Ipod shuffle shows a corrupted file

Hello, mi ipod shuffle shows that it has a corrupted file and needs to restore my ipod with the factory settings, i restore it but when i eject it and plug in it again appears the same message.

I'm having similar problem. Itunes keeps telling me the ipod is corrupted and it needs to be restored. When I restore it and it is reset, iTunes again says it is corrupt. I have other iPod shuffles and they will also report being corrupted. Tried different cables and USB ports too. These other iPod shuffles (not gen 4) work on my laptop (12" G4). So it doesn't seem to be the iPod, but the computer. I've tried reinstalling iTunes 10.1 but it didn't help. I took the 4th gen shuffle to an Apple store and it worked fine at the store. What is going on???

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My 2nd and 4th gen shuffles are showing as corrupt when syncing with my new iMac, but work just fine when syncing with the prior iMac we just replaced. I took the Shuffles to the Apple store and they confirmed no issues with the devices. I have read and searched without a formal fix...restoring the iPods does not help and deleting the p.list files did not correct the issue...any other with a similar issue?
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This is very mysterious... You can try starting up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Some things do not work in Safe Mode, but I think you can still run iTunes and do a Restore on an iPod. This is like the new user account test, except you are checking to see if some non-Apple system extension is causing a problem. Only the minimal Apple extensions run when starting up in Safe Mode.
I'm sure you have the latest version of iTunes, if you are running the latest Mavericks release.
You are probably running the system and software installation that came pre-installed (plus updates). The only other thing I can think of to try is to reinstall everything, and try it on a "clean" system. If you have an external USB drive that is not being used, you can do the installation on that drive, and start up from it. That will avoid messing with your internal drive, to try something that may not make a difference.
You can do this using the Recovery disk.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13871
When you get to Step 4, if that external drive is connected, you should be able to select it as your target for the installation, instead of "Macintosh HD" on your internal drive. NOTE: The external drive needs to be formatted for Mac. If it has a PC format, you'll need to use Disk Utility to erase it, like you did for the shuffle earlier, except use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as the Format.
After the installation completes (and the iMac restarts from the new system) select Software Update from the Apple menu (a few times) to install all Apple updates. Then, run iTunes and see if the problem still occurs.
You can change your startup disk (back to your normal startup disk) in System Preferences Startup Disk pane.

So i connected my ipod shuffle to my apple computer and the status light on my ipod shuffle shows that it is charging but when i look for it on the pc dock or in itunes it doesn't show it at all.... so what do I do???

so i connected my ipod shuffle to my apple computer and the status light on my ipod shuffle shows that it is charging but when i look for it on the pc dock or in itunes it doesn't show it at all.... so what do I do???

If you have not already, I would shut down (power off) your computer. Do this to Reset your shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1655
Start up computer. Run iTunes. Connect shuffle.
If you have added a new USB device recently (since the last time it worked properly), you may want to try disconnecting it to see if that makes any difference.

Will be iPod shuffle show up on the Finder while it's being charged? I just bought it today.

Will be iPod shuffle show up on the Finder while it's being charged? I just bought it today.

It should. Is the Enable Disk Use option ticked from under the iPod's Summary tab in iTunes?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1478
B-rock

Multiple good IPOD's show as corrupt in itunes, error 1439

I have multiple IPOD's that test out fine at the Apple store (i.e. they will sync promptly and undergo a successful restore on a windows based computer) but they show as "corrupt" in iTunes at home. When I use the restore function in iTunes I get an error message "unable to restore, unknown error 1439 (or sometimes 1437).
Prior to this these iPods would appear in My Computer but not in iTunes - I corrected this problem by uninstalling and re-installing iTunes and clearing out the temp directory.
Has anyone else fixed this problem? I found several references, but no solution.
Randy

