Ipod mini on lock down

i have an ipod mini and when i connect my ipod and then on itunes go to my ipod like where you copy your songs from your library to your ipod and try to play a song it won't let me. All of the songs are a light shade of gray like their un selected. also at the bottom where it shows how many GB's you have used there is a lock symbol right next to it and i don't know how to make it go away .pleeeeeesssseee help me!!!!!!!

The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. That is also why the padlock icon appears at the bottom of iTunes next to the space used/available.
If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manually managing your songs.
Please note that by editing/changing the songs on your iPod in this manner, the changes will not affect the songs in iTunes, only on your iPod.

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My Ipod mini shows "locked" on the ITunes screen

When connecting my Ipod mini to the computer I see in ITunes a " locked" sign.
I can only add new music (still some disk space on Ipod); it does not delete old songs that I have deleted in ITunes.
My Ipod mini is not set to act as external hard disk

Do you have your ipod on automatic update or manual update? If it's on automatic update you can't delete songs and there will be a lock symbol down at the bottom of the screen next to where it tells you how much space you have left.

IPOD mini keeps shutting down suddenly.

My ipod mini suddenly shows Battery low and shuts down. If i turn it back on in 2 to 3 minutes then it no longer shows battery low, continues playing. This happens every now and then. Also, sometimes the songs skip half a second or so. What can I do???
It is still under Warrenty
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Assuming that you always keep the battery charged, you should reset and/or restore the iPod.
If the situation persists, then you should take it to an Apple store (if you can) and get it checked out, or return it for service.

IPOD mini is locked

Hello,
I am trying to connect my IPOD mini with my itunes and when I try to create a new playlist it doesn't allow me. When I look at the bottom of my itunes page, where it says how much used space I have there is a small lock on the right of the free space MB. Does anyone know what I need to do to unlock my IPOD mini so I can add music? Thanks.

hi Gi Gi!
Now when I click on my actual Ipod mini icon in itunes all my music that is listed is in grey and I can't click on any of them.
that's normal behavior when you have one of the automatic syncing/updating options engaged. for a little more information on the various options, see this user tip:
hudgie: iPod syncing options, OR, My iPod is locked in iTunes!
love, b

My iPod mini has locked up...I cannot get in to turn off the "find my iPad" so I cannot utilize the recover. In addition the clear button at the bottom of the unit no longer works...what can I do?

Can anybody suggest how to solve this problem. I have an iPad mini that gas locked up. I cannot get into the menu to turn org the "find my iPad" setting. Is there another way...by the way, the menu button at the bottom of the iPad has stopped working, too.

If this is your iPad, no problem.   Access your iCloud account.
http://ipadacademy.com/2012/08/find-a-lost-or-missing-ipad-how-to-set-up-use-fin d-my-ipad-in-icloud
https://www.icloud.com/#find
You may need to restore from the cloud as so far the only way to unlock is to remove from your iCloud and erase the device. There has to be a better way.
There is a ton of info on finding an iPhone with iCloud.   Where is the info on getting it working again after it is recovered?

Ipod Mini that shut down Windows XP Home

Let me describe what I just went through. My daughter's 4 GB mini was wiped I think anyway she has asked me to set it up on the "family" computer. I updated iTunes and then proceeded to update the software on her mini. When it asked to restart my computer I hit yes... big mistake as my XP home machine would restart and then shut down immediately. Finally I went to the system restore and set it to yesterday. What happened and how can I prevent this from occuring again?

hi Chantilly Hokie!
... i'd rather we didn't try provoking a blue screen again, given that you get one of those horrible BSODs on Windows restart.
so we'll nibble around the edges for a bit.
first off, by any chance do you have an early version of Easy CD creator (either a 4.0 or a 5.0) installed on the PC?
(i usually check for this with BSODs (especially 0x50s) under slightly different circumstances, but certain problems with XP and the Easy CD creators seem to flare up after an itunes install or upgrade.)
love, b

New audiobook imports lock up iPod mini

After listenting to newly-imported audiobooks (CD's from library) then turning off my iPod mini, it locks up, won't restart without a reset operation, battery drains while locked up. Audiobooks imported prior to download of the newest version of iTunes (7.5) do not cause this problem. The computer is an iMac using OS X 10.3.9. Import settings are for AAC encoder, stereo, 64kbps. Files, both old and new are shown as .m4a. No problems with music files.

For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
You may need to put your iPod into disk mode before connection
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651

Ipod Mini Battery Drain

My Ipod Mini battery drains down without any use. Is this normal. My HP Ipaq 4155 battery does not drain down without any usage. Can anyone help me please. Thanks, Jeff

Well just an advice. Be sure that the alarm of your iPod is not set.

