Ipod freezes HELP ME

my ipod finished playing a song n it freezes n i cant click anything n when i hook it 2 computer it donesnt come up in itunes...help me plz

Try using Disk Utility to format the iPod just as you would a hard drive. Once that is complete, try the latest iPod updater again.
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/

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    my ipod freeze every time i plug on my computer i dont know how to reset and delete all songs plz help u.u

    Does your iTunes see your nano?
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    iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
    If so, then follow through this:
    How to reset iPod
    Restoring iPod to factory settings
    If not, do one or more of the following
    Restart your computer
    Uninstall & Reinstall iTunes [Windows XP] [Windows Vista & 7]
    Reset iPod (will NOT delete everything)
    Go to My Computer (Windows XP) or Computer (Windows Vista & 7) and see if it shows
    Restore iPod (WILL delete everything)
    Make sure iTunes and iOS firmware is up to date.
    Hope all this helps.
    Message was edited by: keeferaf

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    .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats are recognized formats. There could be a problem with the conversion.
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    A little pre-info... I have owned a black 30gb 5th gen (video) Ipod for a couple of years now. I plug it in fine, my computer recognizes it fine, Itunes works fine with it... everything works great.
    I just bought another Ipod off ebay that is exact as mine except white- auction states the Ipod works fine, seller has awesome feedback, etc.. I bought this for a gift for my sister for Christmas. It is second hand, so warranty is expired.
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    So then I decide screw it, forget adding the stuff via explorer, Ill just try to get the music on my computer at least, over via Itunes, after I first restore the Ipod.
    Itunes opens... recognizes the Ipod... I go to copy music, and it copies until it essentially 'freezes'. I tried many times - its not a bad file because the same file would copy the other times Id try. It would freeze on any random file, during the write process.
    Then Itunes comes up with this error:
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    I dont think this is referring to my files trying to be copied, they werent deleted or moved from their location since importing into the Itunes library. Im wondering if theres a system type file on the Ipod that Itunes speaks to as it transfers...and when the Ipod freezes... hence it cant be found...
    At the same time I get this error from Itunes, I get a Windows XP bubble pop up that says:
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    Now again, my computer/windows is NOT the issue. Its the Ipod.
    All the advice I have searched says to fix things on my computer. That includes that Apple support page in regards to those errors - it points the finger at my USB ports, etc - and thats simply not the case. If it was, my other Ipod wouldnt be working either - nor would my flash drives.
    Its the white Ipod.
    I saw one site suggest to format the Ipod via Windows first, then do the Itunes restore, but the Ipod froze and Windows couldnt format.
    I went into Device Manager and compared the two Ipod settings, both share the same settings. They are not set on 'enable write cache'.
    I have tested the HD via Diagnostics, and the BL blinked after the test, showing the HD passed... so right now I can only think of three things... a bad logic board perhaps, or the Ipod system files are corrupt somehow no matter how many times I do the restore... should I revert to an older update; is that even possible. Or the HD is bad after all and its just being missed in the test.
    So now... I need help. Am I missing something important? Is it a simple fix... a corrupt file thats freezing the Ipod somewhere - or did I get a bad Ipod from the seller.
    Its so close to Christmas, if there was some simple fix(instead of it being a bad HD) I could fix it myself, Id rather do that than go through the hassle of returns/refunds. Not to mention, its always a gamble how the seller will react. Will they help, or say its not a problem on their end and try to screw me... then Ill have to go through Paypal for reimbursement and that takes 90 days at least...

    I wish I had good news but all I have is information. I have access to 4 5th gen ipods. 2 black 30s and 1 white 30 and 1 black 80. The one white and one of the blacks work and have worked flawlessly for the past two years. The other black 30 and 80 started having the issue mentioned here some time after upgrading to iTunes 8. I tried to lowlevel format the iPod drive to fix any issues and that didn't cure the problem. I bought a MacBook a couple of months ago and restored my ipod to Mac format and low and behold it would accept files again! However it wouldn't let me fill the ipod beyond about halfway, this was on both ipods. Now the ipods have become slowly less and less fillable. Seems like syncing rather than putting the songs on manually seems to help, but again its getting worse all the time. (the two ipods that don't have any problems belong to my girls and the problem ones belong to my son and i) <- Grasping at straws I know, but my son and I are constantly changing the songs, playlists, videos and such.
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    Okay, this is a challenging one. I will be surprised if someone can help me figure this one out, but I will be very grateful!!
    Picked up a brand new 60gb 5th generation video ipod the other day. 1.1 update already installed. Everything worked great. Was able to play videos through the AV dock, no problem, and was able to hook it up to the JBL stereo for the ipod, no problem.
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    I tried this again several times, with the same result. This was now happening with regular videos that I downloaded from itunes. Also now, when I hooked the ipod up to the JBL stereo, and just tried to play a song, the ipod would freeze up. However, songs and videos play fine when the ipod is not hooked up to a dock.
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    I wonder if this is a hardware problem, and I should just return my ipod. It seems like a software problem to me. I think if it is my home made video that is corrupting my ipod, I think itunes should be smart enough to not copy something to my ipod that is going to corrupt it.
    Ha..ha...wow, sorry that was very long-winded. Anyone have any suggestions?
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    All I can suggest is to re-encode the video as m4v with QT Pro, there might've been a problem in encoding. Also, try sending this same video (setting TV Out to Yes) with the iPod not plugged into the dock and with an Apple RCA cable, if you have one, hooked up to a TV. If that works, the dock connector might be damaged (unlikely) but it's possible. So once you've re-encoded, see if the dock situation works then. Good luck.

