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Sync fails in iTunes 9.0 & 9.01: "too many files open" and error -6999

I've been trying to synch my iPod (Touch, g1) for the last couple weeks but have been getting errors ever since going to iTunes 9.0.

First it blew my library and now says "Previous iTunes Libraries" at the top. Can live with that (after going through and reloading about 2/3s of the album artwork).

But now am getting two errors every time I try to sync. One is, "Attempting to copy to the disk '[my iPod's name]' failed. There are too many files open currently."

Elsewhere I saw it suggested for this error that I turn off sharing, but, alas, sharing isn't turned on.

The second error message is, "The iPod '[my iPod's name]' cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (-6999)." and I can't find any mention by Apple about what to do about this.

HELP. Please.

iPod Touch, Windows XP Pro, various Mac, Linux & XP

Posted on Oct 6, 2009 9:04 AM

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Sync fails in iTunes 9.0 & 9.01: "too many files open" and error -6999

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