Ipod freezes when i update

When i update my ipod (plug it into the firewire port) it freezes and won't update. Itunes works but thinks I don't have an ipod connected. I just installed the new version (6.0.4). In the last version I would try to update it and it would download about 20 song at a time then stop. I'm about ready to kill my computer so please help if you can. Thanks
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I am having a similar problem. I sent my iPod to Apple and they send me a new one. The new one was fine until I tried to update my iPod. Then it had the same problem. I just hooked it up to my mom's computer with an older version of iTunes and iPod updater. My iPod now works fine, but I have my mom's music on it and not mine. Arrrgggg!!!

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In the past few months I bought a new Mac Mini. When transferring files from my Mac at work and my roommate's PC at home, using the disk use option on my iPod, it would start to copy the files and stop part of the way through and freeze. There's no way to stop it once it freezes and I end up having to restart my computer. I have tried resetting the iPod to factory settings and reinstalling all my music. I'm using the latest iPod software and running iTunes 6.0.1. When it updates my songs, it does the same thing where it may get about 1000 songs in and then it locks up. When I restart the machine, it has to start from the beginning. The only way around this problem I found was to stop it every couple hundred songs and restart the update. It still freezes when using disk use if the files are big enough. Has anyone else run into this problem? Does it require servicing or is there something I should be doing?
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I have been having a similar issue with my iPod since December. Whenever I plug the iPod into my computer to update the songs, it freezes after 20, 30, 40 songs or so. But I think I've discovered the source of the problem, at least in my case, so I thought I'd share it in case it helped anyone else.
I got an AirClick remote for the iPod for Christmas, which I use in the car. But for the sake of convenience, I've been leaving the receiver plugged in to the top of the iPod instead of removing it when I'm not using it. And ever since, it's been freezing when I update songs, but I never made the connection until yesterday. When I remove the AirClick receiver before docking the iPod to my computer, it updates as many songs as I would like (even thousands at a time) without freezing.
So if you have any devices plugged in to the top of your iPod, even the headphone remote, I would recommend disconnecting them before connecting the iPod to your computer.
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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.

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i freaquently go jogging with my ipod video and it freezes almost everytime i do. no matter what i do my ipod freezes when i jog with it. does anyone know how to keep it from freezing while jogging?
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Freezing like: stopping shortly and then continuing?
Or freezing like it stops and doesn't ever start again?
Unfortunately, due to the nature of the iPod, jogging and other erratic movement can cause tracks to skip occasionally.
Read about it here:
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Everytime I run my IPOD freezes up. I can reset it but only while standing still. It runs fine after being reset until I start running again. I have tried with and without hold on but it doesn't seem to matter. I have already had to have my IPOD reformatted by Apple once. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do to prevent this. Supposedly the IPOD was fine for running.

My iPod freezes when I run too. Since the original iPod I was usuing lasted 18 months, even in Iraq, I decided that it was normal wear and tear so I purchased a new iPod. However, this new iPod didn't even make it a 1/2 mile before it froze. I reset it twice and it froze again each time. This is really disappointing and I cannot beleive that Apple does not do anything about this. I can't even get a support tech to talk to me. I have contact the state's attorney general's office to see if there are any other complaints. They stated that a class action lawsuit can be a poosibility if enough people join together.
I was very happy with the iPod and even solicted other users but this to me is unacceptable. Apple should advertise that the iPod can not handle a simple task as running. They obviously know about this problem but refuse to acknowledge it b/c of the potential to lose so much business as everyone using an MP3 player to run with.

IPOD FREEZES WHEN SYNCING WITH ITUNES/WON'T UPDATE SONGS

Make that another person WITH AN IPOD PROBLEM...But i don't have the receipt(it was a Christmas present for my son and i bought it at apple.com and i'm not good at keeping receipts)It does not sync with Itunes on my mac it freezes when trying to sync it. It updates a couple songs and stops and if you click on something you get the pinwheel and i did restore it to factory specsto and i can't disconnect without just pulling the plug and i don't think that my nearest apple store will help me either...
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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 and Itunes freeze when i update

When i update my ipod (plug it into the firewire port) it freezes and won't update. Itunes works but thinks I don't have an ipod connected. I just installed the new version (6.0.4). In the last version I would try to update it and it would download about 20 song at a time then stop. I'm about ready to kill my computer so please help if you can. Thanks
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I think i fixed it temporally
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Ipod freezes when playing video through dock

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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Then to fix the problem, I finally had to do the dreaded RESTORE. I could not update the ipod, because I was already at version 1.1. I tried rolling back to an earlier version, but the updater told me that the update was not compatible with my ipod.
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He is another weird observation. I can start the video playing on the ipod, without it hooked up to the dock, and answer Yes to tv out. The video starts playing, then I can insert the ipod into the dock, while it is still playing, and the video plays fine on the tv, through the dock! Until the video finishes. Once the video finishes, the ipod freezes up again.
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.

IPod freezes when trying to sync with iTunes 6.0.4(3)!

Is anyone else having this problem?? My iPod (touch wheel) was working just fine until I updated iTunes the other night. Now it freezes when I try to sync it with iTunes! I tried resetting, restoring, checked all the updates, *****-slapping the iPod, everything. I see that others might be having the same problem -- is there a solution? Help!
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Everytime I try and update my iPod with iTunes, not only does it not appear on my computer, my iPod itself freezes. I've tried rebooting my computer, uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes and holding Menu and Select on my iPod. My iPod unfreezes when I unplug it from my computer, so it can't be the iPod itself.

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My iPod was working perfectly fine before the latest iPod update. Then when I updated my iPod I started having a lot of the same problems as everyone else; the computer not recognizing that the iPod's connected.
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