Ipod mini skips songs
I have a 4g mini that started rapidly skipping song as soon as itunes updated to v6. I hoped v7 would fix it but not luck. I've tried restoring and it works for a little while but after about a week it starts again. It usually happens with purchased music only.
I just started having this problem too after I updated from version 4 of itunes to version 7 b/c it forced me to in order to purchase an album on the itunes store. I was able to play the entire album for a couple of weeks but now it starts to skip all the songs and even when I try to select it, it will not play (this occurs with other itunes purchased songs as well). Were you able to fix the issue? When I plug my ipod into the computer it says the software is up to date. I tried resetting it twice but it's still skipping. Help, anyone??
Dell Inspiron 500 Windows XP Pro
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Have you any tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store? Did you authorise the new computer: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation you could also have a look here: Troubleshooting songs that skip on iPod
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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
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Can someone confirm if this is true?
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G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)Hope this helps
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 iPod Updater and click “Restore”
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired. Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
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