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My sister has corrupted her ipod classic by using the windows explorer eject route in vista rather than the eject button in iTunes. the PC no longer recognizes the iPod as a disc any ideas guys n gals ?
Ive tried a resst to no avail
I also tried putting into disc mode again un responsive!
can it be recovered ?
thanks
iPod classic
Here are a number of things to try...
Recover media from a manually managed iPod
What follows are tips for restoring your iPod, but if it is the only location currently hosting some of your media then the first task is to try to extract it. See the user tip Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device for some recovery tools. Most third party tools will probably require the device to have a functioning library however the techniques outlined in the iLounge Article referenced at the end should work as long as the device still shows up in Windows Explorer or Finder.
Check your iPod with Diagnostics Mode
It is possible that your iPod's hard drive has started to fail. Take your iPod and place your right thumb on the centre SELECT button and your left on the top MENU button. Press down both thumbs for about 6 seconds until your iPod reboots. Immediately move your left thumb around to the rewind button |<< on the left and hold this down together with SELECT for a further 6 seconds. Your iPod should now switch into Diagnostic Boot mode. Press MENU for Manual Test, then select IO > HardDrive > HDSMARTData to reveal your stats. For comparison here are mine taken when my 6th Generation Classic was about 2 years old:
Retracts: 889
Reallocs: 12
Pending Sectors: 0
PowerOn Hours: 2202
Start/Stops: 894
Temp: Current 24c
Temp: Min 10c
Temp: Max 50c
Take a note of your results. When finished press MENU+SELECT for 6 seconds to reset the iPod again.
With modern disc drives sectors are no longer marked bad by a disc scan, if the SMART firmware detects a sector it has trouble accessing it will attempt to invisibly reallocate it to a spare area of the disc.
Note that I've only 12 remapped sectors and none pending. To help explain what the numbers mean here is an extract from the Wikipedia S.M.A.R.T. article:
Reallocated Sectors Count
Count of reallocated sectors. When the hard drive finds a read/write/verification error, it marks this sector as "reallocated" and transfers data to a special reserved area (spare area). This process is also known as remapping, and "reallocated" sectors are called remaps. This is why, on modern hard disks, "bad blocks" cannot be found while testing the surface – all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors. However, as the number of reallocated sectors increases, the read/write speed tends to decrease. The raw value normally represents a count of the number of bad sectors that have been found and remapped. Thus, the higher the attribute value, the more sectors the drive has had to reallocate.Pending sector count
Number of "unstable" sectors (waiting to be remapped, because of read errors). If an unstable sector is subsequently written or read successfully, this value is decreased and the sector is not remapped. Read errors on a sector will not remap the sector (since it might be readable later); instead, the drive firmware remembers that the sector needs to be remapped, and remaps it the next time it's written.
Large numbers of Reallocs or Pending Sectors would suggest your drive is failing and that you may need to repair or replace your iPod. Check your stats after another attempt to update your iPod. If the numbers increase that again points to hard drive failure. While it won't be good news at least you'll know it isn't some random software problem and you can decide what to do next.
Check iPod hard-drive for errors
Assuming the diagnostics give the drive a clean bill of health it may still be worth checking the drive for logical file system errors.
Hold MENU+SELECT on the iPod for about 6 seconds until it resets, then switch to PLAY+SELECT as soon as the Apple logo appears, again for about 6 seconds to put the machine in disk mode. Open iTunes and in the Devices tab of the preferences menu check Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. Now connect your iPod to the computer, wait until it connects, then close iTunes.
Windows: Browse My Computer and right-click on the drive for the iPod, click Properties, then click Tools. Under Error-checking, click Check Now. Under Check disk options, select Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors (Optional - takes ages but a good idea if you've reason to suspect physical damage). Click Start.
Mac: Run Disk Utility / Repair Disk for the equivalent process.
This should find and correct any errors in the logical & physical structures of your iPod's hard drive. Once these have been fixed you can reset the iPod (hold MENU+SELECT) and should stand a better chance of a successful restore. It might also pay to check the status of the source drive containing your media, particularly if no errors were found on the iPod.
DFU Restore
If the device still won't restore normally try this method. Connect the device to the USB cable, press MENU+SELECT like a standard reset but keep holding for 12 seconds. The device should reboot as normal and then the screen should go blank. Now open iTunes and try to restore again.
Reformat Drive
If all else fails try Erase your iPod - The Super Fix for most iPod Problems. Basically a low level format of the iPod’s hard drive to get around whatever problems are stopping iTunes from restoring it properly.
Break up large transfers
Once you've restored your iPod don't rush to dump all the data back exactly as it was before. I have found that lots of large or complex smart playlists can sometimes trigger constant reboots or dumping of the iPod's library. In addition, larger transfers can fail leaving data in an inconsistent state. Try this technique for populating the iPod in stages.
In iTunes select the menu item File... New Smart Playlist. Change the first drop-down box to Playlist, the next to is and the next to Music or whatever playlist holds the bulk of the content you want on your device. Tick against Limit to, type in say 10, then change the drop-down to GB, and set the last drop-down to artist. When you click OK you can enter a name for the playlist, e.g. Transfer.
Now sync this playlist to your iPod rather than your entire library. When the sync is complete modify the rule (File... Edit playlist) to increase the size by your chosen amount, then sync and repeat. You can experiment with different size increments, if it doesn't work just choose something a bit smaller until it works each time. Before long you should have all your music on your iPod. Once that's done you can move on to other media such as podcasts, videos, photos, playlists, etc.
tt2
Hi,
I have an iPod classic 5th gen and am having the exact same problems. So I have read through this thread and tried everything as suggested but nothing has worked. All of my music is backed up, so I restored my iPod (so it now has no music on it), and I took the readings below. I also tried the same in disk mode.
