IPod classic - lower capacity than expected

Connected my 160gb 7th gen classic for the first time and its only letting my put about 3000 songs on. Thought capacity was 40,000 - I am using iTunes Match if that makes any difference? Wondered if anyone knew why the capacity is so much lower than advertised?

my summary tab shows the total capacity of my ipod as 74.31 GB's with only 5 GB's of music and other on the ipod. What is taking up the other space? It should be showing a total capacity of 80 BG with 75 GB's left. What's up? Any body know?
All hard drives never have the full advertised storage space, and as a general rule it's around 7% less than stated.
It's because hard drive manufacturers calculate hard drive space different than computers actually read it.
For a full technical explanation, see these.
Hard disk: Is it missing space?
How much content will fit on my iPod?

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I just got myself the 160GB iPod Classic, only to realize some weeks later that how can I fill it up if my MacBook has only 120GB of HDD?
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Thanks in advanced.

You could always buy a large external drive (say 500GB) and keep your iTunes library there and then your drive will definitely be large enough to hold everything your iPod does.
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My ipod has a capacity of 148.79
Songs on it are 146.46
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I reduced the bit rate (and therefore the size) of some songs yet when I re-sychronised the free space had REDUCED not increased
Any explanation?

Yes, restore removes all info.
Sleeve artwork does not take up too much space. have have over 146 GB to use up.
Defragmentation will help a little. It would be better to put ipod in diagnostic mode to see how bad the hard drive is. use https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?tstart= to put in diagnostic mode.

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If iTunes detects that your iPod has less capacity than your library, by default I believe iTunes will make a custom playlist that will fit your iPod and load that. You can take control though with smart playlists.
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I have not got access to iTunes. I want to find out if there are software updates for my iPod classic.
The "About" area reveals the following information:
Serial number - not really relevant
Model - MB147
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This is the 80GB iPod which is capable of playing videos, if that helps further.
Thanks all in advance for reading and for any advice.
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I was a wee bit too tall for the Shire, a head taller than Gandalf.
Personally, I dont think so, not for 1.1.2, as the hardware, are not the same as the latest iPod Classic, currently, using firmware 2.0.4. Model BM147LL/A is taken off the shelf, about 4 years ago, but you may get them off eBay or Amazon.
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so please do something about it and give me the solution
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Saajan jain

To give you something, I need something too, like
How old is the Ipod? (if it is still under warranty, then send it to Apple service shop)
Are you running Windows iTunes or Mac iTunes?
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Why is capacity on my ipod classic is significantly lower than expected?

I have a new 80 GB ipod classic. I loaded it with about 4 GB's or so of music in the first couple of days. Then on the the third day when I tried to add more music, it erased everything off the ipod that I had loaded previously and replaced it with the new music I had added by CD to my itunes library. Not knowing what to do, I "restored" the ipod by using the restore button then sync'd again with the result that all my music was back including the original music. The problem: it's as if the first 6 GB's of space is still used up and the scale on my summary tab shows the total capacity of my ipod as 74.31 GB's with only 5 GB's of music and other on the ipod. What is taking up the other space? It should be showing a total capacity of 80 BG with 75 GB's left. What's up? Any body know?

my summary tab shows the total capacity of my ipod as 74.31 GB's with only 5 GB's of music and other on the ipod. What is taking up the other space? It should be showing a total capacity of 80 BG with 75 GB's left. What's up? Any body know?
All hard drives never have the full advertised storage space, and as a general rule it's around 7% less than stated.
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For a full technical explanation, see these.
Hard disk: Is it missing space?
How much content will fit on my iPod?

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I've got a feeling that's the way it is. I know that if I turn the volume down all the way, I can still hear the music very softly -- which is great for listening when I have a migraine!

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My 2009 160GB USA unit is very loud.
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