Ipod capcity

Please forgive my ignorance on this subject ia ma a recent ipod owner. I purchased the 4gig ipod nano. The instructions say that the ipod is supposed to hold 1000 songs. I have mine full at 5000. What am i missing. is there a format that will increase capacity. If that is the case is there a converter that will convert the format for me so i can add more than 500 songs.

Bear in mind that Apple quotes the number of songs you are able to store on any iPod by using the AAC format at a bitrate setting of 128kbps and for a 4 minute song. Any variation on these settings/timings will vary the amount of songs you are able to store on your iPod.
Look in iTunes under edit/preferences/advanced/importing. What does it say in settings and import using?
 See this.
<a href="<a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60955">How much content will fit on my iPod?

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The iPod Nano that I just bought was supposed to be a 16 GB, but it only shows a capacity for 247 MB. ***!

For having only had this thing opened and out for maybe little over an hour, I've already run into some pretty serious aggravation. According to the numerous error messages I'm getting, there's not enough room on my BRAND NEW IPOD NANO for the 1.89 GB worth of stuff in my iTunes library. According to the Nano settings, the capacity is listed at 247 MB and the available space is 226 MB. I want to know just why so much of my storage space went for whatever other purposes the manufacturers had in mind, since I specifically bought this due to its advertised storage capacity of 16 GB. Is this a glitch and do I need to take it back to have it looked at? I've seen in other discussion threads about how the advertised storage capacity isn't what the user ends up with, but I'd like to know just why there's so much less space on this new Nano when I haven't even been able to load anything onto it yet.
I'm not exactly technically inclined, but this experience with a product that I just blew $150 bucks on is starting to make me consider taking it back for a damned refund.
Please, somebody help me!

First of all, you need to separate out "the advertised capacity/usable capcity" figure from the issue you are experiencing. It's two differnt things
The way that memory is determined and the memory used by your iPod for itself, is probably about 1.5-2Gb, leaving you with about 14GB or a little less. So in effect, the advertised capacity is 16GB, and the usable capcity is 14Gb or slightly less. If you only have 247MB, we need to work out where the problem lies.
If you connect your iPod to your iTunes Library, you will notice the Device appear on the left hand side window. Select the Device (that's your iPod) and look on the Summary pane. At the bottom, is a bar showing how much room there is on your iPod and what amount of memory is being used by the various things on your iPod. For example, the capacity of the iPod, audio, video, photos and "other", free.
What are the figures for each of these items, on your iPod?
Capcity (shown to the left of the bar)
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Replacement iPod with iPhone

a few years ago I bought my iPod touch and I recently broke the screen. I was in an apple center and they told me that if I wanted to book me I had to replace it and pay € 100, but if I wanted to get an iPhone instead of the iPod is that possible? should I pay more?

No, Apple offers no trade in of an iPod to purchases an iPhone.
Apple offers a 10% discount if you purchase a new iPod and turn in an old iPod.
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one of same model and capcity for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price

My ipod only turns on when connected to charge

Hi All,
This is the first time I have ever posted to something like this so please bear with me if I am rambling / or left out any important info!
I have a iPod Nano 3rd Gen, which I haven't used for quite a while due to me purchsing an iPhone a couple of years ago.
I decided to dig it out and update the music on there. I plugged it in to my laptop and all seemed to work fine.
I left the iPod on charge overnight using the mains adapter that I have.
Unfortunately, once I disconnected the iPod from the charger it won't turn on using the play button. I reconnected to the charger, and the iPod will switch on.
So looks like it will only turn on when connected to the power source, and won't work indepedently.
As far as I know the iPod has never been in contact with any water, as it has been kept in a bedroom drawer whilst it hasn't been used, so i don't think the problem is that the iPod has become damp in any way.
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I have a iPod Nano 3rd Gen, which I haven't used for quite
The iPod's lithium-ion battery needs constant movement and action in order to maintain any sort of charge or capcity to charge. So given that the iPod went unused for so long and the age of the device itself, it sounds like the iPod's battery is shot and in need of a replacement.
You can choose to have Apple swap out the battery for a flat fee, send into a third party service center for a little less, or you can even purchase a replacement battery online and use one of the many numerous gudies online to walk you through the process of swapping it out.
Here is Apple's pricing. Google for third party service provider if you desire.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
B-rock

Bigger Ipod

Does anyone know if Apple are thinking of bringing out a bigger Ipod than the 80Gb? I have got about 2/3 of my CD collection on a 60Gb one and would like to get it all on, so something like 120Gb would be great.

