IPod Classic freezes when I connect to my PC.

Its a 150GB model, I'm using the latest version of iTunes, and every 3rd or 4th time I plug it into my computer it freezes and I have to restart the iPod while plugged into the USB port. I have an iPod port in my car, that works fine. Is there a conflict between plugging it into the car (Toyota) then into iTunes?

It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive. I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread. He also covers what the resulting numbers indicate.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0
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When synching less than 23,300, I am able to resolve this issue by restarting the iPods after synching. However, even when synching less than 23,300 titles, the iPods show the wrong number of songs, right after synching, and the huge amount of 'disk space used' for 'other'. Therefore, I have to restart my iPods every time I synch them.
So I have talked to every level at Apple's iPod support, and to list all the things they made me do would exceed the size limit of this message board. They even made me send back my original iPod Classic, and I had to wait for almost 1 month to receive my replacement. Here is a summary of my problem, that they (Apple support) have not been able to solve :
I have a very extensive iTunes collection - over 200,000 songs. All of them were ripped, using iTunes.
I use the ID tags extensively - i.e. every field is used, and the comments are filled to the maximum allowed characters.
The same problem occurs when using my old Power Book G4 (OS X 10.4.10), and on my new 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro (OS X 10.5.1).
I am using an external HD to hold my music files, which is directly connected to my USB2 port on either Laptop.
I have uninstalled and re-installed iTunes and all the firmware and software is up-to-date.
I have rebuilt my iTunes Library from scratch several times.
I have no problem, playing any of the songs in iTunes.
Thank you very much for your help.!

Perhaps?
I have the same problem, with my ipod (80gb classic) freezing quite alot), I did some research and the solution is to hold both the menu button and the middle button down together, untill the screen goes black and restarts with the apple logo. It should be fine after this. Spread the word, this was too hard to find out (it's frozen like 4 or 5 times now and I only just discovered this) - http://www.topix.com/forum/gadgets/ipod/TFCD7RF74RF71UUJ5

Ipod classic freezes when trying to sync photos

Hi
My Ipod classic has started to freeze every time I try to sync with my PC when adding new photos.
This is something I have done many times before without any problems but as of yesterday, every time I try it just stops dead.
As I type this message, my ipod screen just says connected and the itunes screen says syncing ipod do not disconnect but it's been like this for 2 hours now with nothing to show for it.
Syncing of music and videos works fine I hasten to add.
Not sure if it's relevant but yesterday I updated itunes to 7.7.1.11
Any suggestions would be greatfully recieved
Mark

Hello everyone. I'm new to Apple forums and don't know how to start a new thread! My problem is this: All my photos are on a Seagate External Hard Drive (there are about 3,500 of them) and I want to transfer them to my iPod. I've told iTunes where to find the photos on the EHD, but it just won't load them. I've got the Do not Disconnect message up, and have done for several hours - but no photos. I then tried loading a few hundred photos that I happened to have on the C drive, and that went fine and they loaded no problem. Why can't it load the ones on the EHD? I did it once before and it was fine, so I'm pretty certain I'm not being thick!
Any advice gratefully received. I don't really want to put all my pics back on the C drive as I haven't got that much room left - hence the need for the EHD!
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IPod classic freezes when plugged in

Whenever I plug my iPod into the computer, it freezes at the "Connected, Eject before disconnecting." screen. The actual iPod freezes and I have to reset it to use it again.
Details:
1. My main computer is a PC with Windows XP. I've tried 2 different PCs and a Mac, none of them recognize it.
2. It charges properly while connected by USB.
3. My Computer doesn't always recognize it, when it does see a drive there and I try to access it, Explorer crashes.
4. iTunes doesn't always recognize there's an iPod attached, when it does recognize that its there, it offers to restore after telling me the iPod was corrupted, but never goes past the "Restoring" mini-window.
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I've tried resetting the iPod repeatedly, reinstalling the USB drivers, re-registering the Windows .dll's (even though the same thing occurs on MacOSX), to no avail.
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There have been countless threads about this issue, and apple just locks them and acts like nothing is wrong.
As of now, the only solution to this problem is to return the ipod.