  • My ipod freezes when i goto play music or any apps with music any answers for this one?

    ever since update 4.2.1 my ipod has not played music or videos and when i try to play either music or videos it freezes, help me......

    Try:
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    Reset iPod touch:  Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
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  • During sync my ipod freezes when copying angry birds app

    During sync my Ipod freezes when it tyies to update the angry birds app.  I cannot get past it and therefore cant finish the sync.  can anyone help me?

    Dry deleting the app from iTunes and redownload the app and then sync.

  • Ipod freeze up

    I have a JBL Radial ipod speaker. I live remote and occasionaly have power surges. The ipod freezes on whatever screen it is on and remains on til the battery is too low for operation. JBL says they haven't heard of the problem with their unit and it may be I need to update my ipod. Everytime I connect my ipod to the computer I get my ipod is updated. Can anyone help. KD

    If it will not reset with the center and menu button, the only thing to do is let the battery compleately drain and then charge it. This will force the ipod to reset.

  • Plugging in my ipod freezes itunes

    I was recently on vacation and when I came back my husband said iTunes had updated to the newest version. My iPod works fine, iTunes works fine, but when I plug my ipod in to sync, iTunes freezes. I hit the button to safely remove the usb mass storage device so I don't fry my ipod and I get a pop up that says "The ipod cannot be synced. The required folder cannot be found." and then itunes momentarily shows my ipod as a source and then promptly removes it and the computer disconnect from my ipod. Help, please??

    TyraRose,
    The steps below will most likely resolve your issue, but I would like your help in gathering information. The first few steps are to help isolate the issue.
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    If you create a new user on your computer, does iTunes stop responding when you connect the iPod or iPhone when logged in to a new user? Please make sure you logout of the original user first instead of switching users.
    If it is fine in the new user, try creating a new library in the original user account on your computer. The steps are in this article:
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    If it works with a new library, it could be the iTunes Library.itl file needs to be rebuilt. Switch back to your original library following the steps in the above link, and then try this:
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  • HP iPod versus Apple iPod (please help my HP iPod is in ipod heaven :( )

    I have a 20G HP+iPod that i bought from cosco that i use with my apple computer. Everything has been working fine until one day when i turned it on and a "sad ipod" flashed up on the screen. When i turned it back on it worked as normal so i thought nothing of it. A little later while listening the ipod froze up so i resetted it. After reseting it a folder with an exclamation mark came up. A little later though it started working again and it worked for a couple of days. I was listening to my ipod in the car for a long time until the batteries ran out and when i plugged it back in the folder with the exclamation mark came up. So i went the apple.com/support and it said i have to restore it. Now this HP iPod would not restore. everytime i restored it it would say an error has occured. Finally i get the thing to restore and i plug it in to put in all my songs again. Unfortunatly my iPod freezes in the middle of uploading the songs so i gave up. Today i tried restoring it again. And updating it again. it froze again. I give up now so i am returning my iPod to cosco tommorow...
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    The HP has the same hardware as the apple one. The warranties and service offered by each company is where the differences lie.
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    you know what its funny because my ipod just did this last weekend. its been freezing on and off for the last couple of months. I have had it for a year and a half. It would freeze and i would try and do the whole thing where you hold down menu and select and that worked for awhile, but then suddenly last weekend it froze and it started making a weird clicking sound too. i got ****** and just left it at home for the weekend. when i got back home the battery was dead of course and i just plugged it into the charger and it turned on again. im guessing that sometimes you just have to leave it alone. when it made that clicking noise, it wouldnt do anything. you just have to let the battery die and then recharge it.

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