Thanks for providing a good amount of detail.
Enable disk use is a setting (checkbox) on the shuffle's Settings tab in iTunes. It allows you to see the iPod's "disk" on the Desktop continously while it is connected, so that you can copy files to it using Finder (like it was a USB flash drive). The light blinks as a warning to eject before disconnecting, because the iPod's disk is mounted. If that checkbox is NOT checked, iTunes only mounts the iPod's disk when syncing, so the light does not blink most of the time (and you can disconnect it without ejecting).
Although you have confirmed that the USB port on the external drive (Is it an OWC miniStack?), which is the same as a powered USB hub, works with another iPod, you may want to disconnect something from a direct USB port temporarily. Connect the shuffles docking cable there, to confirm it's not the port causing the problem.
If you connect it and run Disk Utility instead of iTunes, does it appear in the Disk Utility sidebar?
Since this is a 2nd gen shuffle, and you use a Mac, you can try using the iPod Reset Utility
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1238

IPod Shuffle Help - Cant open files on ipod (blank screen)

I'm sure it's already been covered here, but I couldn't find anything that helped.
I have a iPod shuffle, and iTunes recognises it but wants to re-format it (not my biggest problem), and Windows only partially recognises it.
In My Computer it is listed as an iPod (E:), but when i open it, which it does, it displays a blank screen. It doesn't recognise any files in it AT ALL. But recognises how much free space i still have on my ipod. I can open my ipod files (Songs) on friends and school computers, just not mine.
It just seems that i'm missing a file of some sort, which is able to read the files on my ipod shuffle, but i just don't no what it could be.
I have tried every available solution, reinstalling iTunes/iPod, with no luck. I also just added service pack 2 for my windows xp pro and thought that would have solved my problem.
Any suggestions?
Windows XP Pro
Windows XP Pro
cant open up files on ipod (blank screen)

Have you tried syncing it again? There might be some error during the last sync.. If nothing's wrong, on the left panel, there's your iPod, click on the arrow beside the icon and there's everything..

IPC vs. iPod Shuffle, can see music files on my iPod?

I have downloaded iTunes onto my pc, but when I attempt to open my ipod shuffle, I either get rerouted to hte music library on my computer OR the only viewable file is "autorun". I checked my ipod and all the music is on there???

Hyphen says:
[The] drive can be formatted as fat32 and be read/written by macs. He could also partition it, one partition as hfs+, the other as fat32. This can be done from disk utility.
The NTFS format (windows) has only read support for OS X.
How did s/he copy the music on the external drive? Was the music on his/her pc? If yes the hierarchy may be different for the pc version of iTunes library, or is it that he can't find the files even from the finder?
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Just to add to hyphen's reply, FAT32 has a maximum size of 32GB. The user cannot make the partition larger than 32GB should they decide to go down that route.
Another alternative is a utility called TransMac. When installed on a PC, it will allow the PC to recognise a Mac OS formatted drive and read the files within. No need then to worry about all that FAT32 and NTFS malarky stuff. It weighs in at $64 dollars though for a 1-3 user licence:
http://www.asy.com/
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IPod shuffle does not play files 100 MB

Could anyone help me out with the following issue please:
After uploading a large mp3 file (>100MB) onto my iPod shuffle (2nd generation, 1GB) - uploading does not give any error messages - the song just does not play when I disconnect my iPod and hit the play button. It automatically continues to the next file in my playlist which is smaller than 100 MB. I reconnected the iPod to my computer and iTunes, and the file is still in the iPod playlist and can be played in iTunes without any problems.
If I upload a file with a size just smaller than 100 MB (I tried 95 MB) I do not experience the problem mentioned above, it will just play the file normally.
Is this a limitation of the iPod shuffle or is something wrong with my iPod shuffle?
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It's probably no consolation, but I routinely play audiobooks >100MB on my 2nd Gen shuffle.

My ipod is showing as corrupt on one computer but not corrupt on another computer

My ipod (5th gen classic) was working fine. I connected it to my desktop where i store my library but it showed as corrupt. I restored it as per suggestion but it still says it is corrupt. When I connect the same ipod to my laptop itunes recognizes the ipod and asks me to go through the new ipod set up steps. Why is one computer saying ipod is corrupt and the other computer is not?
I have tried bypassing the usb hub on my desktop and connecting directly to the usb card, but that did not work. I also went through the 5 R's twice but still does not work.
I also tried changing the drive letter for the ipod as per another article I found on line but that also does not work.
I could use my laptop if I could import my music from my media server to the itunes library on my laptop but itunes does not recognize the media server as a disk location. My music appears under Shared...but cant sync shared to my ipod (at least I don't think i can).
If anyone can help that would be great.
Thanks.