IPod classic freezes when syncing with iTunes

This is a complicated story involving my two brothers, a traded ipod, and sadness - here goes...
Brother "A" had an iPod, which was traded to brother "B". Brother "A" was on windows, brother "B" was on a mac. The ipod would not sync with the mac, even after being reformatted and restored with latest software of both itunes and ipod. When syncing it gets to song 25 and stops. Every time, no matter the song.
Here is what I have tried:
• All software updated
• Ipod was reformatted and restored
• iTunes library was rebuilt - all unauthorized songs and duplicates removed (my brothers library was a mess)
After all this it still freezes when it is copying song 25. The ipod was working fine (so brother "A" claims) when syncing with the windows machine. Any suggestions?

Make that another person WITH AN IPOD PROBLEM<<<</div>
This forum is like a hospital - you're going to see a lot of sick people!
i bought it at apple.com<<<</div>
Then Apple has a record of the purchase.
i don't think that my nearest apple store will help me either<<<</div>
Why wouldn't they? Remember - Apple has a record of the purchase.

IPod 60GB Freezes When I Connect to USB

I read a lot of the postings related to this topic, but none seem to fit my situration.
I have an iPod 60Gb I have been using without problems, synching regularly with iTunes, since Christmas. In the past couple of days, when I plug it into the USB port, I get the "Do Not Disconnect" message, which never goes away. Toggling the Hold switch does not reset it. Pressing the center and Menu buttons for 6 seconds does not reset it when the iPod is plugged into the USB port, but it does reset it if I first unplug the iPod from the USB port. Once reset, if I again plug it into the USB port, it freezes, and I have to unplug and reset again.
I moved the USB connector to another port, with no effect.
When I plug the iPod into the USB port, it does not appear in the iTunes display (and if iTunes is not running, it does not invoke iTunes), nor does it show up in Windows as a disk drive under My Computer.
I thought perhaps the iPod was conflicting with another drive, so I fired up the Disk Management utility under the Windows System Accessories and then connected the iPod to a USB port. Even though Windows makes the sound of a drive connecting to the system, nothing shows up in the Disk Management window to indicate a new drive has been connected, or that anything is conflicting with an existing drive.
I have performed the first three of the five R's recommended by Apple - Reset, Retry, and Restart. I have not tried to Reinstall because I have the latest version of the iTunes and iPod software (2006-01-10), and since the iPod is not connecting via the USB port, I do not see how running the Updater on my desktop PC is going to be able to push any updates to my iPod.
I am trying to avoid the 5th R, Restore, as that seems a bit extreme and that it will result in a lot of collateral damage from slicking the hard drive.
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Hi there,
I'm having the same problem too. I've even gone so far as to try the 5th R. Twice now. The first time, as long as he iPod remained in it's dock afterward, it would still appear in iTunes and on my desktop so that I was able to sync it properly. However, upon disconnecting it and re-inserting it in the dock it was no longer recognoized and reverted back to it's usual "do not disconnect" screen.
At first I thought that it might have been a cabling issue, as I'd around the same time that I'd first experienced the problem, I switched from the USB 2.0 cable to a FireWire cable beween the computer and the dock. However, upon switching back, the problem remained. Furthermore, I'd recently picked up a newer 5G iPod. I've had no problems with it at all. So the dock, cable and ports that it's connected to are all fully functional.
I tried the restore another time tonight. Once again, the restore was successful. It copied all of my music back to the iPod. However, this time the unit managed to get itself stuck back in the "do not disconnect" state again without my disconnecting it from the cradle after the restore. So it's even worse than last time.
In the Disk Utility, the iPod appears. I can use the Verify Disk tool and it appears OK. As well, I can eject the iPod from here, which is successful at making the "Do not disconnect" screen go away. However, upon disconnecting and then reconnecting the iPod to the cradle, it sends itself back into a tizzy -- the unit appears as a disk in the Disk Utility, but iTunes cannot see the device as an iPod, nor does it appear as one on the desktop.

