IPod Mini won't play downloaded songs/Do Not Disconnect

Recently, my ipod mini has been having some problems. If I leave my ipod mini idle for 2 days and the apple symbol appears when I turn it on, all the songs that ive downloaded from itunes wont play. When i attempt to play a downloaded song,it will boot me back to the main menu of the ipod mini. To fix this problem, i have to plug my ipod mini into the computer and then it will play downloaded songs again-until i leave it idle for 2 days. Also, when i plug my ipod mini into my computer, the do not disconnect screen on my ipod wont go away even after it says that the itunes update is complete on itunes. I end up having to disconnect the ipod when im not suppossed to. I have a feeling that these 2 problems are linked, and its becoming really annoying to have to plug my ipod mini into the computer in order to play downloaded songs because i dont listen to my ipod mini every day. If anyone can help me with this problem i would GREATLY appreciate it. Thanks- VRico

ok, this is a popular problem, i think the solution is before you download each song, listen to the full thing first, i think thats the solution! give it a try.

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