Old 2005 Video iPod - How do I take music off and add to my iTunes music library? And battery life issues...

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Old 2005 Video iPod - How do I take music off and add to my iTunes music library? And battery life issues...

I bought my husband a Video iPod clear back in 2005. I bought the 30GB serial No 4V544C1WTXK Model number A1136. Yes, very, very old. However, it is an Apple product and therefore should be good forever right? 😉 We actually rarely used it then and have not used it in years. I got it out and brushed it off the other day. I have two questions:

1- I have some great music on it that I would like to transfer into my iTunes music library. Is there a way to move it from the iPod into my iTunes library?

2- It isn't really holding a battery charge even when it's been charging for hours. Is there anything I can do about that? Do I need to replace the battery? Is there even a way to replace the battery?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. 🙂

iPod classic, iOS 1.x, Older Video iPod 30 GB

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 7:35 AM

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planb77

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Aug 2, 2012 8:13 AM in response to Pearljamluvr

1- I have some great music on it that I would like to transfer into my iTunes music library. Is there a way to move it from the iPod into my iTunes library?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0

2- It isn't really holding a battery charge even when it's been charging for hours. Is there anything I can do about that? Do I need to replace the battery?

Given the age of the device and that fact that it wasn't used for a lengthy period of time, it's likely that the iPod's battery is shot and in need of replacement. Lithium-ion batteries need constant activity in order to maintain any sort of charge. However, all batteries generally deteriote over time and lose their ability to charge.

Is there even a way to replace the battery?

Yes. You can choose to have Apple swap the battery for a new one for the price indicated on this page.

http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/

You could also choose to send it to a third party service instead to have them swap it out at a much lower cost. A Google search for "iPod battery replacement" should give you a number of results to work with.

B-rock