Ipod is corrupt

My ipod is the one with the click-wheel. Not the color one though. I dunno what generation that makes it. but let me just get to the problem. Ok, i turned my ipod on and it shows that file picture. Tells me to apple\forums or whatever. So i plug my ipod in my mac. Tells me that it seems to be corrupt and should be restored. so i tell it to restore the ipod. It goes through the process and at the end it says there was an unexpected error. i tried using diffrent cords and on different machines. same outcome. I hope i was clear in all of this. let me know if i left anything out. but more importantly, let me know if you have an advice.

Hope this helps:
1. Enable disk use in iTunes so that you have to manually eject the iPod, then quit iTunes. (the iPod should still be on your desktop)
2. Open disk utility. You should see the iPod in the device list. Select it and erase it.
3. Once it's erased, re-open iTunes and restore the iPod.
Good luck!

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I tried to sync my iPod Classic but if I try to sync more than 700 songs, everything freezes and the iPod gets corrupted, and I have to restore it. Can I fix this?

I recently bought a new Mac laptop. When I tried to erase all the songs on my iPod and sync it to my new library, 700 songs synced before the sync froze. I could still play songs on iTunes but no more songs would sync.
It wouldn't let me stop the sync and safely eject my iPod, so I just unplugged it. I plugged it back in and iTunes said the iPod was corrupted, so I restored it. I tried to sync it again, but the same thing happened, and it still happens every time I try.
Is there a way to fix this?

Are you running any sort of AntiVirus or security software on your system? If so, try disabling it temporarily and then resyncing your iPod.
Otherwise, try sync content to your iPod in smaller batches to see if that heps.
B-rock

TS1441 when i put an album on itunes it will not go onto my ipod,it ipod is corrupted .when i try to restore my ipod it says i am not connected to the internet

if i put an album on my computer it will not transfer to my i pod it says my ipod is corrupted.if i try to RESTORE it says i am not connected to the internet when i am please help.

What is the error message you receive when you try to restore the iPod?
B-rock

No matter what I do I cannot restore ipod classic. Ipod is corrupt with unknown error 1439.cannot restore the ipod Have tried all options but . can anyone help?

I recently bought a second-hand ipod classic. When connecting to itunes the message reads that the ipod is corrupt and needs to be restored to factory settings. However, this does not solve the issue and I get the message saying unable to restore, unknown error 1439. No matter what i have tried through apple support i get the same result. My computer runs Windows XP but I have also tried on my laptop which operates Vista and still no joy. Anyone able to solve this one?

Normally unknown error is due to timeout, cause by
connected to slow USB port at the front of the PC, or using USB Hubs - Better connect to the USB HUb at the back of the PC. (Some Laptop, has only one High Power -USB2.0 port
USB resource low, due to sharing of other USB devices - Disconnect all other USB devices when Restoring.
Winsocks conflict with iTunes - Disconnect Internet and Stop firewall and Antivirus, emails apps.
Your hardisk is dying, read this earlier post by tt2.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17776595#17776595
This wont solve your problem. but is very helpful in troubleshooting.
It would also help, if you can state
Which version of iTunes are your running?
What is your iPod software version as shown in the iTunes summary page?
Have a nice day!

IPod classic corrupted and won't restore on Windows

So I have an 80Gb iPod classic. While I was transferring some files something went wrong with the USB connection and iTunes immediately froze and so did my iPod. So I reconnected my iPod and now it won't let me transfer any files because it keeps getting stuck. Then I tried to restore and got an error that I was unable to restore. I disconnected my iPod and it seems like it restored because the next thing I knew everything has been wiped out. But when I connected it to my PC a message appears that the iPod is corrupted and a windows prompt appears telling me to format the disk. So here's what I've done.
-formatted the iPod in FAT32
-connected the iPod, no 'iPod corrupted' message appears.
-tried to restore, but received the same error message, won't restore
-when iPod disconnected it went through the same cycle (iPod restoring-then iPod corrupted-iPod needs to be formatted)
-went to Apple service center, they restored it using a mac and everything went smoothly, song were able to be transferred without a glitch.
-however will not work on PC needs to be restored again
can someone help to shed some light? is there something wrong with the hard disk? If yes, then why can it be restored through mac but not windows?
what can i do to solve this problem?
thanx

