IPod very messed up

okay, so the other day i went to turn on my iPod and it said the battery was very low, so i went to plug it into the computer to charge, and it got stuck on the "do not disconnect" screen. i attempted to reset the iPod and all it did was flash the apple screen and then the screen went blank. so i just chalked it up to the battery being dead, so i then plugged it into my wall charger, but unfortunately it never started charging. after 2 days it still isnt showing a charge and it wont turn on at all. ive tried resetting it twice since all this happened, and it beeped at me, whirred and then went silent with no more response. i cant do the basics because theres no charge on the ipod. help please!!!

I don't know for fact but, based on what I've seen here on the forums, I believe that your battery is shot. Battery life is directly related to the quantity of full charges and that translates to eighteen months with "typical" use. Apple's price is $59 + $7 S&H. If you're in the U.S., call 800-275-2273.

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IPod really messed up

Just skip this first paragraph if you don't need to know how the problems started
My 30G video iPod's messed up and I can't seem to fix it - it started when my computer froze about 4 hours ago. I reset the ipod and disconnected it while the PC (I'm on XP) was still running but when I turned on again everything was gone from the machine, music, videos and everything. So I plugged it back in after resetting the PC and reloading iTunes, and iTunes seemed to add all its files to the ipod which took quite a while, but when I disconnected it still didn't work. I plugged it back in and rebooted it with the updater that came with the CD, then when I conneceted it to iTunes again the program registered it as the same iPod, with all the old files and everything even though I couldn't see it on the actual machine. So I disabled disk use and took it out - this time, the songs and videos appeared in their lists so I thought it was OK until I tried testing one of the songs.
The songs now do not play, instead rushing through the albums in seconds. All the songs have the little abr at the bottom going from 0.00 to 4.19 seconds (for example) but it just stays on 0 seconds and runs on to the next song on the list without making a sound. So yeah, that's my problem, and could anyone help? Sorry it's so long, I thought you might need to hear the whole story!
I've had the 30 gigabyte iPod video since christmas, and have been using it on a regular basis so I know all the functions and stuff pretty well.
Thanks,
Martyn

Hmm, that's pretty nasty. I'm guessing it's all Windows. Windows freezing = total domination over iPod. Get the new software updater, and restore your iPod again, and see if that doesn't work. If it doesn't you might have to talk to someone from Apple (unless someone else here has any other suggestions).

My Ipod is messed up. Every time i click the top button it just flashes the apple sign for like 5 seconds and then goes off and just continues to do that. help?

My Ipod is messed up. Every time i click the top button it just flashes the apple sign for like 5 seconds and then goes off and just continues to do that.Can someone please help?

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

TS2771 my ipod sank in water by accident for 1 hour, after lay drying for 1 month, I connect it with my Mac, it show a dark apple and began to charge, after few hrs, became a dark screen, what can I do? I love this ipod very much as it's a present from my

My ipod sank in water by accident for 1 hour, after lay drying for 1 month, I connect it with my Mac, it show a dark apple and began to charge, after few hrs, it showed fully charge, but after I pressed, it became a dark screen, but it shows a dark apple everytime I connect the Mac, what can I do? I will try my best to save it, I love this ipod very much as it's a present from my dear.

After drying for a month and it's still not working, it's almost certainly suffered hardware damage and will need to be replaced. You can learn what Apple will charge to replace it here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/faq/
BTW, you posted originally in the iPod touch forum. It's best if you post in the forum specifically for your product; you'll get the most applicable responses that way.
Regards.

TS3623 Purchased Weeds from iTunes and the audio is very messed up. Video is fine. Audio for other downloaded shows etc. is fine. Any ideas or suggestions?

I purchased Weeds from iTunes and the audio is very messed up ( loud like a lawn mower ). The video is fine. Audio is fine on all other purchased shows, Netflix etc. Any suggestions?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Select the content which is causing a problem and use the 'Report a problem' button in Your Purchase History.

My ipod is very messed up i cant touch it or anything i thought it was just on lock but it isnt :( PLEASE help me

my ipod will move a little bit but not where i want it too......ive tried everything but it wont do anything like i cant even touch the screen and i didnt do anything to it !!!i was just playing a game and all of a sudden it froze and all i could do was touch my home screen button ...please help mee im very upset

First, try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until the screen blacks out or you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. Connect via cable to the computer that you use for sync. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
Finally, if the Restore doesn't work, let the battery drain completely. Then recharge for at least an hour and Restore again.

