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Syncing Issues: album art, cut-off songs

I have a 16GB iPod Touch that I've been syncing with my Windows Vista PC, seemingly without complications. It has only recently come to my attention that somewhere between my computer's library and my library on my iPod, something is messing up at random times. Full songs will become half-songs, 30-second songs, on the iPod. They are not damaged on my PC, but when they get uploaded to the iPod, they get messed up. If I re-upload them, sometimes the problem goes away, sometimes it cuts in a different spot. This is immensely frustrating, as I do not know how to fix it or what is causing it to begin with.

More recently I have discovered that all the work I have done organizing my library and getting everything to have album covers is wasted when I try to put these albums on my Touch. The album covers entirely disappear, and I have to copy and paste them in, which takes about five minutes per album (slow write speed?). Seems pretty lame to have a product focused on the ability to flip through albums visually, and then have the album art not automatically download with my music.

Any help?

Windows Vista

Posted on Jan 31, 2008 2:15 PM

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Jun 3, 2008 3:59 PM in response to souffle

Hey All, bumping up this topic. I just can't take it anymore. I have heard nothing from apple on the issue. I'll buy a new album and one or two songs will just cut off half way through (on the touch not the computer). I would just love to know if they are aware of it and are working on a fix. If this problem happens to ANYONE who browses this thread, please post your support. Thanks All!

Jun 5, 2008 3:41 AM in response to souffle

Im having the same issues with cut off songs/no album art/itunes unable to read contents of ipod.

First, ive changed my syncing to MP3 instead of AAC. This seems to fix the cutoff songs but u have to manually convert each song to MP3.

Second, every time i get the message that itunes cannot read the contents of ipod, i have to restart my computer and plug in itouch again and it works. (pain)

And third, i just recently lost all my album art after having my touch for months. I hate this.

Syncing Issues: album art, cut-off songs

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