Why is my 40GB only showing 16.0GB even after restoring it

please help me, I've now tried everything, my 40GB just one day showed a unhappy ipod with !, so i rebooted it, restored it, and it now only shows 16Gb capacity and available. Where has the rest gone? Is there anything i can do?

hey everbody and anybody! I have this very same problem with a 30 gig 5g ipod video and have found very little help or answers. I had 27+ gig, did a restore because I got write-delay errors, then went to update from itunes library and received an error that I didn't have enough space!! I did the 5 R's, I have the latest software and updates.
I have 27 gig in my library (5000+ songs) and now I'm stuck with half the ipod I paid for!!!!! in Feb! AAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH! I have been looking for help and answers for 5 hours today. help........? somebody...

Similar Messages

  • Why does iCloud keychain constantly shows pending status even after the correct codes have been entered?

    iCloud keychain iOS 8.1.2 issue

    Hi Arjay2012,
    I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having issues setting up iCloud Keychain, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful, up to and including contacting Apple Support directly for verification related issues:
    Get help using iCloud Keychain - Apple Support
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • Why does my ipod only show an apple and wont start up

    Why does my Ipod only show an apple and wont do anything else>  And holding down the two buttons has done nothing!

    Try:
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iPod fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - If still not successful that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

  • Why does my iTunes only show iTunes U and podcast options

    Why does my iTunes only show iTunes U and podcast options at the bottom. I just want to be able to watch movies on my iPad :(
    Plus when I go to the videos app and tap go to iTunes Store I get a blue message that says "cannot connect to iTunes Store".
    Help please, very frustrated as I'm not at all tech savvy

    Check what you can buy in your country:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3599

  • Why can't I use effects on camera even after I upgraded to 5.1?

    Why can't I use effects on camera even after I upgraded to 5.1?

    What effects are you referring to?

  • Why is my iphone 4 not turning on, even after hours of charge?

    Why is my iphone 4 not turning on even after hours of charge?

    Try holding both the home and power buttons at the same time until the Apple boot logo appears. If it doesn't appear after 15 seconds, this probably won't work.

  • All my programs show as itunes even after i uninstalled it on windows

    all my programs show as itunes even after i uninstalled it on windows

    I'd start with the following document, with one modification. At step 12 after typing GEARAspiWDM press the Enter/Return key once prior to clicking OK. (Pressing Return adds a carriage return in the field and is important.)
    iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes

  • Why wont the contextual menu for imovie appear even after I've turned on advanced tools?

    why wont the contextual menu for imovie appear even after I've turned on advanced tools?

    Hi
    And You are doing it right
    • draging a clip ontop of other clip in Project - or -
    • ctrl-click on clip in Project
    If it's not that - then my wild Guess is that the iMovie Pref file got corrupted.
    • TEST - Easy by creating a new User Account / Log into this / re-try iMovie - if it now works then I would trash the pref. file
    Yours Bengt W

  • Why is i-tunes only showing my 1st 5 episodes?

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pot-cast/id437400241
    and here is the feed
    http://web.me.com/therealpotheads/The__Real_Potheads/The_Pot_Cast/rss.xml
    I have 6 episodes but i-tunes is only showing the first 5. It's working well on iweb.
                                -Mike

    iTunes is showing all six episodes. It's actually picked up the most recent very quickly, as it's dated today. It often takes 1-2 days before new episodes appear in the Store (because the Store caches the feed and checks it periodically for updates) although subscribers will see new episodes immediately.

  • Why does Startup Manager only show Recovery HD and not my other drives like Macintosh HD and my USB drive?

    I'm not really sure what happened to my Mac but when I start it, it only shows Recovery HD and nothing else.  I tried re-installing Mountain Lion through my Apple ID but it states that I have not purchased it and will not let me proceed.  I have bought a usb drive that has Mountain Lion, since I cannot purchase it in the apple store, on it to install it from there but I cannot boot into my USB because it only shows "Recovery HD" in Startup Manager.  I would really appreciate some input from you all, thank you for your time in advance. 

