My iPod is locking up and skipping tracks by itself.

Lately my iPod has been skipping tracks while they are playing, as in it will be playing a song and then it will suddenly skip to the next track. It has also been either hanging up from when i switch tracks or it will completely lock up. After multiple tries I was able to restore my ipod to the factory settings, but when i go to update it it keeps locking up half way through. So now my ipod is sitting with factory settings and no songs on it. Do you think it is the hard drive? Im thinking it might be because I had dropped it recently and i think the problems had started after this. If it is the hard drive what will apple do about it? It is after the warranty.

Hello Sharon Faulk
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iPod updater.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
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