iTunes U not showing up in main menu

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iTunes U not showing up in main menu

My iTunes U content is not showing up in the main menu of my iPod Classic. The iPod Classic manual says that there should be an iTunes U item right in the main menu, along with Music, Videos, Podcasts, etc.

I can find iTunes U files littered in two other places: Music->Playlists->iTunes U, and Music->Genres->iTunes U. The problem with this work-around is that the files have no organization in these views. Unlike podcasts that are organized by title and then when you click on each podcast you see a listing of individual episodes, the iTunes U files are all mixed together.

I have around 50 iTunes U classes, each with about 2 dozen tracks. These are well organized on my Macbook (by default, just by downloading them), but without the iTuens U section on the iPod, they show up as a few hundred random tracks in no discernable order.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jun 8, 2012 1:01 PM

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planb77

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Jun 9, 2012 9:13 PM in response to sangretoro

Are you sure don't have an older version iPod Classic that uses a different verison of firmware? Or perhaps you even have a 5G iPod Video. This article should help you identify what model/generation iPod you have.

Identifying iPod models

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Jun 11, 2012 9:08 AM in response to planb77

I am not sure I understand the question. I have the latest firmware installed for my 120GB 2008-09 iPod classic.

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planb77

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Jun 11, 2012 9:26 PM in response to sangretoro

What model iPod do you have? You can look at the article I linked above for help on identifying this information.

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sangretoro Author

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Jun 12, 2012 8:32 AM in response to planb77

According to that article I have the 120GB2008-09 iPod classic.

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planb77

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Jun 12, 2012 9:03 AM in response to sangretoro

Here is the User Guide for the 120 GB model. I don't see any reference to iTunes U in it. So if this content only appears under that specified menus, I'm afraid that's the way it is and cannot be altered.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_classic_120GB_en.pdf

You might be able to re-organize them by putting each of them in a separate playlist and then syncing each series as a separate playlist. Not the best solution, but in this case it might be all that works.

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sangretoro Author

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Jun 12, 2012 9:47 AM in response to planb77

Thanks for checking that for me. So Apple is not supporting iTunes U in the 2009 line of iPods? 😟

What a shame. I primarily use my iPod for listening to lectures, etc. when I am on the road (when I am at home I use it primarily as a jukebox).

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planb77

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Jun 12, 2012 9:33 PM in response to sangretoro

At least not in the way that you are hoping. :S

Sorry, I couldn't have brought better news.

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sangretoro Author

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Jun 13, 2012 11:23 AM in response to planb77

It's disapointing that a company that prides itself on user experience has let this great feature remain unusable on the 2009 iPod Classics.

They're not THAT old after all. I would think it would be a fairly easy fix to treat iTunesU files similarly to Podcasts (organized and easily accessible), rather than have them jumbled up in a hard to access sub sub sub folder.

Any ideas on how to request an update to resolve this bug? (it certainly isn't a feature)

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planb77

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Jun 14, 2012 8:14 AM in response to sangretoro

See here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html

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