Ipod Nano in disk mode

Is it a bad idea to keep syncing my ipod using disk mode? This is the only way Itunes 9.1 will not crash when connected to my ipod.

Hello Livinghost,
Is it a bad idea to keep syncing my ipod using disk mode? This is the only way Itunes 9.1 will not crash when connected to my ipod.
No. Users you manually manage their iPod's contents must always have this option enabled. And if it keeps your iPod from crashing for the time being or until Apple releases another update, then stick with it.
B-rock

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I have to place my ipod nano in disk mode for itunes (or Windows for that matter) to find it. In disk mode Windows and Itunes see the ipod and it passes all the diagnostic tests save for the sync test where it can no longer see the ipod and apparently a file is also not found. I'm ready to just reset it, but am unable to make that happen.
This problem began when I downloaded some songs from Amazon and fumbled the job purchasing and downloading some of them twice. Not very smart, but it was late. Anyway, I also downloaded their Cloud player and had it pass the songs to itunes. It was in itunes that I saw the duplicate copies of the songs. Itunes and the cloud player proceeded to butt heads, I deleted the the extra song copies and also uninstalled the Amazon cloud player. Then itunes went into the state I've described above.
I'd appreciate any help.

Hi GChild6,
If your iPod is being recognized as a disk, you may find the following article helpful:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
Regards,
- Brenden

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My Ipod Nano has stopped being recognized by my PC (Windows XP OS). After reading the discussion topics here I had a hope that after switching it to DISK MODE, the PC might recognize my Nano. However, it still doesn't. I hope the Wizrds out here rectify the problem I am facing with my IPod.

Try restoring your iPod (in Disk Mode) from somebody else's computer. (This might replace everything on it with their music for the time being, but you already seem willing to wipe your iPod, so it should be OK.) If it works, then try to do the same thing again on yours. But the problem in this case would be not with your iPod but with your computer. Try reinstalling iTunes. If that doesn't work, then the issue is probably a more general one with your Windows installation and it may be difficult to find help here.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions, CherryPie!
Could you tell me if you have set your iPod Nano to 'Disk Mode' using the latest release of iTunes? If not, then this is your problem.
Regards,
Steve

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Hi All,
This little problem of mine has been driving me nuts for the past 2 days.
I recently got an ipod nano as a gift (not the second gen) and wanted to try it out. So I installed the latest iTunes 7.0 (and rebooted...), charged the nano to full battery, then plugged it in. The nano shows "do not disconnect," and Windows shows the drive in My Computer and I can navigate inside the few folders it has. When I open up iTunes though, I don't see the nano no matter how long I wait. Doing a hard reset of the nano (action + menu) doesn't help. However, when I put the nano into disk mode (action + play) and reconnect to the computer, iTunes magically recognizes it, lets me name it, and even lets me sync my music. I can't directly drop the music in the nano for some reason (there's a lock icon next to the disk space indicator).
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Zach,
Need a little more info:
- What OS are you using--Mac or Windows?
- Does your nano show up in iTunes when you connect it?
- Is your 'Hold' button showing white next to it (meaning it is off)?
Regards,
David

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My computer was not downloading ITunes before, but I recently made it work. I turned my phone off, held the home button, plugged in the phone to the computer with ITunes already up. The little USB cord and ITunes logo showed up. The instructions said that a popup would say that ITunes had 'detected and IPhone in recovery mode', and from there I would be able to reset my phone. However, the popup never happens. I have tried this several times, and it's the same: I see the USB cable and ITunes logo on my phone screen, and in the corner of ITunes, a picture comes up of a phone with a little 'X' next to it. I clicked on the phone, on the X, but nothing works. The popup just never shows. I am unable to reset my IPhone because of it. I have not found any other way for me to reset my phone, since I didn't activate Find My Phone or ICloud.
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my 4 gb ipod nano recently got all of my songs erased off it and i couldn't put any back on in itunes.
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i uninstalled and reinstalled itunes and my ipod. still didn't fix the problem
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