So you are plugging your iPod into a high powered USB 2.0 port that is directly located on your PC's motherboard?
My suspicison is that is somesort of driver or software conflicts with iTunes your iPod that is causing iTunes to not properly recognize the device. Have you tried removing and re-installing all Apple related software? Use the instructions in this article to walk you through the process.
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
There is a link in that same article in case you have Windows Vista or 7.
It wouldn't hurt to also check and make sure all the BIOS, firmware, drivers, and chipsets are up do date on your system.
B-rock

IPod Nano 3rd Gen Corrupted File

Hello Everyone
So I have two computers, I have a PC laptop running Windows 7 and a MacBook Pro. I originally connected my Nano to my macbook to sync to iTunes, but I want to transfer everything to my PC, including my Nano. I've tried to restore my Nano on my PC, but it says that there is a corrupted file, and I don't know what this means....I also already sold my MacBook and can't get it back.
Is there a way this can be fixed?
Thanks

Hello there,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Perhaps try reformatting using the instructions provided in this article. Just make sure it's not a quick format. And yes the instructions were written for Windows XP, but the steps are quite similar on Windows 7.
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml
B-rock

SFC results show some corrupt files not removed/rectified

I have checked with System File Checker - SFC and the report states that Windows resource protection found some corrupt files in the system but could not be rectified or removed by it. How to resolve this issue. I have uploaded Event Viewer
report and named it evwr and sent this compressed file to Skype. Kindly help me to resolve/rectify this problem. Thanks. Vaidyanathan

Hi, Vaidyanathan
I suggest you follow these steps to solve this problem:
1. Run “chkdsk/r” to check whether the hard drive has bad sectors and repair it.
2. Sometimes you may need to try several times to run “sfc
/scannow”. If it does not work, you can try to run “sfc
/scannow” command at boot , the files may be locked sometimes.
3. You can also try to manually fix the corrupted file:
Here is a link for reference :
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
https://support2.microsoft.com/kb/929833?wa=wsignin1.0
4.If the problem still exits ,please upload the log to OneDrive and paste the download link for further analysis.
<var>%WinDir%</var>\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
5.You can also choose to return system to a previous state at which your system is functioning fine with restore point. (please note that you will lose some recent settings )
6.
If all the steps above won`t work ,you can do a Repair Installation
How to Do a Repair Install to Fix Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2255099
Best regards

IPod shuffle causes iTunes to move songs to the trash

When I plug in my iPod shuffle, it causes various files (AAC, pAAC, and mp3) to be move from iTunes, to the trash. Fortunately, I noticed because at the next sync, iTunes asked if I wanted to import the purchased music from the iPod shuffle to iTunes.
Here's the kicker. When I tried to restore the iPod shuffle, I got an "unkown error (1418)". I reset everthing, but still got the error.
Is there any way I can:
1- Stop this from happening.
2- Restore my iPod shuffle despite the error message
Thanks.
iPod Shuffle 1.1.4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) iTunes 7

It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive. I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread. He also covers what the resulting numbers indicate.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0
If necessary, post the resultings numbers and we can verify what the next steps to take.
B-rock

How can i tell what generation of ipod shuffle I have?

We have various ipods and I need to know what generation of ipod shuffle we have. How can if tell?