If you look at trends in increasing iPod sizes, and even in the increases of hard drives for Powerbooks/MacBooks, I'd think it'd be a pretty safe bet to say that you could see a 100 gig iPod by the end of 2007. A 120 gig would probably be pushing it, but if they haven't upped it to 100 by end of '07, then to expect a 120 gig by spring/summer '08 wouldn't be unrealistic.
Remember that as the interest/demand for portable video gets bigger, and with the growth in HD sets and HD TVs in homes, digital video will become more and more mainstream, and as quality increases, so does file size, and so will people's requirements for larger capcity players.
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Ipod over capacity......when it has over 6gb free??

Hey,
Big problem with my ipod......seems to be when i plug it into itunes it say's it is over capcity and will not sync.....how ever when i look on the ipod under settings it says that it has over 6gb free.....i have restored the ipod and still says it is over capacity and has nothing on it at all......
anyone help??

Hi,
A similar problem happened to me aswell, iTunes can run very slow sometimes especially when running on windows, i just shut iTunes and restarted my PC an restarted my iPod and all worked well. Try this, if not, hand it into an Apple Retail store.

Windows Vista: Ipod Error Message, no longer read by PCs

Hello,
I have a 5th generation black ipod video with 30GB of memory.
The other day I hooked it up to my laptop (Toshiba, 4 months old) that it's been functioning on with no problems whatsoever. This weird error message flashed twice about it not being able to sync because of some software problem.
Eversince then, the only thing I can charge my ipod on is the family treadmill in the basement (~_~) as no other computer in the house recognizes it. I can't even charge it through the wall sockets, either.
I have changed the ipod cord, still no luck. I've also reset the device about 3 or 4 times and uninstalled, restarted the laptop then reinstalled itunes. I would like to reset it back to factory settings but that's impossible as computers/laptops don't pick it up. I live very far from a Mac store...
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List view in iCal on my iPod touch is corrupted

The 'list view' seems to be all wonky in Calendar on my iPod touch.
The dates for a given day that's displayed don't make sense:
i.e. Sunday Oct. 27 2030 followed by Saturday July 14 2001 followed by Tuesday Jan. 16 2001 are listed in consecutive order instead of today, tomorrow and next day (with correct dates).
Also, the 'events' given for each day listed don't make sense and are often duplicated.
The 'day' and 'month' views however, seem to be ok and not corrupted. The 'list' field in the month view also seems fine ?
Has anybody experienced this ? Very frustrating, since I like the list view.
I make most of my entries/changes to iCal on our main desktop (iMac 24") then sync. to my iPod. The list view seems ok on the desktop.
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Multiple ipods belonging to multiple family members on one computer

How do I keep my family's libraries separate on one computer. I have been checking and unchecking songs each time I sync one of my children's ipods. It is driving me nuts. There has got to be a better way. My husbands library alone so far is 1300 songs. HELP!

When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library
b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
c) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
Sharing a Library and/or User Account
If you want to share the one library, you can set either or all of the iPods so that they only get updated with only certain playlists (you can update from more than one if you wish): iPod - Syncing Music
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iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
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It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Shift key in Windows when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
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Separate User Accounts
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If standalone works fine, then, most likely the 30 pin connect may have some dirt or lint, prevent data transfer.
You can try to blow it clean, if you have a can of compressed air or gas.
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Select your preferred language.
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Ipod no longer sync purchased material?

Hi there. I recieve this message after i connect my ipod.
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Nothing I have purchased will sync to my ipod for some reason. I bought them ages ago, they work fine in itunes on my computer, and up until recently they worked fine on my ipod also... I think it related to the fact that due to a fault with vista i was forced to 'reactivate' windows. But it was reactivated using the same key that came with the computer? weird
Any help appreciated.
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That file tells the iPod where everything is and what to look for.
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IPod is not recognized by Windows Vista - possible solution

During the past couple of weeks that I faced this problem I found out that a lot of people had the same question as I did.
Here is a possible solution.
I have HP Pavilion laptop with Windows Vista. After I connected my new iPod – it didn’t show up in My Computer as a new device and in Device Manager it was listed in “Other devices” with a question mark next to it. I already had iTunes installed – it didn’t show up in iTunes. On the attempt to reinstall the driver I had a message that the driver was found but an error occurred while installing it.
Here is what I did:
1. Install iTunes (it has iPod driver for Vista in it).
2. Turn on iPod and connect it to computer.
3. Restart computer with iPod turned on and connected to computer.
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IPod not recognized by iTunes, Windows Vista prompts to format iPod drive

Hello,
I have IPod 80GB which I rarely use. Yesterday when I wanted to use it, I went to add a few new audios to it, connected to my computer and launched iTunes. I added the folder which contained audios to iPod, synced it and wanted to disconnect, but iTunes took excepionally long to finish.
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