PC, iTunes, iPod all Freeze when i connect ANY iPod.

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I have uninstalled the iPod software aswell an iTunes and updated all to new versions, still no luck. I have ran checks for spyware and virus's but still no luck.
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Itunes freezes when i connect my ipod classic 120GB, please help

hello,
I got a problem with my itunes/ipod, I believe it's my ipod.
My Itunes freezes when i connect my ipod to my computer (windows 7 Professional, latest version of itunes),
it started when i've connected my ipod to itunes and I just plugged it out when it was syncronizing.
after that my whole content (music, pic's, video's) are deleted. The default stuff is the only thing what's left on it.
And now every time I connnect my ipod classic my itunes freezes. I've installed itunes on my new computer but it keeps doing nothing..
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HT1320 why does my iPod classic freeze up when i plug it in to my computer

why does my iPod classic freeze up when i plug it in to my computer

It's not a "fix," actually. If that is a 4th gen iPod connected using USB, you need to do what it says and plug it in to the white square power adapter that originally came with those models. Later Apple power adapters should work; third-party adapters may or may not work. It has something to do with voltage. The USB connection to computer does not provide the required voltage (although it's obviously fine for normal syncing and charging).
If that iPod is connected to a FireWire port, it apparently provides the required voltage, because that step does not come up during the Restore. That model was a transition between iPod connecting to FireWire and connecting to USB. Earlier models required FireWire. Later models only used USB.
If you don't have an adapter, and there is an Apple Store nearby, I guess you could take it to the store's Genius Bar. I'm sure they have a power adapter there, to complete the Restore. (Just don't let them re-do the Restore on a Mac, if you use a Windows PC. Different storage formatting.)

My itunes freezes when I connect my ipod....help!!

I have installed the new update (Windows 8 64 bit) & my itunes freezes when I connect my ipod.

Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
Remove all of these items in the following order:
iTunes
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall move on to the next item)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
The uninstall and reinstall process will preserve your iTunes library and settings, but ideally you would back up the library and your other important personal documents and data on a regular basis. See this user tip for a suggested technique.
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Some users may need to follow all the steps in whichever of the following support documents applies to their system. These include some additional manual file and folder deletions not mentioned above.
HT1925: Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
HT1923: Removing and reinstalling iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
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Grrrrrr.... ipod Mini freezes when connecting to mac

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i have done the following with no success -
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put it in disk mode
reinstalled latest updater (ipod still freezes when connecting)
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Hmm... See, I've tried that already (And just tried it again) and instead of allowing me to run it, the computer freezes entirely, just as it would if the "Restart your computer" message came up, only it doesn't show the text, and nor does the screen dim. The only thing I can do at that point is hold down the power button, thusly shutting the computer down. So I cannot restore my iPod that way. Are there any other ways? Or does anyone perhaps have any other suggestions?

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Aware? - possibly.
Critical to business to fix? not likely, there are newer products generating billion$, better not to fix obsolete product, as existing Classic owners, will upgrade to newer product, when the classic give them these problems and frustration.

IPod Classic freezing my iTunes

Just recently been having this problem. Had this iPod Classic almost 2 years and been working good since the other day.
I was using iPod class stand alone to play a song and i tried to change to another song and it froze. iPod won't work at all.
So now i mounted it to my computer I use IMac, so all Apple stuff together, No windows here
I have Latest OS on my iMac as well, been working no problems for long time
but recently this happens. iPod classic freezes, it shows up on iTunes starts to Sync, a grind noise can be hear from my device
then ist jus says Connected and freezes
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now i can't still sync anthing
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when i click off iTunes m i can't find device on Disk utility
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how can i get songs to lpod classic without using Itunes
FYI i have been able to use my iPod Touch in iTunes, worked perfectly
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