MSSGE attempting to copy to disk "Ipod" failed the disk could not be read..

What is going on with this alert message " Attempting to copy to the disk " Ipod" failed the disk could not be read from or written to." I down loaded a song from Itunes and all of the sudden I get this message and Itunes went crazy, it wouldn't eject my Ipod, I took it to apple and they restored my Ipod saying it was fine, then I get home and I can't put alot of songs in my library back on it, itunes keeps repeating that message. I had no problem putting them on before. I have uninstalled both Itunes and Ipod updater numerous times to no avail HELP!

See if any of the troubleshooting steps in this article help: "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod

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  • " Attempting to copy to disk "---- ipod" failed.The disk could not be.... ?

    hello every one and happy holidays.
    " Attempting to copy to disk "---- ipod" failed.The disk could not be read from or written to. "
    I have this problem and I can find a solution
    I had try every possible tip
    including.
    - reset many times
    - restore
    - diskwarrior
    - disk utility
    - erase disk
    - erase disk Zero out data
    - erase disk 7-Pass Erase
    - iPod Updater 2005-03-23
    - iPod Updater 2005-09-06
    - iPod Updater 2005-09-23
    - MacOSXUpdateCombo10.4.3
    - iTunes6.0.1 reinstall
    the ipod works just fine and operates properly
    it just does NOT whant to sync with itunes
    I know I'm not the only one with this issue
    there are many post in regard of this problem
    I believe that this is a software issue and not a hardware
    please comment and give any tip for me and the other people with this problem
    thank you
    sam
    dual 800 G4   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

    I had the same problem. And to think I actually HESITATED at installing the update. Oh wait... this happened AFTER the update. Funny how often that happens, eh? But I digress...
    Anyway, I had two errors- initially the iPod stated my music library was somewhere else, and did I want to sync to that library. When I said yes, it reverted then to the "attempting to copy to disk"error. Further, iTunes showed that my iPod on the iTunes was EMPTY. However, my actual iPod hadn't lost any data. Confused yet? So am I.
    *Last ditch effort- I went back in, and updated all my permissions, did a permission repair and then a permission verify.
    * Also did a disk verify on the iPod to make sure it wasn't sick.
    *I also drug a new song into my library.
    *Changed from the USB plugin to the firewire. (Although I did this earlier in the day, and hadn't seen a noticeble change)
    * Opened the bottle of Sauvignon Blanc. (should have done that a few hours ago)
    When my first pop up asked about did I want to sync to the mystery persons library, I said yes. (At the worst, I have all my music and could reimport all 30G of it, if necessary.) And immediately, the sync began, and began appropriately. However, it IS re-syncing every single song I had on the iPod to begin with.
    I suspect something nasty happened in the iTunes update, ever since the intel thing happened, the updates have been a bit sketchy. I really like Apple products, but I've gone through 3 iPods due to software meltdowns, and it's a bit frustrating.
    Good luck!
    iMac G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   iPod scroll wheel,
    iMac G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   3rd generation I think...

  • "attempting to copy to [external drive] failed. the disk could not be read"

    this is a problem on my 2x3GHz quad-core intel xeon macPro running os 10.5.7, and itunes 8.2. i have a 1TB external hard drive (firewire 800) that holds all my music for itunes. i have never had any problem with this setup before, until recently.
    once, a while back i got an error on my itunes (that popped up without me doing anything.. seemingly random) saying something about not being able to save the itunes library. that went away after a restart, and hasn't returned.
    BUT a new problem now happens any time i try to add more music to my itunes library. i have always added music to itunes by setting up my preferences "add file to library" and have the itunes library pointing to my external hard drive. then by dragging the files on-top of a playlist, it sorts and adds the files to my external hard drive. i have been using this process for years without any glitches.
    now when i try to drag files into itunes, i get: "attempting to copy to [external drive] failed. the disk could not be read from or written to"
    i double checked the read/write privileges on my external drive and nothing has changed since i got it. (it's still read/write access for my user.. and i've even tried putting a "read/write" for "all" as well. no dice)

    thanks, that actually doesn't help the issue i'm having.
    but now the problem has expanded to finder and everything else. so i'm pretty sure the external hard drive is starting to go out. i'm currently attempting to back up all 700GB of info from the drive.

  • Attempting to copy to the disk Ipod failed. the disk could not be read from

    Keep getting error message Attempting to copy to the disk.....Ipod failed. The disk could not be read from or written to. I can copy to Ipod from my laptop however, can not sync with my G-4 tower. I keep my library on an external HD Lacie d2. I've tried all the possibilities from the support page to no avail.. Need help... When error refers to disk is it referring to my external HD

    Hi c2xist,
    And you did follow all of the suggestions from this article?:
    "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod
    Also, you could go through these iPod troubleshooting steps, and see if they are of any help:
    The Five Rs
    -Kylene

  • Attempting to copy to the disk failed. The disk could not be read from or written to", and "itunes could not copy to the ipod because the file could not be read or written" WTH?