    Either your drive is failing or has been corrupted. Please try the following. You cannot do the following unless you have purchased Lion or later. From your post that's not clear. Without knowing your exact model I cannot tell you what to do.
    Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks without erasing drive
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Repair
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
        Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                    if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
    If your computer is a 2010 or earlier model, then you should be able to do the following:
    Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
    1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
    Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
    2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
    If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer.  Proceed with reinstalling OS X.  Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files.  After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
    Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.

  • Disk utility only showing 31gb of 80gb after format

    I just swapped a western digital 80gb hard drive from a windows computer into a powermac G3 and i fired up disk utility to format it for a mac, everything formatted fine but it is only showing 31.5gb out of the entire 80. Any idea what to do here? I know i am posting in the g5 forum but i figured i would get a quicker response here and a quick response is what i need. Thanks in advance

    Instead of using the Erase tab in Disk Utility, go to the Partition tab. Select +1 Partition+ for +Volume Scheme+. If there is one on the screen, click on the Options button and make sure +Apple Partition Map+ is selected as the +partition scheme+. Apply those changes and see if you get the rest of the space to be recognized.

  • HT1391 Why aren't my past purchases showing in iTunes (music) after restore on my iPad??

    I "lost" my purchase history on iTunes after a warranty replacement on my iPad.  The store is only showing songs and albums I purchased after I received the New device... I just want to get all the music back I purchased in the last couple years... I must be missing 8 or 9 complete albums and dozens of single songs...

    Hi Kim,
    OK, so when you click on the Music tab in your Purchased window, are you then clicking on "All Songs" or "Recent Purchases"? Until you do that, nothing will show up.
    My Music tab before I click on All Songs or Recent Purchases:
    My Music tab after I click on All Songs:
    Hope that is what it is!
    Cheers,
    GB

  • Module status on LMS is showing as incomplete - even after the user has completed the module.

    Hi Folks,
    Hope you are all keeping well! I have a bit of a problem here. On a number of modules that were developed using presenter - and custom animation (including click next to continue) etc etc, the LMS is not showing the module status as complete - even AFTER the user had comleted the module and closed. This problem has been noticed only when the user uses the CLICK NEXT or click this part of the screen to continue.
    When the user navigates using the presenter control buttons - to navigate the training content that is, the LMS is correctly showing as the module has been completed.
    The problem I am having is that - is there any way to make presenter detect a click within a slide (user click to navigate from within a slide) and thereby register it as a valid module completion?
    Thanks in advance folks,
    Kind Regards,
    Alex.

    Hi Shubi,
    Thanks for you quick reply.
    Shubhi Shukla Dubey wrote:
    Hi Alex,
    Which LMS server you are using?  Secondly what is the Setting in Quiz>Reporting tab is it SCORM 1.2,2004 or Aicc.
    You want status on basis of user clicks then please make sure that Report data is set to "Slide view =100%" (or whatever precentage you want) and  Report Pass/Fail set to "Complete/ Incomplete."
    Thanks,
    Shubhi
    LMS = cornerstone on demand. It has been customised to suit the company requirements, Reporting tab is SCORM 1.2   
    To circumvent the issue I have changed the % view to 0% so in theory when the user launches even one slide / page - it will set it to report as status complete.
    However this is not a viable solution on content critical modules....dont you think so?
    Ideally I would like to get to the bottom of why a button within the module (which is able to navigate between pages) is not being able to report / set / increment the completion status counter.
    Thanks and Kind Regards,
    Alex.

  • IPhone 4: lost contacts!  Restore from Backup only works for 30 seconds after restore job, then contacts disappear!

    The last time I backed my phone up, my contacts disappeard.  So I went back in and "restored from backup."   When the restore job finished, I opened up my "recent calls" and the names of my recent callers appeared for about 30 seconds and then they turned back into phone numbers.  No contacts appear in my contact list. 
    I called apple-care and all they're interested in is trying to get me to give them money. 
    I tried free support from this website but the person on the other end was clueless...utterly clueless....did not even understand what I meant when I uttered the phrase "restore from backup."  I had to take him through the process I had just gone through step by painstaking step, and all he could do was ask me why I didn't have my contacts.
    Is there anyone here whocan help with this? 
    PLEASE...help me. 