Problem installing ipod mini hardware error msg

Installed software ok but when I connect ipod mini to USB 2.0 I get "Found new hardware wizard. There was a problem installing this hardware: apple ipod usb device. An error occurred during the installation of the device. One of the filter drivers installed for this device is invalid." If I click finish I get a pop up at bottom saying" A problem occurred during installation. Your new hardware might not work properly." Click out of that and my ipod and itunes works ok. How do I correct this nusance? Tried reloading 3 times now, same results. Brand new to ipod.

hey, i finally figured out how to do it! i had the same frustrating problem as you until just a moment ago : ) This is what you need to do:
1) Reset your iPod Mini by holding down on the Menu and the Select button until the Apple appears.
2) Plug it into your computer, windows and mac should be the same for that
3) Go into the iPod Updater and update the software : ) should work... if you need anything else, just ask or go to the following:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61771

Ipod mini all jacked up

my ipod mini is locked up. It has about 90% of the screen showing a song playing, and 10% with a side bar and some ellipses - like it was trying to go to the menu screen then got hung.
It does not respond to resetting - holding Menu + Play or holding Menu + Select, even after toggling the hold button.
It does not respond when connecting to the computer (Windows compatible). It's just hung up, frozen in it's own little Apple world.
Is there anything else I can do? Otherwise I was just going to wait until the battery died to see if I could reset it then.
Ipod Mini Windows XP

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you seen this? You would reset with Menu+Select...
Resetting Your iPod
If that fails to work after several attempts, then your best bet may be, as you say, to let the battery die. Then connect it back up to the charger/computer and reset it.
btabz

Clean My iPod Mini

Darn!!!
I am trying to find a sleeve for my iPod Mini, consequently, I found a sleeve that fitted my iPod Mini perfectly. However, when I took it out from the sleeve, my clickwheel is all brownish! Ah, the sleeve is dirty, but not visible.
My question is, are there any cleaning methods to clean the clickwheel without damaging it; I tried alcohol.
Note: I am thinking to buy a GoofOff Cleaner.
Thanks.

when cleaning your ipod mini go here and then go to the support section at the apple website.
then go to manuals. then ipod mini. then scroll down to the cleaning section. it will tell u exactly what to do.

Solution for teachers (and others) to lock down the iPod

Hello all. I just have to share something I found yesterday. If you've seen other posts of mine, I am a teacher with a class set of iPod nanos. I have audiobooks on them so the students can listen to and read the book at the same time. My problem was that there are preinstalled games on the iPod nano that cannot be removed. After contacting my educational contact at Apple, she said they have sent it up the pipes, but as of yet there is no solution. Well I found one!
First off, it is not my solution. I attended FETC this year and went back to their website and found a partial solution. The person's name is Luis Perez. He has two websites: http://etc.usf.edu/te_mac/ for mac and http://etc.usf.edu/te_win/ for windows. So here is how you do it.
Create a text file in a text editor that has the following:
<meta name="NotesOnly" content="true">
save the file as preferences.txt
Create another text file with the following:
Name of link goes here
Here is my completed one:
Click for Audiobooks
Save this under whatever filename you want. I chose Audiobooks.txt
In iTunes make sure you have a playlist named whatever you put in the file. (NOTE: it must be a playlist, it wouldn't link to just audiobooks)
Sync the iPod in disk mode. Open the iPod in Finder or explorer and copy both files into the NOTES folder. Eject the iPod. Now the only thing the iPod will do is go to the notes folder. (it is in a sense 'locked down') Your other file should be listed. When you open that file (audiobooks.txt) it will say the name of your link. When you click that it will start with the first song/book in that playlist. You cannot go to any other thing on the iPod. When you hit menu, it goes right back to the notes folder.
PLEASE NOTE: if you want to 'unlock' the iPod, just trash the preferences.txt file you put on there.
I know it is rather long, but it is a solution I have been looking for. I am hoping other teachers or people who need to secure the iPod for whatever reason are helped by this. Let me know if you have questions.
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Bizarre, I can't figure out how to edit it. I can't figure out how to get it to show up right either! Anyway. 2 links showed up that aren't supposed to be there.
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Ipod Mini's Hold Lock not working.

Hi,
My girlfriend's Ipod Mini appears to be stuck with the Hold Lock permanently on. The Ipod can not be turned on nor does it respond when it is hooked up to the computer.
I have updated it's software but I am unable to reset it. Can you suggest anything to rectify this issue?
PC Windows XP

Hi TJClegg,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I would not try forcing it, you don't want to risk breaking it (voiding warranties). You may want to bring it to your <a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/"</a>local Apple Store/Reseller to have it checked out. You may also want to look at iPod - Service FAQ.
I hope that helps,
Jon

Trying to restore my old ipod mini so I can recycle it. But it is locked with my old password, long forgotten. Do I have to reset my current pw

Trying to restore my old ipod mini to factory settings, so I can recycle it. But it is locked with my old password, long forgotten. Do I have to reset my current pw & will that unlock my old mini if I do? Would appreciate detail. Thank you.
PS: It was windows based, I'm now on imac.

I've tried a lot of the stuff mentioned at that link and elsewhere, modifying host files etc. trying to downgrade my iPhone 4 back to 5.1.1 no luck , apple has locked up 5.1.1 for my phone and iPad . one post said I'm "stuck with iOS 6" darn I should have been more careful. I have the 5.1.1 Ispw on my MacBook its a permissions thing I don't understand. I'll post when I find a way around it and I will . iOS 6 took away most of my AirPlay functionality . to hek with iPhone 5 I'm starting to look at android. big bummer apple

Drill Down to Album Menu Makes Ipod Mini Die

Hi everyone,
I have a NEW problem with my Ipod Mini that just started in the last couple of days.
It'll play on shuffle with no problem, but if I want to listen to a particular album and go to the "Album" menu, as soon as I click on play, the thing dies.
Completely.
This morning it took me 29 minutes of fiddling with the thing to finally get it to reset.
Is there anything that can be done for this?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
PC, Laptops Windows XP Pro

Ok, I was wrong.
It's not just when I drill down to the "Album" menu, but if I touch the wheel wrong when it's in a bad mood.
It'll even happen if I twist the headphone jack.
Any ideas?
Thanks
PC, Laptops Windows XP Pro
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