My Ipod is very messed up

I regretfully downloaded the new 1.1 software onto my ipod. I let it go on but ir froze for the longest time. I left it over night and in the morring i disconnected. Now my screen is only white, It beeps when i reset it and my comp wont recognize it. Please help me resolve this issue

hmmm...If you are absoluelty sure...remember when the reset looks like it has finished running the screen stays dark and you can faintly see a slider bar filling up which you need to let happen without unplugging the power adaptor.
I can only see two options:
1. Try running the install from the original CD to get 1.0 ack on or call Apple for support.

My very messed up ipod nano

I've had my Ipod nano for about a month, I havent used it that mcuh, havent dropped it, gotten it wet, or anything like that. Since a couple days ago it's had two problems:
When I pick a song other than the Sk8er boi live acoustic EP, it just scrolls through the songs until it gets to it (sk8erboi). the only way I can get it to stop scrolling is by getting out of "Songs" or by putting it on pause, and even then I can only go through the rating, the picture, etc...
The second thing is that at least one of the songs I bought off i-tunes that have the pic of the cd has the picture that goes with the Avril Lavigne live acoustic EP (most of the songs I got off i-tunes are from that cd) instead of it's regular one.
I was wondering if there is a way I can fix it that deosn't involve taking it apart, or should I just get it exchanged?
i-pod nano

i would try restoring the ipod, a while ago my ipod was doing some weird things and i restored it using the ipod updater and it works like new now.

Can I use a friend's computer to log in to my iTunes and sync my iPod without messing up their iTunes account?

The laptop I previously used to sync my iPod will no longer turn on. Is it possible to use a friend's computer and go on my iTunes and sync my iPod? She already has an iTunes account, so will it mess up her music and data?

Hello xNikkixx,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
If you have the option to manually manage your content, you will be able to add content from multiple iTunes Libraries.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
Take care,
Alex H.

Why is my iPod Touch messing up the music library?

Hello,
My iPod Touch is having weird issues with the Music library. I think it started in 5.0.1 but it may have been from 5.0, I'm not too sure about it.
Problem description:
My problem is that my Artist list is corrupt, and my Album list as well. Let me give an example.
Artist list, Alphabetally according to my iPod:
I
Iron Maiden
Jurk
J
Incubus
Jamiroquai
K
Linkin Park
L
Liquido
Kamelot
As you can see, these artists aren't properly sorted alphabetically. I've tried looking at the Info on those files but my iTunes on my iMac shows the proper order just fine, it's the iPod that's messing up. Also my albums seems to be able to appear under different bandnames, sometimes the full album but sometimes only a couple of songs.
What have I tried so far?
I've tried resetting its settings by going into Settings -> General -> Reset -> Reset settings. All that did was messing up my library even more. I had about 18 GB's of music on the iPod but my library suddenly showed only about 25% of that. When I checked the content via Settings -> General -> Info (or About?) it said I had only abou 2 GB's of music on it. However, when I connected the iPod to my iMac, my iTunes told me I still had all 18 GB's on the iPod.
I've tried removing music from the iPod-iTunes sync, and adding it after a sync. Although this did make an artist re-appear, it seemed to mess up the library even more.
I've just tried restoring the iPod. It's been cleared entirely, and then I re-sync'd all my 18 GB's of music and a couple of apps. However, now the library is messed up as previously mentioned.
What am I looking for?
Any advice of tips on how to correct my music library. The alphabetical-order-that's-messed-up is only a minor issue because they're still there, it just annoys me that it's not the way it should be. The albums that are messed up between bands is more annoying because now I can't properly play full albums.
Thank you for reading this rather long message, and hopefully you can help me out.
Kind regards,
Roald

Hey, Roald.
I'm not entirely sure this will help your problem, but since it sounded a lot like my own issue, I thought I'd mention it -- just in case.
I updated my ipod recently to iOS5 and just noticed that some of my artists were messed up -- not necessarily listed under the wrong letter, but some were repeated in both English (as I have them in iTunes) and in Japanese, elsewhere in my music list, which was completely surprising. It also made some of my music show up under completely different names, like the composer instead of the soundtrack, etc. I searched iTunes, in the preferences, and the syncing screen, looking for some sort of setting -- but found nothing.
Eventually, I checked my ipod's actual settings for the 'music' app. There's a setting there that says something like 'sort by album artists', which appeared to have been switched on automatically with the OS update. I flicked it to off and restarted the ipod -- and the ipod's issues were fixed. :3
I don't know if this might be a solution to your problem, but try it anyway! I hope it helps.
-Nirama.

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Hey all, I have noticed this problem on my iPod...
Whenever I put the ipod on my computer to charge, iTunes fires up, right? And if I've left a playlist playing (for example, On-The-Go) then it'll be changed to "on-the-go1" with autosave. So how come it messes up all the songs? I'll have stuff like podcasts and totally random songs on the playlist, but a new name. Sometimes the songs that were lost will not be on my iPod anymore. WHat's going on? Can anyone help?