I was sort of relieved to read that I am not the only one with freezing issues.
I have been to the apple store twice only to be told there is nothing wrong and of course my warranty has expired !! I have the Model A1136 EMC No. 2065 80gig classic ipod. My dell computer is only 2 weeks old and works fantastic, however, when I open itunes and my ipod and it freezes, so does my pc and I have to do a task manager to get out of itunes and there are times when I can't and have to reboot my pc.
Well it has been two weeks now of me trying all that I can to fix the issue and only thing I can see so far that it freezes up when its in the analyzing the gapless sound upon adding music from my folders, etc etc. So I tried to "uncheck" everything that had to do with the sound and it worked. Oh and by the way, try setting your ipod on disk mode when you are trying to restore the ipod. It works better that way. Don't know what is going on but I am so angry with myself for being so attached to this ipod There is nothing out there that compares to my ipod and it's amazing the prices of mp3 that even come close to 80 gigs.
Good luck to all and if I find anything else to share, I certainly will Don't hesitate to email me if someone finds out or has a patch or something to get this thing going properly again bye for now ,,,,,,,,

Why is iTunes saying my iPod is corrupted and how do I fix it?

I got a new computer for work, downloaded iTunes and connected my iPod classic (20GB). I added a few songs to my library before I connected the iPod. Once connected, my iPod appeared but after trying to transfer music an error occured. iTunes stated my iPod was corrupted and it asked if I wanted to reset it, which would wipe my iPod clean.
I checked my Ipod's functionality and it was working fine. I tried connecting it to a couple other computers I use and it still worked fine. In the meantime, I uninstalled all of the iTunes programs and reinstalled everything. I connected the iPod again and the same problem occured.
I do not think I transferred any corrupted songs onto my iPod; it has been working fine. I really do not want to erase my iPod and start from scratch unless that is the only solution. I am just not sure why my iPod is not working with this specific computer...it is brand new! When I connect the iPod now, it appears sometimes but it always ends the same. The computer also asks if I want to scan the E drive (the drive the iPod is connected to).
Thoughts?

+The computer also asks if I want to scan the E drive (the drive the iPod is connected to).+
That it almost surely due to some security software/antivirus stuff that was installed by corporate.
Ask your IT folks about getting itunes running on this PC and make sure it's allowed by your company.

Ipod was corrupted i restored it now windows and itunes does not recognize

one day i plugged my 80g classic in to charge and sync. itunes diagnosed my ipod as corrupted and said please click restore,so i did now my windows computer and itunes does not recognize it at all i have a new 1g shuffle and it works fine. wat do i do with the classic cause i miss the space and it still turns on and everything. Help!!!! Please

Start with these articles and see if that gets you anywhere...
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
iTunes for Windows: iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
Also you might try forcing the iPod into disk mode first, then connecting it to your computer and see if that makes it show up in iTunes...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493
Also this recent interesting post by a user here for a work around when an iPod is in the "recovery mode" looping state...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1679535&tstart=0
Cheers,
Patrick

ITunes says my iPod is corrupted and needs to be restored..

Ok, when I started up my computer today and opened iTunes to listen to my songs, it gives me an error message that my iPod is corrupted and needs to be restored before I can use it again. I've tried using different programs to back up my songs on my iPod to my computer but it's not working because my computer is also saying that disk J: (the usb port my iPod uses) needs to be reformatted, so I can't do anything with it out of iTunes..
What it's looking like is that I'm going to lose ALL the songs on my iPod (around $600 worth) and I'm not going to get anything back..
So what do I do to fix this problem without losing all of the songs I've bought?

