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Unable to update ipod operating system

I have OS 4.2.1 on my ipod touch (shoud be IOS 5 now). I have the latest tiuens (10.6.1). itunes tells me my ipod OS is up to date, and therefore will not let me update.

Any ideas?

I am having a (BIG) problem with itunes not seeing the correct free space on my ipod, so I cannot add anything (I have very little on it). apple store told me to start by getting the most current OS - can't do it. Big problem.

In addition, my computer (Windows 7) does not see my ipod as a disk drive. It's listed in devices and when I check for updates it says the driver is up to date. But otherwise does not see it.

iPod touch, iOS 4.1

Posted on Apr 10, 2012 10:47 AM

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lakeside339 Author

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Apr 23, 2012 2:47 PM in response to the fiend

I beleive I have mostly used Audioro ipod touch converter (or perhaps sometimes AVS Audio Converter - when the other does not work for some reason). The 'normal' mode I use in Audioro does not let you pick bit rate - just says high quality, basic, medium, etc - which is probalby how I ended up with a variety of bit rates for those things I converted myself - no idea why songs from CDs are all over the map.

Perhaps you can tell me the best way to convert thigns when I need to to save as much space as possible.

the fiend

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Apr 24, 2012 4:10 AM in response to lakeside339

lakeside339 wrote:

- the audios I had to convert. I was shocked the first time I saw that an '.mp3' file would not play on the ipod ...

Yes it will - or it should anyway.

All iPods will play MP3 files. If a particular MP3 file will not play on your ipod, that suggests that there is something wrong with that MP3. Such as, it didn't download correctly, or the version is faulty at its source, or it's at a bit rate that isn't supported by iTunes/iPods. (In that case, once again, the source is at fault, because if the file has been ripped at a very, very high bit rate, or an incredibly low one, then there are likley to be problems on any MP3 player of any make.)

So if you have a choice, download versions that use 128Kbps or thereabouts (the iPod can play MP3 files at rates of 8Kbps up to 320Kbps and can handle VBR {variable bit rates}).

For your CDs, look in iTunes/Preferences/General>Import Settings and choose the settings for importing the CDs there. You can use either Import Using: AAC Encoder / Setting: High Quality (128Kbps) or Import Using: MP3 Encoder / Setting: Good Quality (128Kbps). All the other settings use automatic bit rate settings and will be higher than 128Kbps.

There should be no need to convert an MP3 audio file before it will play on your iPod, except if you are converting to a lower bit rate in order to save space.

lakeside339 Author

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Apr 24, 2012 5:24 PM in response to the fiend

Unfortunately, I have no choice - these are audios uploaded to one place in one format from the company. So I need to get them into a form I can put on an ipod. that was the 3+ Gb I took off.

CDs do not seem to be a problem.

the fiend

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Apr 25, 2012 1:11 AM in response to lakeside339

lakeside339 wrote:

Perhaps you can tell me the best way to convert thigns when I need to to save as much space as possible.

When the iPod is connected to iTunes, look on the Device/Summary>Options and notice the tick-box that's named Convert higher bit rate songs to>128Kbps. I haven't tried it, so if you do you may have to then remove the old versions from the iPod, since it does create a new copy. You may find this involves more work than you feel you want to do.

It's up to you of course, but if the company producing these MP3s believe they are making a file that can be played on an iPod, perhaps you should point out that they haven't got it right.

Unable to update ipod operating system