    I recently bought my son who is special needs an iPod shuffle gen 4 and nothing but complications.  I kept getting error message saying it could not be read from or written to.  Then it would not even charge up.  I let ig charge on computer for 6 hours it turned green.  Then I went to check it out and it went to orange then nothing.  So, I took it back to the storea and got another.  I am home excited for my son and nothing it is doing the same thing!  Someone please help me I am ready to swear off iPod period!

    I had this issue and couldn't figure out what it was for the life of me. I am running windows 7 and the latest version of itunes. I tried multiple reinstalls of itunes and restores of the ipod. I finally got it fixed by following this guide.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1539
    Apparently there was an issue with my .dll files. Hope this helps.

  • I have the 20gb iPod that I need to put music back onto with my new computer. It starts to sync then it says "ITunes could not copy the song to the iPod because the file could not be read or written. ????

    I have a 20gb iPod that needs music from ITunes. On my new computer I am trying to sync but I get error message "could not copy to iPod because file could not be read or written. Attempting to copy to the disk failed. The disk could not be read from or written to." I have tried several times and have reset to factory settings.

    Is the new PC running XP as well, Chalotte?
    If so, I might start with the following document (your error message is a possible symptom of the issue too):
    iTunes displays -50 error message when syncing iPod on Windows XP

  • "updating ipod failed..files could not be read from or written to+

    help!! this is the message that appears everytime we try to add a song to the ipodshuffle on itunes.
    we have updated itunes, the ipods and windows and nothing is working.
    we even restored the ipod to factory settings and it still wont work properly!!!this message appears everytime we drag a song to the ipod
    this is happening with both ipods shuffles that we have but not with the ipod nano
    could someone please help with this problem PLEASE

    Hi.
    The scenario will be - "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod..
    In this case we need to try all the steps mentioned in the Apple article number - 301267..
    The link is http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301267..
    I will list out thr steps for convenience...
    1. Plug the iPod directly to the USB removing all other devices connected..
    2. Open "My computer" -> Right click on removable drive meant for IPod and select format 32..
    3. Then Restore the IPod back to factory settings..
    4. Then unp[lug the IPOd, Reset it and then try transferring songs onto iPod
    Please revert back on clarifications..

  • HT1449 Help! This all runs quite smoothly until i get to 'consolidate library'. Then, tracks start copying, then stop followed by a pop up saying 'Copying files failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.'  Any suggestions? Thank you!

    Help! This all runs quite smoothly until I get to 'consolidate library'. Then, tracks start copying, then stop followed by a pop up saying 'Copying files failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.'  Any suggestions? Thank you!

    I had similar problems, it was a nightmare and on a 3 month ipod too!. I use a Powerbook G4 at home and a G5 at work - both were returning the same problems. so I sent it off to apple, they quickly sent it back saying there was nothing wrong with and it didn't need to be repaired. I tried it again and the same problems occurred "disc cannot be written to or read from." I could copy 20 songs onto it at the very most. A couple of guys at my work suggested updating it on a PC, then adding tunes via my mac as normal - guess what!? it works a treat!?. How ridiculous is that!? an Apple product works best on a PC. these generations of ipods are obviously designed to work best on Intel based Macs. What is wrong Apple? are you abandoning the G-generation!? still, atleast my ipod works for now - it will prove a problem when I have to update the iPod's software since I don't own a PC or an intel-based Mac.

  • I tunes: when trying to burn a playlist I keep getting the message: the attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to. I am using version 12

    I tunes: I am using version 12 of I tunes. Ever since downloading it I get the message when trying to burn a playlist it says, The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.
    I uninstalled V-12 and then reinstalled it. This enabled me to burn a disc again but after a couple of tries I received the same error message again. Has Apple put out a fix to this problem that anyone is aware of?
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    Hi rossfrombluffton,
    Welcome to the Support Communities!  The resource below provides some general things to consider when burning a disc with iTunes.  I would also try burning a music CD and a data disc from a different application in the Windows OS and trying a different brand CD just to confirm the issue is not with the optical drive.
    Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
    http://support.apple.com/en-ae/HT203173
    Find out what to do if you can't burn an audio CD using iTunes for Windows. Sometimes an audio disc may not burn as expected. Here are some things to check.
    Update iTunes
    Download and install the latest version of iTunes for Windows.Check for unauthorized songs
    iTunes will stop burning a disc if you purchased one or more of the songs in a playlist from the iTunes Store and the songs aren't authorized to play on your computer. This message should appear: "Some of the files can not be burned to an audio CD. Do you still want to burn the remainder of this playlist? For more information on why some files can not be burned, click below."
    To find out which songs aren't authorized, play each song in the playlist. Songs that play are authorized. Songs that don't play aren't authorized. You'll be asked to authorize any unauthorized songs.Make sure your playlist will fit on a single CD
    If there are too many songs in a playlist to fit on a single CD, iTunes should ask if you want to burn multiple discs or cancel the burn. This message should appear: "The songs in this playlist will not fit on one Audio CD. Do you want to create multiple Audio CDs with this playlist split across them? This will require more than one blank CD to complete."
    If you click the Audio CDs button, the burn will continue and you'll be asked to insert blank CDs until the playlist is completely burned. If you click cancel, the burn will be canceled.
    To make the playlist shorter so that it will fit on a single CD, select a song to remove from the playlist and choose Edit > Clear. Repeat this step until the duration of the playlist is between 60 and 80 minutes. The duration appears at the top of the playlist window. Most CD-R discs can hold 60 to 80 minutes of music.
    Check how many times you've burned the playlist
    An unchanged playlist that contains songs purchased from the iTunes Store can be burned no more than seven times.Additional steps and submitting feedback
    Go to iTunes Support to get additional troubleshooting suggestions specific to your optical drive configuration or to submit feedback to Apple.Learn more
    For additional troubleshooting, please see these steps:
    Additional troubleshooting tips for burning issues
    iTunes for Windows doesn't recognize my audio CDs
    Last Modified: Feb 3, 2015
    Have a good day ...
    - Judy

