MY IPOD IS BLINKING ORANGE/GREEN! HELP!!!!
HELP! when i turn on my ipod suffle it blinks green and orange so i try to restore it. ok i try that and my computer gets stuck everytime. i try to do the same thing from another computer and it still gets stuck! but mind you when i put my ipod in the computer my computer read it but not itunes. n my computer charges it to. i need help. can anybody help me PLEASE!!!
Ok I'm back this time with the solution!!!! to the yellow orange lights problem. It appears to be a problem with the software not the ipod!! I use the software real player which supports ipods I went to "my computer" and found the ipod (usually "my name ipod" I the open the drive, yes your ipod is recognize under windows as a drive. I backed up the songs in to a folder (my song) and deleted all folders in the ipod. Note: the folders in the ipod are hidden you have to go to "tools" then "folder options" then "view" and make sure you select "view hidden files and foldes" you will then see all folders, delete them all!
Open your real player software, do not syncronize just open the folder where you saved all your songs copy them and paste them under burn/transfer. I had my son's ipod working in a flash! I suggest not using itunes software until Apple fixes this problem, I think once you delete the itune files in your ipod you can use any software to add songs in to your ipod, good luck!
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