New I Pod mini

I just bought an i pod mini and its been charging for 5 hours now and the screen says do not disconnect and the battery still looks like its charging and my computer software window looks like its doing stuff but at the top it says please connect your i pod to see if it needs to be formatted. I don't know what to do it is connected

Resetting will not ruin your battery. However, I'd actually disconnect before resetting. Do not disconnect if it says do not disconnect:
Disconnecting the iPod from the Computer
JC

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Before you try 3rd party software, try this.
Open iTunes and select edit/preferences/advanced/general. Put a check mark in the box marked "copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library" and also "keep iTunes music folder organized", then click 'ok'.
Connect the iPod whilst holding down the shift/ctrl keys to prevent any auto sync, and if you see the dialogue window asking if you want to sync to this itunes library, click 'no'.
Then go to file/add folder, open 'my computer', select your iPod and click 'ok'.
The music files should transfer to your iTunes.
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Have a read of this, as what you describe is mentioned here.
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Jeff:
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I just have a general question is there a way I can trade in my I-pod mini in for credit towards getting a I-pod video I paid $215 for Ipod-mini and it would only take me $100 more to get the video. I would be really happy if I could trade in the mini towards getting the video.

Apple have no trade in scheme. They do have a recycling program that gets you 10% off the price of a new iPod if you take your old one to an Apple store.
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I now have an i-pod mini that's on it's last leg. If/when I purchase a new i-pod, will I be able to transfer my mini's library to the new i-pod?
Also, I just bought a new compter that has vista installed.
Mini Windows XP

You can't transfer directly from one iPod to another. If you have the songs in iTunes you can load your new iPod from there. If you don't have the songs in iTunes there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. If you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows. The procedure is a bit involved and was written long before iTunes 7 or Vista so it requires a little adaptation, also it won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
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My I-pod mini stays on when my computer turns off.

Hey there,
I'm sort of new to the whole i-pod scene. I'm not sure if this happens to other people or not. I did a quick search on the forums and didn't see anything like this.
Basically what happens is, I connect my i pod mini to my computer. but if i turn my computer off and leave my ipod mini connected, the i pod stays on (although the back light will turn itself off) and in a short while the battery is completly dead. So I have to charge it again. I know the simple solution is to simply disconnect the i pod mini, but I think it should turn itself off should it not? I always forget to disconnect it and then the battery is drained and i have to wait an hour or so for the thing to charge again.
Is there any patch to fix this?
My psu is an enermax 600w noisetaker
my mobo is the asus a8v deluxe
I only listed these to components as I feel they are the only 2 relevant to my problem (if they have any relevancy at all)
Thanks for any help guys!
Pat

Maybe you missed this part of my post.
"Your computer cannot charge the iPod battery whilst it's switched off."
If you leave it connected to your computer without switching it off, then the battery will drain. A computer that is powered off cannot charge the iPod battery. The exception is on some Macs that can charge the battery whilst in "sleep" mode.
And when you say "it's not doing anything" is the 'do not disconnect' screen still displayed? If it is, the iPod is switched on and the battery is draining.
Before powering off your computer, disconnect the iPod and switch it off.
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I-Tunes For New i-Pod

I've just purchashed a new i-Pod (30GB) I've previously owned a mini. I'm just wondering do I have to install i-Tunes all over again or will it automatically pick up my new i-pod? as far as I know I have the latest update of i-tunes, but should I install the new version thats on the C.D?
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Thanks, yes I have i-tunes 6 however i've just gone to plug in my new i-pod and nothing is happening... it said found new hardware...there was a problem installing your hardware it might not work properly.
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I just got my 4GB I Pod Mini. I downloaded 84 songs and I used up 2.33GB. That doesn't make sense. It says it should hold up to 1000 songs. This is very upsetting my parents spent a lot of $ for only a few hundred songs? Please help!! There is nothing on my I Pod but 84 songs. Thanks for your time

Paula,
That file size is massive. Follow this post I gave to someone in a similar situation:
Problem: Before I knew anything about bit rates or file sizes, I accidently imported a ton of my music as giant music files like Apple lossless! Now, my iPod has filled up with far fewer songs than Apple said could fit on my iPod! What do I do?!?
Solutions:
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Then, in your music library, sort your music by "Kind." If there isn't a "Kind" collumn at the top of your library, right click or control-click the "sorting bar" and select Kind. Click on "Kind" so that the arrow is either pointing up or down. See what file types your songs are. Are there any that are already in the file format that you are about to convert to? If so, don't select those songs. Otherwise, select the other songs (we'll say for discussion purposes that you chose AAC under the Import tab). Right click or control-click the selected songs and choose "Convert to AAC." iTunes will then copy and paste all the songs you selected into the new file format, AAC. Now, you have two options. If you have plenty of memory on your computer, I would choose Option 2.
Option 1:
You could delete all the music in the large file format from your library and continue syncing the iPod automatically.
Pros: You don't have to change any of the settings you use to sync your iPod. You also save hard drive space.
Cons: You delete the higher quality music. If you ever want to play your iPod through a stereo or high quality speakers, you won't have the high quality music to play. Also, you have to recreate all your iTunes playlists.
Option 2
Make a Smart playlist (File>Make New Smart playlist). Choose "Kind" in the first drop down menu. Choose "Does Not Contain" from the next drop down menu. Then, type in "Apple Lossless or whatever the large song file type was." What this does is essentially create a seperate library for you; one that contains no large files. Now, depending on how many playlists you have, you may want to replace the songs in the playlists with AAC files, but if you don't have too many playlists with large files, it should not be a problem. Next, connect your iPod. Go to File>Preferences>iPod Tab Choose automatically update selected playlists only. Then select all the playlists, including the smart playlists, you want to sync onto your iPod. This will sync all the files in your library, excluding those in the large format.
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Need Advice: New Intel Mac Mini Still In The Box

Hi!
Okay.. I know... I have several posts going here as I have several issues I am trying to solve rather simultaneously. Thanks for being patient with me.
I have my old 1.25 Ghz PowerPC Mac Mini running 10.4.11 and all was well and happy. Then Security Update 2007-009 happened and all went to ....well... you know and, yes, it was bad! Went to Apple, got it running of sorts as they re-installed the OS, but they used an old version of OS X. (10.4.7. Can you believe that?) This caused other problems. It continues to have all sorts of difficulties, as I have had to get applications to re-recognize that the computer is back up to 10.4.11. Currently, I am struggling with trying to get iTunes to access it's music folders on the external hard drives. Realized that I hadn't even gotten around to figuring out whether or not some of my other applications work, like some of the games and third party, etc.
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You can say that fine.
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
Acer, inc. Aspire 3680
iTunes 9.1.0.79
QuickTime 7.6.6
FairPlay 1.7.16
Apple Application Support 1.2.1
iPod Updater Library 9.0d11
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device 3.0.0.102
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iTunes Serial Number E495EEE2B2795819
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Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
** External Plug-ins Information **
No external plug-ins installed.
Genius ID: 6be3325681c0854fd7b9daed3681d1ac
** Network Connectivity Tests **
Network Adapter Information
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Description: Actiontec Gateway - Packet Scheduler Miniport
IP Address: 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained: Mon Apr 19 20:27:01 2010
Lease Expires: Tue Apr 20 20:27:01 2010
DNS Servers: 192.168.0.1
192.168.0.1
216.17.3.121
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Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
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Using LAN: Yes
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Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
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Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful.
Secure connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
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Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC. Device is working properly.
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controllers:
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
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iPod shuffle (2nd Generation) running firmware version 1.0.4
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