Hello CoulntThinkOfAUser,
If you purchased the songs from the itunes store you wouldn't really loose anything. This is how to recover all of your previous purchases.
How to download past purchases.
Hope this helps.
~Julian

Even after restore, it says iPod is corrupted

First, I tried to listen to my iPod today and all of the songs were just gone. I listened to it last night and it was fine, I didn't even update it, but this morning all of the songs are gone. So, I tried to sync it but it says my iPod is corrupted and I need to restore. After going through the whole process restoring, I see the progress bar on the iPod and it completes. The computer says it'll show up in the sources list in a second, and it acts like it's fine. However, after a few minutes when it does connect, I still get the error message I originally get when I plugged the iPod in, saying the iPod is corrupted and needs to be restored. I've had this iPod since it first came out and I don't know how I could live without it, especially since I'm going on a long trip tomorrow...bad timing. Is my iPod dead?

Does it play any of the songs you have in it? Formatting may be the solution. It happened to me before and it even showed me the sad iPod icon, but it worked again after I formated and restored.
Good luck
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Is iPod Shuffle corrupting songs or what?

I have this 2th gen iPod Shuffle I've been using for about four+ years. My problem is that some songs now sound corrupted. One, for instance, plays a few seconds then starts to make noises at some points. Others play a few seconds then jump to the middle then jump to the end or near and suddenly are finished.
I deleted the first example song above from iTunes (Windows) and copied a "working version" of it, that is, without the noises. But when I played it with my iPod Shuffle it was again with the very same noises.
What is wrong? Is iPod Shuffle corrupting songs or what?
BTW, is there a way to fix stuff like that in iTunes or other Apple software? Is some sort of defragmentation possible?
TIA for your attention and help.

Try to connect your iPod to computer, open iTunes, select your iPod and click Restore (the process will take some time). If songs still sound corrupted after the restore, most likely iPod flash memory is bad due to wear.

IPod is corrupt but won't restore

Ok well, A few weeks ago I lost my ipod, and i just recently found it last week. It was completely out of battery so I charged it for a while, and then now whenever I try turning it on, it won't work giving me a folder icon and saying i should go to "apple.com/support/ipod". I tried that and I tried everything they told me on the site, then when I tried plugging it in and playing iTunes, it said my iPod was corrupted and that I should restore it. I tried that also, except whenever I try to restore it, it says "iPod could not be restored (Error 1418)". I've tried everything on the site, yet the same error still shows up. Any help please?
The iPod I'm talking about here is a 4th generation ipod with clickwheel (20 GB). Also please note that between the times I lost the ipod and found it again, I got a new computer with new iTunes and everything if that makes a difference at all.

The exact thing has happened to me as well. I plugged my ipod into the usb port of a computer at my university (to just charge the battery) without realizing that itunes was not installed on there. Since then, each time I attempt to restore my ipod I get something that says "There was a problem downloading the ipod software for the iPod 'iPod'. The requested resouce was not found." I don't know what to do, I have latest versions of both itunes and the ipod software.
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4GB iPod Nano Corrupt

I updated recently to itunes 7.1 and it worked fine on my ipod (60gb video) and I figured I would connect my Mum's 4gb nano to update that too.
Connected the nano and it updated the actual ipod and told me to leave it to restart, so I did. It finished updating and then itunes came up with a message that the ipod is corrupt and needs restoring/disconnect and then reconnect. It also decided it would be fun to completely wipe my Mum's ipod.
Firstly there is no restore button on itunes, and I have tried right clicking on it and everything. Nothing works. So I disconnected the nano and reconnected it, same message appeared.
Then I decided to reset the actual ipod, did that. Had no affect and I have noticed that every time I connect it to the computer, the actual ipod resets itself which is weird...
I decided maybe itunes 7.1 was lame and updated to 7.2, still nothing. Then I decided to put itunes 6 on the laptop and see if that worked. Itunes still doesn't read the ipod but windows does-so I tried renaming the drive, putting ipod in disk mode etc. etc. I have done EVERYTHING that it this site has told me to do and still it isn't working.
I am getting really fustrated now and I don't have an Apple store anywhere near me. What on earth am I meant to do? And don't tell me the five R's because I have done that a gazillion times!!!