  • "itunes could not copy song to the ipod because the file could not be converted."

    Hello.  I'm using iTunes 10.6 and trying to sync an iPod Classic 120GB with Mac OS X 10.6.8.  I keep getting the error "itunes could not copy 3 songs to the ipod because the file could not be converted."   All three songs are AAC, 256kbps. I didn't have this problem with these songs a couple days ago until I decided to convert all 256kbps songs to 128kbps to fit on my 120Gb iPod.  iTunes, nor my iPod haven't updated during this time.  Any suggestions?
    -Chad

    This problem does seem pretty random, affecting just a small number of tracks. Apparently it is due to some file corruption or something... Anyway, this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2654317?start=15&tstart=0 has a couple of solutions spelled out. Basically the same thing that a-monk-at-large suggested above. (Delete and redownload the offending tracks.)

  • The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.

    I am trying to burn a cd after upgrading to itunes 12 and this message keeps coming up."The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to." there is no problem with my hardware since I can burn cds using nero. Please help. Thanks

    Here is a solution that worked for me!
    1. Uninstall iTunes 12
    2. Download and install iTunes 11.4
    3. Run iTunes 11.4. You will get a message that the library was created by a newer version. Just dismiss the message.
    4. Uninstall iTunes 11.4
    5. Install iTunes 12.0.1 again. This time disc burning should be working.
    (The prior installation of 11.4 fixes the issue)
    I hope this works for you as well
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    My iTunes 12.0.1 installation was a fresh one to start with. I am using the x64 version on Windows 8.1 x64.

  • ITunes could not copy to the iPhone because the file could not be read

    So here we go again, just put some newly imported from CD songs on my iPhone the other night no problem. Updated iTunes and now I get iTunes could not copy "whatever" to the iPhone "myphone" because the file could not be read. just for fun i removed one of the songs already on the phone and received the error trying to put it back on. I also just updated to iOS 8.3. is it the phone or itunes?

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    Or...
    Repair Security Permissions
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    If it won't let you change the permissions use the Owner tab to take ownership from an account with administrator privileges.
    tt2

  • ITunes could not copy "insert song" to the iphone "insert name of iphone" because the file could not be read

    It's about time i posted something about my problem because i've searched everywhere and I did not get the answer i wanted.
    When i try to put a song (Drag and Drop) from my Library to my Iphone, the message "iTunes could not copy "insert song" to the iphone "insert name of iphone" because the file could not be read" shows up. I have no idea how to fix this, I haven't seen apple answer to a single one of these threads either.
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    meetobin

    Two possibilities come to mind.
    Check your source hard drive for errors, right-click on the drive holding the library, click Properties, tools, check for errors, scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors...
    Or...
    Repair Security Permissions
    Right-click on your main iTunes folder and click Properties, then go to the Security tab and click Advanced. If necessary grant your account and SYSTEM full control of this folder, subfolders and files, then tick the option to replace permissions on child objects which will repair permissions throughout the library. This is the XP dialog but Windows 7 shouldn't be too different.
    If it won't let you change the permissions use the Owner tab to take ownership from an account with administrator privileges.
    tt2

  • Error:the ipod cannot be updated. the disc could not be read from or writte

    May sound silly I am sorry, new to this. Just got an ipod shuffle and have gone through all troubleshooting suggestions ie: restore ipod, reinstall software etc. Am getting an error: "The ipod "administrator's ipod" cannot be updated. The disc could not be read from or written to". This occurs when I click and drag a playlist from the source section to my ipod in the source section. Getting a wee bit discouraged by reading all the problems associated with this ipod and am hoping for an easy fix to slide past further frustration. Please help. Thank you muchly.
      Windows XP  

    Go to the iPod Shuffle Support Page, look around in there, and follow the troubleshooting steps in the article entitled "Can't be written to" or words to that effect.

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