INsufficient storeage space on IPOD shuffle

My new 1 GB IPOD shuffle seems to run out of storeage space after about 50 songs. It is supposed to store approx. 240 songs.
An error is posted on my computer and everything freezes.
It almost seems that I did not get 1 GB worth of memory.
Help???

Are you doing some math & figuring you have 3.60 MB
left so that is 30 minutes?
well, assuming that i have 240 songs on my ipod and each are actually 4 minutes long, that would mean that i have 960 minutes worth of songs. 960 minutes is 16 hours, so that means, 1 GB - which is what the ipod shuffle can only hold/have - is 16 hours. i've already added all of my music (of my choice) on my ipod and my music list is 15.5 hours. so, if there is 16 hours total on a 1 GB of space, that means i have 30 minutes left of non-music.
i've already figured out my problem. all i wanted to know why there is already 3.60 MB (but now that i think about it, you are right that it's something like 3 minutes and something seconds...i actually made a typo...it was 366 MB (no decimal point, i thought i saw one), my bad!) being used by an unknown/"other" file and how to delete it if at all possible. that's my bad for not being clear.

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See the following thread for possible solution:
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New ipod shuffle 4 running 1.0.2 won't autofill randomly as not enough space

My old shuffle 2 could autofill from a large playlist, eg all my 5* songs, even if the playlist was much bigger than the shuffle size. The shuffle 4 won't do this. Is there a solution?

Hey surfthemaze,
Thanks for the question. Let’s check the settings of your iPod shuffle to make sure it matches the following:
Syncing music to iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1719
Syncing music using Autofill to iPod shuffle (3rd and 4th generation)
1. Connect iPod shuffle to your computer and open iTunes.
2. Select iPod shuffle in the Devices section on the left side of the iTunes window.
3. Click Settings in the main iTunes browser window, in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
4. Select your settings in "Autofill settings" and click OK.
5. Back in the main iTunes browser window, click the Autofill From menu in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
6. Choose the music source list or playlist you want to Autofill on your iPod.
7. Click Autofill in the main iTunes browser window, in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. The iTunes LCD will display the sync progress and notify you when the iPod sync is complete.
8. If you have turned on disk use, disconnect iPod shuffle by selecting it under Devices and clicking the eject icon.
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HT1477 I am trying to install a new iPod Shuffle and my pc does not pick it up. My pc is running windows 8.1 os. I do not see that os in the list of operating systems.

I am trying to install a new iPod Shuffle and my pc does not pick it up.
My operating system is Windows 8.1 and windows 8 does not appear
in the list of operating systems.

You are referring to OFFICE 2010, not Windows XP or 7.
And which version of Windows do you have?
NEVER begin before you have a backup, ideally one you have tested and know works.
You don't really install Boot Camp, the Assistant is a partition tool utility.
You may just want Office 2008 for Mac.
If you need Office for Windows, perhaps run Windows in a VM like Parallels or Fusion.
Buy some backup drives and start using TimeMachine for one backup, then weekly backup with SuperDuper.
IF there is now a partition for Windows, all you need is to buy Windows, and I would recommend Windows 7 Home Premium (retail) which is about US$149.
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If you are using automatic syncing, you need to set up syncing on the shuffle's Music tab and Podcasts tab in iTunes...
Select your shuffle in iTunes. There is a bar of "tabs" (starting with Summary).
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When you click Apply, your selection of songs and podcasts sync to the shuffle. Going forward, all changes to your iTunes library that relate to your selection on the two tabs sync automatically when you connect the shuffle, or when you click Sync.
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This document has information about setting up and using VoiceOver on a shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4322
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http://www.reghardware.com/2009/03/13/ifixitshuffledisassembly/
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The Apple store shows that the type of USB cable you bought is only compatible with the 3G and 4G shuffles.
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In the past few days, my iPod Shuffle 2nd generation suddenly started to freeze my computer moments after it syncs new music onto it or is plugged in for awhile. I've tried everything to find out why it's begun doing this. Here's what I've tried:
- I recently updated to iTunes 9 around the time it began freezing, and thought maybe that was the problem. I completely uninstalled it and installed an older version. Didn't work.
- I reformatted and reset my iPod to factory settings. Didn't work.
- I've done many complete virus scans on my PC. It didn't find anything.
- I've synced the iPod with another PC to see if it would freeze it. It didn't and works fine elsewhere, leading me to believe there's some software issue going on.
I've checked many forums and read many stories about similar issues but nobody has a concrete answer. I don't have a free Customer Service call left with Apple. Any body have any ideas?
My computer stats:
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Still no solution here, even with the help from Apple's tech support team. The first person I spoke with was the most helpful in knowing about this issue. He guided me on how to cleanly uninstall iTunes (all 6 components) and then reinstall. He said the Apple Mobile Device Support Assistant has been causing issues when updating and sure enough, I looked at the date when I updated to the latest iTunes, it was the exact date when my computer began having the freezing issue. Unfortunately, this didn't work. I completely uninstalled the iTunes again, and tried installing an older version. Didn't work.
I called Apple tech again today, and the person felt there was a conflict issue with other programs, so he sent me a guide on how to use msconfig to figure out which program could be doing that. Again, that option didn't work and iTunes froze again.
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My iPod Shuffle 4th Generation refuses to sync up the PC plays count

