ID, you will have to use that password that is linked with that ID in order to update.
Avoid downloading past purchased content with the old ID if you can since you will associate the iPad with the old ID for 90 days and you will lock yourself out of your own, new ID for that period of time. Read more about associated devices in iTunes here.
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID -
Can my iPod Classic 160GB model MB565LL version 2.0.1 Mac be controlled with my Apple Remote if it is connected to the universal dock and connected to my stereo system
Read this Apple Support Article on Apple REMOTE
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Can I use my Ipod Classic(MC297ZP) with Sound Kick SFQ-04 via bluetooth
can I use my Ipod Classic(MC297ZP) with Sound Kick SFQ-04 via bluetooth
If you old charger is a USB (+5V output) it will work. If it is a Firewire charger (+12V) then I think it will still work, but Apple has removed Firewire charging from most of the new iPod lines including the iPhone and 4th Generation Nano. However I think that the 120GB Classic may be the last iPod to still charge off Firewire chargers.
It won't hurt anything to try it. If it doesn't work, you will get a screen display that states that the accessory is not supported or something to that effect.
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if you own a mac try to re format the disc to journal.
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