Old 30GB iPod

It makes a clicking sound and won't charge.

Posted on Apr 26, 2021 1:54 PM

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Phil0124

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Apr 26, 2021 2:12 PM in response to Lomax999

The click could be the internal hard drive having failed.

You may need to take it to a 3rd party service provider and see if they can replace the hard drive.

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Old 30GB iPod

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