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My older first generation shuffles (both of which died and were replaced by the 4th gen shuffle recently) did not have this problem. Sync from those would always update the plays count on the iTunes application on my PC to match what it showed for the plays count on the shuffle.
What's up with that? Is there any way to fix this? It happens whether or not I completely fill up the shuffle.
I also have problems with getting back to where I left off if I stop playing a podcast by pressing the centre button on the iPod face and then try to resume play a few minutes later. If I shut down the shuffle and restart it, it seems to always resume play from where it left off.
I've got everything turned on in the iPod settings menu except the thing about reserving disk space for Windows files.
I've got what claims to be the latest version (11.0.4) of iTunes running under Windows 7 (64 bit) on a BIOSTAR MB with an AMD phenom II X4 820 2.8 GHz quad core processor with 8 GB of RAM and at least 50 GB of free disk space.
When I click on check for updates with the iPod attached on the iPod settings window, it comes back with "you have the latest version"

If you are loading the shuffle manually, by dragging podcast episodes to the shuffle in iTunes, that is probably why the playcount does not update in your iTunes library, after playing the podcast episode on the shuffle (and then connecting the shuffle).
When you use the manual method to load the shuffle, the iTunes library on the computer and the library on the shuffle are separate. iTunes does not keep the two libraries "in sync." Therefore, data such as playcount are not synced back to the computer when you connect the shuffle.
If you set up automatic syncing using the shuffle's Podcasts screen in iTunes, iTunes keeps your iTunes library in sync with the shuffle's library (based on how you set up the shuffle's Podcasts screen). So data, such as playcount, should sync back to the iTunes library. In your case, if you maintain a playlist in iTunes with the unheard podcast episodes you want on the shuffle, you can select that playlist on the shuffle's Podcasts screen in iTunes (where it says Include Episodes from Playlists). iTunes will automatically keep that playlist in sync between your computer and the shuffle.
NOTE: If you are currently NOT using automatic syncing, and you also have music on the iPod, you will also need to set up the shuffle's Music screen in iTunes. When you start using automatic syncing, any content on the shuffle that was loaded manually is replaced.
The 1st and 2nd gen shuffles used a different very simple software design, compared to other iPods. They did not have an automatic syncing mode. You loaded it manually, but it was linked to only one iTunes library at a time. Therefore, although you loaded it manually, iTunes does keep data (such as playcount) in sync. On all other iPods, including the newer shuffles, iTunes only keeps the data in sync if you use automatic syncing.

Ipod shuffle wont play pls HELP!