    Wjosten,
    You are absolutely correct, they are very much apart of the backup.  I lost all my contacts and did the same thing as you, restored a previous backup.  Upon completion of the restore, all my contacts were there.  Like you, after 30 seconds, mine too erased.  I tried to mess with iCloud with no luck, after re-establishing connection with either wi-fi or cellular, my contacts erased.
    I tried several times and was able to finally get my contacts copied over from the restore, here is how but only works if you have the restore available with the contacts still present.
    1. Restore from the previous backup (you must watch your phone because you have to be ready for the next step)
    2. When your phone restarts, immediately place your phone in "airplane mode" to stop it from connecting to the cloud and wiping away your contacts.  (Your contacts will remain until airplane mode is turned off)
    3. Within iTunes, search for and download "My Contacts Backup" which is FREE and does not need to connect to the Internet to work.
    4. Within iTunes, under the iPhone, navigate to the App's tab and find "My Contacts Backup" and click the install button to have it installed onto your phone.
    5. After installed, run the "My Contacts Backup" and follow the prompts.  Do not change any settings, they are already properly set up.  After it copies all the contacts, it is ready to e-mail out.  Email them to an address you can get on your phone.
    6. Turn off airplane mode (this will delete the contacts as said above but we have a backup.)
    7. Open the e-mail and click on the attachment.  Follow the short steps and all your contacts will re-populate.
    If you are like me, this fix also took care of my iMac and iPad contacts.  I have all 400 contacts back.  I hope this helps if you haven't found a fix or anyone that finds this page in the future.  While trying to fix this, I stumbled across software that was over $100.00 to fix this problem.  This is the free way
    FYI - I had the iPhone 5 running 6.0.2
    Good luck,
    Reed

  • Why is the Lightroom preview folder so big, even after purging the 1:1 previews?

    1:1 or full-size previews take up a large amount of HD space, often many 10's of GB's. This is why building them on demand is an alternative to building them up front, and why you have options for auto or manually purging them. That said, it may not always be possible to delete 1:1 previews - more later. 
    Standard-sized previews are based on the pixel size option you chose in Catalog Settings. You have 4 choices: 1024, 1440, 1680 and 2048. If all you want is standard-sized then choose a size equal to or greater than your screen size. Lr also builds smaller versions at the same time. These are used for the thumbnail, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:4 zoom levels. Adobe call this the "preview pyramid". 
    1:1 previews will not be deleted unless your chosen standard-sized preview is less than half the size of the full-sized preview. For example, you have images with pixel dimensions of 3072 by 2048 pixels (6MP camera such as Canon 10D) and have selected 1680 pixels for standard-sized previews. Since a 1680 pixel preview is more than half the size of the original the full-sized preview will be kept, even after using the purge 1:1 preview command. Had you chosen 1440 pixel for standard-sized previews then the full-sized would have been purged (i.e. 3072/2=1536, which is greater than 1440). Now take the example of a larger camera, say a 8MP camera such as the Canon 1DMKII with an image size of 3504 by 2336 pixels. With the standard-sized set at 1680 pixels the full-size will again be purged (i.e. 3504/2=1752 pixels, which is greater than 1680 pixels). 
    Another thing worth mentioning - Lightroom will usually delay purging previews for deleted images until after the application has been closed and reopened, even then it might take a few minutes to clear the purged previews. The idea here is to ensure the previews don't get deleted whilst there's still a chance that they may be needed (e.g. you removed images by mistake then use Undo command to reinstate them). 
    Hopefully above explains why Lightroom doesn't behave as you expect. If it makes your head spin, think how much mine spun when writing it.

    The chance of an answer is inversely proportional to the length of the posting. ;)
    You do not indicate what your preview setting was while you accumulated a 12Gb preview folder. Nor do you indicate how many images are in your catalog.
    Given your screen size of 1280 (laptp?) I would set the preview size to 1440 since this is still far less than half of your D3 images.
    Cropping - I'll safely guess - has no effect on your preview size choices.
    I confess that preview sizing and purging is confusing. I avoid the confusion by shouting "more disk, mama".

Maybe you are looking for