TS2771 What to do to stop ipod from freezing up?

What to do if your ipod constantly freezes?

OK I'm serious now, really..
If memory serves the iPod Classic has a mechanical hard drive. With that being the case, your hard drive may be getting ready to crash, so it might be time to either retire it, or replace the drive.
I'd done that to a 30gig iPod, and it was pretty easy. The drive cost me about $30.00 and it took me about an hour start to finish....
There is a set of diagnostic routines "hidden" in the firm ware. Google is your friend... You may want to do a backup and then use iTunes to Enable Disk Use and then use normal hard drive utilities to test the drive....

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Purchases are considered final, but if they were accidental purchases then you could try the 'report a problem' link to contact iTunes Support and see if they will refund or credit you : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes Support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption
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Hi everyone,
My computer crashed only a few days ago and doesn't look like it can be fixed, so that means that my whole Ipod libery will be wiped! (I have about 10GB worth of music and vids on it!) and I have only a quarter of the stuff backed up (my own fault, I know!) and I recently thought all my stuff would be gone forever untill I discovered the IpodRip Software.
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Connect your iPod and when you get the message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all songs from your iPod. Your iPod should appear in the iTunes source list from where you can change the update setting to manual and use your iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Also when using a lot of the utilities your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button: Managing content manually on iPod
You can also use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes 7 installed hold down the Control and Alt keys (or Shift + Ctrl keys in older versions). This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes 7 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

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I am having somewhat of a problem here. Whenever I go snowboarding, I get down half a run and my iPod (30G 5th Gen.) and it "freezes" and shuts off. When this happens, I try turning it on again and the hard drive sounds like its clicking, and then proceeds to show me the "Sad iPod" icon. The funny thing is that when i get back to my car and plug it in to my Monster Cable, it runs just fine.
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