Hey people
If anyone could help me it would be much appreciated. Right. I have windows 98 and my ipod shuffle has been working fine with it, i have been using winamp to transfer songs onto it.
BUT recently, i have transferred songs to my ipod as normal, they look like they have transferred as normal, but when i safely eject the ipod and try to listen to the songs, theyre not on there. just blank spaces where they shud be.
so i just formatted the whole thing to see if that wud work. i went to realplayer this time to transfer songs. again, it seemed as if they transferred as normal. but when i tried to listen to them, the error light came on indicating no songs are on it. BUT when i put it bak into the computer, realplayer indicated the files are on there! the exact songs i tried to transfer!
whyyyyyyy oh whyyyyyyyy wont they play! sumbody purlease help me, i cant hack the boring commute to work without music!!
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Just reformatting the Shuffle with windows will destroy the firmware that runs the shuffle. IF you can't download ipod updater for Windows 98 than you will first half to "restore" the shuffle on a machine that can run Ipod updater. Than you can try and go back to third party windows 98 apps.

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So this is my specification of my iPod:
http://support.apple.com/specs/ipod/iPod_shuffle.html
I have a machine of Windows Vista and it is a notebook.
My iPod worked absolutely well with my machine and my iTunes for some days.
About a month ago, there was a prompt talking about I need a Windows Update patch installed as removing iPod from a Vista machine eventually hurts the iPod.
I checked every detail with Microsoft.com, Apple.com as well as Google.com and decided to patch my OS with the given link.
However the installer said the update did not apply to my system.
"Ok, then, let's forget it", I thought and just forget about it.
Just for a few song syncs, I found that there is always some error for the iPod and I have to restore it to get it sync.
As well as there is some way to update my songs, I don't mind to do extra steps.
Then, yesterday, I tried the same thing.
Sync it, ok, can't, then, restore.
However, it comes out an error 1418.
Retry, the same.
Retry again and again, the same again and again.
Then, I started with Googling. And eventually tried to disconnect it and reconnect it when restoring, which is suggested by this site:
http://www.javatyger.com/2007/02/solution-to-ipods-evil-1418-error.html
Then, to Apple support.......
I tried the iPod Shuffle Restore Tool, sorry, not for Vista.
Then, I tried to use an old version of iPod updater to restore it, can't.
Now, I have the following symptoms:
1. iTunes, Windows explorer, actually everything in my machines can recognize the iPod.
2. iTunes cannot sync. the content.
3. iTunes cannot restore the iPod and gives error 1418 when trying to do so.
4. Windows explorer shows iPod in My Computer, clicking its property, it shows no memory space used nor free.
5. Cannot format the iPod as treating it like an external storage device. Using right-click->format gives no response while using "format I:" in cmd.exe gives "Error in IOCTL Call".
6. No trace of the iPod having any memory judging from its property and Disk Management.
I hope these information could help figuring out the solution and I will be very thankful with anyone's help.

I have had the same problem with 2 different ipods. I eventually was able to reset one (using the restore utility and Windows XP. When I got back to the main setup screen asking me to name my ipod, i left the autofill box checked. Then when itunes loaded i clicked autofill. Now I have ALL my songs on one ipod but cannot take any songs off it or change playlists.
If you haven't already, try this link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304508 and go thru all the instructions on your XP machine, and see if you get to the same point I am at now. If you do, welcome to a whole new world of frustration!!! then maybe we can figure out what to do from there.
GOOD LUCK!!!

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Hello, cant clear songs from an Ipod shuffle.

I have an Ipod shuffle that I am trying to clear the songs from and add new songs. When I try and clear the songs it tells me do not disconect and after a while it tells me the update was succesfull and I can disconect my Ipod Shuffle. The list appears to be blank although it still says the same amount of space has/is used as before it was cleared.
I have done the reset to factory settings and that has not solved it. I have then tried to reboot the system and no luck. I have then rebooted the system and still nothing. I have uninstalled Itunes and reinstalled Itunes and still no luck. I have tried 5 diffrant usb ports on this box and nothing.
As a last result I have then installed itunes on 4 diffrant pcs and one lap top and still nothing. The shuffle plays the songs life is good for the most part. I just cant replace them. I even used the auto fill selected the play list I wanted and had the replace all songs selected. When I do this it claims it is updating and then gives an error message of not enough space.
The worst part is the smug sob next to me is enjoying his Iriver man wish I could smack him down. -Nasty I river crap not installed on these machines and never was.- please help me out gang.

hi acari!
When I try and clear the songs it tells me do not disconect and after a while it tells me the update was succesfull and I can disconect my Ipod Shuffle
we'd better quickly check on this issue:
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keep us posted.
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