This document about resetting the iPod shuffle shows a picture of the four types.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1655
1st gen - It is white plastic and looks like a USB "thumb drive." It as a full USB connector on it, so you don't need a cable to connect it to the computer.
2nd gen - It is a clip-on design. It has separate switches for setting playback order (shuffle or in order) and for turning ON/OFF.
3rd gen - It is a narrow clip-on design, with no playback control buttons on the shuffle itself. You use the "remote control" buttons on the ear buds cord. It has the new VoiceOver feature.
4th gen - Apple went back to the 2nd gen style, except smaller. It has only one switch that is both for setting playback order (shuffle or in order) and turning ON/OFF, plus a small VoiceOver button (for using the VoiceOver feature introduced in 3rd gen)

INDEX Corrupt files and chkdsk INDEX

Hello everyone, resident furball here...
I'm starting this new thread as an index to the now infamous 'Corrupt file requests chkdsk' error that many folks are experiencing, both here on Discussions, and over at iPodLounge.
Those of you encountering the following error:
iTunes: itunes.exe - Corrupt File. The file or directory \iPod_Control\Device\<?????????> is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility will hopefully find these links useful in providing you with the lowdown on the situation.
Our multi-part Consolidated Summary on the issue
Part 1: Da Gopha, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST", 08:46am Feb 2, 2005 CDT
Part 2: Da Gopha, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #1, 08:48am Feb 2, 2005 CDT
Part 3: Da Gopha, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #44, 04:27pm Feb 14, 2005 CDT
Apple's Knowledgebase article on the issue
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300554
and my thoughts on it: Da Gopha, "iPod.exe" #5, 06:12am Feb 14, 2005 CDT
A novel solution to preventing Deep Sleep
JimUK69, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #77, 04:26pm Feb 25, 2005 CDT
iPod Updater 2004-08-06 providing bug-free 3.0.1 firmware /and equivalent firmwares for other non-Gen4 iPods
Chris Capell, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #4, 12:03pm Feb 2, 2005 CDT
Rolling back the firmware without Restoring
(NB: only for the computer-literate) Chris Capell, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #5, 12:17pm Feb 2, 2005 CDT
iPod Updater 2005-02-22 does not help
Da Gopha, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #67, 05:22am Feb 24, 2005 CDT
Apple are still working on it as of Mar 1 2005
Da Gopha, "SUMMARY: Corrupt file requests chkdsk :REPOST" #87, 07:13am Mar 1, 2005 CDT
The iPodLounge discussion
http://forums.ipodlounge.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=420956#post420956
These links take you to the sections that are directly relevant. Whilst the first post may appear to be the same for each link, scroll down the page a bit to get to the appropriate information. I hope Apple will have a solution for us before I need to re-consolidate the consolidated summary (again). Please use this page only as an index to the summary. To keep things tidy, direct technical queries should be posted in the summary, and not in here please. Many thanks to everyone for their continued efforts in dealing with this problem.
Kind regards,
Gopha

Thank you for the tip Paul.
However, a few comments if I may:
1) Any form of file recovery, chkdsk, Scandisk etc etc is only a temporary solution, because this issue is triggered by deep sleep. So you can fix the thing, but as soon as you hit Deep Sleep, it'll come back.
2) The Scandisk option is fine for verifying the Pod, but takes a very long time, runs the HDD continuously, and in the end achieves nothing more than can be accomplished by the chkdsk at the command prompt, or a soft reset (as I have tested) for this chkdsk error. However, for verifying the actual structure of the iPod it is good.
3) Defragging the iPod is a much disputed topic. Whether it's actually any use for the music is unknown. I know a few people who do indulge in a big of defrag from time to time, but I've yet to have a report from anyone saying that it helps in any way.
Overall, Scandisk (with both of the Fix File System and Recover Bad Sectors options checked), followed by Defrag takes a whole lot longer than it would to Restore the Pod using iPod Updater. The Restore has the added benefit of freshly reinstating the operating system, which Scandisk and Defrag do not do...
chkdsk also takes a fraction of the time that Scandisk takes.
Kind regards,
Gopha.

Ipod shuffle 4g US firmware

i would be very pleasured if someone would send me the US edition of ipod shuffle 4g, the .ipsw file and the .ipsw.signature file, because i live in EU and i want to give a try on breaking the volume limit
my email is [email protected], if someone can send an email with the attachments, i will be very pleasured

The first thing you should do is make sure the headphones are plugged all the way in, meaning the white part of the headset is flush with the body of the Shuffle and no silver from the plug can still be seen.
It wouldn't hurt to also reset the Shuffle.
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