I've just found this problem, seems to have gone 1 track out on all the albums on all the track that weren't lready played.
Does it only happen if the playlist is in now playing?

New 60GB iPod very slow in updating with iTunes for Windows

I just purchased my first iPod, the new 60GB model. I imported all my music into iTunes from a music server connected to my home network. Although the import took a very long time, it all imported succesfully.
When initially connecting my iPod, its litearlly took all night (several hours) to get all the music into my iPod. It was 6000 songs and 40GB.
Now evertime I connect my iPod to my PC, it takes about 45-60 minutes to update, even though no changes were made to the music in the library.
Is this normal? For it to take that long to update every time I connect? I know I can shut off the automatic update, but this seems like a very long time, and there may be something wrong.
I have a new Windows XP PC with 2GB of memory, a fast processor, and I am connecting to the front USB 2.0 port. I have made sure I have all the updated iPod and iTunes software, and I have reset the iPod several times.
If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
Windows XP

Yes, it does say update in progress, but doesnt show it copying any songs (when there are no new songs), and it does eventually finish and let me disconnect properly, its just take forever...
I am connected directly to a USB 2.0 port in the front of my PC. I do not have a USB hub, though 6 out of my 7 USB ports are occupied (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc).
evertime I connect my iPod to
my PC, it takes about 45-60 minutes to update, even
though no changes were made to the music in the
library.
During these updates, does iTunes show "update in
progress" messages in the iTunes "LCD" display? Does
it eventually show a message about copying files to
the iPod? 45-60 minutes is too long if no files are
getting loaded into the iPod.
Are you connected directly to the USB port, or going
through a USB hub? Any other USB devices connected
at the same time?

IPod Mini messed up on the second day of owning it..

I really need some help.. I downloaded three of my CD's from iTunes into my iPod Mini yesterday (when I purchased it), and now today.. Whenever I want to play a song, I get strange static..ish noises and it skips through all the songs in the album until the last one, then it stops and goes to the main menu. I am very upset now because I paid $100 for this iPod Mini, and it screws up on the second day..
Is anyone else getting this problem? Anyone know how I can fix it? Please help.

Once again I never said it was the hold and center button. I said you toggle the hold switch (which is on top of the ipod mini) to the on position, then you switch it back to the off position. After that you hold down the center button and the menu button.
b Center button and Menu button.
As quoted from Apple's support page.
Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
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Please copy and paste, or quote where I said it was the hold and center.
it's hold & play/pause buttons
Who is wrong? Neither one of us! I now see that we are both describing the method of reseting two different types of iPods, click wheel and scroll wheel.
Only my method applies here because this is an iPod mini thread. Click wheel.
bd

Trouble starting ipod (very low battery message) and loop

Hello. I am having troble to start my ipod classic 5 generation. The message "please wait very low battery" (with an ipod with sad face) appears but the weird thing is that i just used it yesterday and i left it fully charged...but well. Then i try to charge the battery with a wall charger but it starts on a loop passing from the black screen with the apple logo, then it goes to the message "go to itunes/ipod/support" web site. and then it says again "please wait very low battery" just for a second and then it goes back to the black screen with apple logo and does this again and again. Then i tried to connect my ipod to the computer, after i do this it shows the message "please wait very low battery" and stays like this forever. I have tried ALL the suggestions, from trying to restart the ipod by clicking the middle button and the menu button at the same time (several times) and then clicking the middle button and the play button so it gows to the disk ode and nothing. I tryed witting it on the right corner and nothing. I already tested 3 usb different cables and nothing. It is not my usb port (i made tests with an ipod touch i have and works fine). Daaaaaaaaaarn!!! I really dont know waht to do now.
Any advises please!!!!?
Thanks a lot!
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Have you seen these articles?
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Also, here's s very good post about the sad iPod icon and/or exclamation point and folder:
Mitch: Exclamation point and folder and nothing else!
-Kylene

Ipod update messed up video

i just updated my ipod to 1.1
before the update..my videos were running fine, i could watch a full length video without running into any problems.
after the update..the ipod plays the video for about 30 sec then pauses and then resumes. Not only does it pause but it does not have any audio after..only video.

Hello, the same thing it happened to me when I upgrade my firmware. you can download a software called ipodwizard and follow the tutorial on the link below... it will help you to downgrade firmware. it worked for me...someone in ipodwizard forum told that apple release that update before it was done...so they messed up with us... I've heard of more issues (backlight problems), anyway..try this if you want to:
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