iPod Skipping and Fast-Forwarding Songs by Itself

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iPod Skipping and Fast-Forwarding Songs by Itself

So my iPod has suddenly begun to skip songs like crazy by itself, sometimes it'll skip a hundred songs in 30 seconds. Other times it'll fast-forward through the song when I'm listening to it. Ususally I can listen through one song at the time, and if I want to listen for a longer period of time then I have to just put it on lock and not push any of the buttons. As soon as I try to skip one myself, it'll skip 50 instead of 1.
Understandably this is really really annoying, anyone have any tips or advice, or does anyone know why this is happening and what I should do?

PS: I've already tried restarting it several times by pushing the menu+center buttons. I haven't restored it but I don't see how restoring can have anything to do with the technics of the iPod.

HP Pavillion w5000, Windows XP

Posted on May 6, 2009 6:24 AM

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Knewt Author

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May 8, 2009 3:25 PM in response to Knewt

bump. I really need some help guys...

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planb77

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May 8, 2009 3:34 PM in response to Knewt

Hey there,
The software on the iPod may have become corrupt over time or you may have a corrupt music file somewhere within your library that is causing the problem.

Restoring the iPod will restore the iPod's software to its original state and it has been known to fix problems like the one you are describing. Even though it may not help, it is still worth a shot. Just keep in mind that restoring erases all the music and files, so make sure you have them backed up on your computer.

B-rock

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Knewt Author

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May 9, 2009 6:16 AM in response to planb77

I did what you said and restored it. Unfortunately it didn't solve anything.. Any other advice? =]

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May 19, 2009 7:34 AM in response to Knewt

Try converting the .mp3 files that aren't working (either using iTunes, or any other mp3 converter). I had the same problem and that worked for me.

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A.J.A.Y

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May 30, 2009 10:10 PM in response to Knewt

Hey there.

I have been searching for at least 6 months for a problem to this issue.

The issue is that mp3s that are not properly encoded cause the newer ipod classics to skip the song or incorrectly play it. This predominantly occurs with vbr encoded mp3s. It is weird as they play with no problem on the iphone and shuffle.

Anyways, I am happy to report a 100% solution to this problem.

Go to http://mp3val.sourceforge.net/ and download the mp3val software.

Extract it from the archive and repair all your mp3's through it and re-sync your ipod. From this point all the problematic mp3s should work with out issue.

Please note, that this software is windows only.

What i did was actually enable disk mode and repaired the mp3's directly on the ipod classic (120gb model), it took a few hours to repair about 10K of mp3s.

Hopefully this fix should work for you.

Cheers
Ajay

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Jun 21, 2009 5:53 AM in response to A.J.A.Y

Hi

I have followed your advice and so far no skips....I have also left the backlight feature as always on, as I hear this also helps....Fingers crossed, will update as time passes...

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