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ipod classic wont restore or reset

ipod classic wont restore or reset error code 1415,,1417,

iPod classic

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 1:15 PM

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Oct 9, 2012 9:01 AM in response to cowboy 2

I assume you have seen this article regarding this error message.

iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439


It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive. I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread. He also covers what the resulting numbers indicate.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0


B-rock

Oct 16, 2012 11:45 AM in response to cowboy 2

Be good to know what the diagnostic results are.


I've also just run into an issue where I couldn't restore an iPod with a corrupt file system, and the "super fix" in that linked article wasn't working for me. I've run across a potentially useful workaround.


iPod Classic went on the fritz today just after syncing. Couldn't restore via iTunes, kept getting 1439 errors, Windows wouldn't format as FAT32, claimed the "Volume is too big for FAT32". Finally tracked down EaseUS Partition Master Home Edition (Free) and formatted as FAT32 with 128k clusters. The iPod is filling back up again. Might be worth a shot here...


tt2

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