Ok I did a diagnostic test thing on the actual ipod (ok, so I didn't try everything!!) The ipod is now recognised in itunes, and doesn't say it is corrupt any more which is good. BUT it says it is in 'disk mode' and that I need to restore it. One tiny problem, there is no restore button that I can find in itunes-what do I do???

Itunes says my ipod is corrupted

I updated to the latest itunes and now it tells me that my ipod is corrupted. Tried restoring it but without success.

Hi calicerebro,
If iTunes on your computer is reporting corruption in your iPod nano, you may need to restore the iPod to factory settings. Use the steps in this article -
Restoring iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

ITUNES SAYS IPOD IS CORRUPT?!?!

well hello there. ill start from the beginning...
i own an ipod video....
when i plug my ipod into my computer, this window appears in the upper left hand corner that says "autoplay" with a flashlight that is searching and a progress bar at the bottom. i dont know what this does, or if it the result of anything. so then i proceed to wait for my ipod to be recognized by itunes.
as soon as my ipod is recognized a window pops up telling me my ipod is corrupt and that i will need to restore my ipod. it also tells me that i will lose everything off of my ipod upon restoration.
so i did exactly that. all my files were lost and the restore process worked perfectly. i thought i was in the clear until as soon as the restore finished and itunes recognized my ipod again. the same "corrupt" message popped up again. my ipod was rendered useless because i could not sync it with itunes and all my songs and movies were deleted.
...its now two weeks later....
i have tried restoring many times. i have reset my ipod many times. i have reinstalled itunes twice and i have restarted my computer many times. i have also gotten very annoyed.
so this is where you come in to save the day. i have no clue what to do. a possible reason is that my computer has a virus and has been acting wierd. i cant think of anything else to do.
anything to help...any piece of advice...would be greatly appreciated.
-italynlprkn
P.S. if this has been asked before, don't yell, just show me the way.

Well you think you got problems?
I own the second gen iPod before the clickweel even ccame out. Mine always says corrupt, all i did was run a virus scan through my iPod, there was a virus i accidentally dowloaded. try that, then take your iPod to where you got it from, or call apple. Emailing them stinks, all i get back is a form letter telling me something totally unrelated. My batterry meter is messed up and shuts dows when it reaxhes full power. So i learned one thing. I smacked my iPod real hard in the back and the the batterry came ack to lfe, weird huh?

Help..Ipod is corrupted. Says to restore but there is no way

I just updated my ipod(30GB) with new stuff..and suddenly it froze. I unplugged it..plugged it back in..restarted itunes and when i did a box popped up saying that the ipod is corrupted and i need to restore it. But how can i restore it if itunes isn't recognizing it..because it won't show up on itunes now.

I unplugged the ipod. restarted my computer then plugged it back in and then it worked fine for me.

Itunes says my ipod is corrupt. it's not my intunes is. How do I fix it?

My ipod nano was corrupt and I restored it and even took it to the apple store to see cause it still was not working. It worked fine there and they even put sample music on it. I came home and tried putting all my music from itunes on it and it still says my ipod is corrupt I think its my computer and/or itunes. My itunes is even coming up with like a pink/purple background and it doesn't look right.
I reinstalled itunes and everything already and still nothing.
If anyone can help that would be extremely appreciated.

These page will help you with the pink background: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2030.
For you iPod, try this steps here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1399 . The article isn't directly related to your issue but other people solved the problem this way.
Good luck!
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