Retracts: 4
Reallocs: 0
Pending Sectors: 0
PowerOn Hours: 64
Start/Stops: 12957
Temp: Current 27c
Temp: Min 57c
Temp: Max 251c
On other posts it says that if there are no reallocs or pending sectors then there could be hope...is this right? Do I stand any chance at getting my iPod working or do I need to replace the hard drive as others have suggested?
Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks.
Thanks for the reply.
My iPod won't show in iTunes. It just tells me that the iPod is corrupt and I can restore or disconnect and reconnect. So iTunes doesn't recognise the iPod and I can't sync anything to it. I am on a Macbook so have checked Disk Utilities and tried to repair the iPod in First Aid but it doesn't allow me to do anything, only eject the iPod (which doesn't work).
Any ideas?
H.
I have loaded up a windows laptop and received the message the the device driver software could not be installed and to consult with the device manufacturer in getting the device installed.
Sorry, I am not that familiar with windows so you'll have to bear with me.
H
I put it into disk mode and reconnected the iPod. It told me I had restore it as it had previously been synced with a Mac so I restored the iPod to allow it to sync with windows. Now, it is syncing the iPod with my iTunes account on the Microsoft machine.
So am I right in thinking that now it should be ok when I plug it back into my Mac? Fingers crossed!!! I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks.
H.
Hello I just purchased a used 160gb 6gen and cant restore the Ipod the test results are
Retracts: 23
Reallocs: 302
Pending Sectors: 9
PowerOn Hours: 54
Start/Stops: 198
Temp: Current 29c
Temp: Min 14c
Temp: Max 53c
I've tried everything I came across with no prevail the only thing that changed was when I tried a DFU restore my Itunes unfroze and my ipod when disconnected from usb says connect to itunes to restore but itunes keeps freezing and my computer doesn't recognize the device it never shows up in my pc and at one time I saw Itunes says that a Ipod is in recovery mode but when I reconnect my Ipod it freezes Itunes again thanks for any help =D
Hm dont think I have any friends that have a Mac I tried with a different cable with no prevail all that happens is Itunes freezes the Ipod is plugged in and sometimes when I use the DFU restore Itunes says that theres a Ipod that is in restore mode to reconnect and when I do Itunes freezes and the Ipod just keeps saying don't disconnect but nothing happens I tried just about every step that was suggested at the beginning of the forum but I cant do this step.
Reformat Drive
If all else fails try Erase your iPod - The Super Fix for most iPod Problems. Basically a low level format of the iPod’s hard drive to get around whatever problems are stopping iTunes from restoring it properly.
I tried to do this step on three different computers two of which I saw the device under devices but it wasn't near the C: drive it was i think the F: drive a few times I was able to get to format the device but it wouldn't be able to format kept saying unable to format the device. Thanks so much for your help =)
I've tried everything as suggested, but I still cannot get it to reboot and/or re-load itunes program. It's stuck in Disk Mode too. I even tried reformatting it on my windows 10 pc using disk format but when I go into to windows explorer and click on the drive, the pc locks up.
I've tried everything as suggested, but I still cannot get it to reboot and/or re-load itunes program. It's stuck in Disk Mode too. I even tried reformatting it on my windows 10 pc using disk format but when I go into to windows explorer and click on the drive, the pc locks upl
Those numbers don't look too bad, but you probably need to reformat the drive in order to release the pending sectors. You could try manually deleting all files and folders (including hidden ones) via Windows/File Explorer, you could try a quick format, (but it seems you've tried that and failed) or you could try getting a Mac owning friend to restore it for you, and then restore it again on your computer. Windows and OS X put different file systems on the device and this approach often succeeds when others don't.
tt2
Evening.
retracts: 636
reallocs: 603
pending sectors: 6
power on hours: 759
Temp: current 28c
Temp: min 10c
Temp: max 55c
Any ideas?
160 GB classic i pod
LBAs 0x12919ebO fw NB100-05
Question about physical geometry hd? testdisk_win rong Parameter...
Cylinders 4200 ?
Heads 254?
Sectors 32?
Sector-Size 512?
Bye vibe
hi,
some mistake massiv atm ^^ hddRegenerator Software only bad sectors see in 39gb.
crc...,raw..Cluster...
Normal Format for ipod hds+ FAT? Fat32?
I look atm here ..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_of_the_FAT_file_system#CLUST_1
i will try to understand the Problem to be fix atmconfused...
maby all pat. delrte?
is correct, the sector 0 may nev er begin pat?
Hi, I went into the diagnostics mode and when I ran the SmartDATA test I got 'device opened' and then 'error'. My iPod does not go into DFU mode when I try that. Windows seems to think its an unformated drive, but fails when I try to format it (I also tried downloading a fat32 formatting program you mentioned in a different thread which also failed). Doesn't show up in iTunes, but it does show up in Windows device manager.
It isn't just that it doesn't show up on the computer or show that it has music, every time it restarts it goes back to the language selection and the clicker sound turns back on.
I don't care about losing all my stuff on it, I just want to save this thing. I've been scouring different threads and posts but gotten nothing. Its five years old, I guess its had a good run. Does it sound like its dead?
I suspect the drive has failed. There is an outside chance that there is a misplaced connector in the device. You could try this: http://joshhighland.com/2006/03/29/fix-your-ipod-by-spanking-it/ or you could look into options for replacing the drive.
tt2
Max temp. isn't supposed to get above 50 but otherwise the stats look OK.
Have you tried different cables?
Does the device appear in iTunes?
Are there any error message?
What anti virus do you have, and have you tried temporarily disabling it?
tt2
tried different cable
it shows on the screen
avg free and never been a issue before
ran diagnostic this is the result
Microsoft Windows 10.0 x64 Home Premium Edition (Build 9200)
LENOVO 20351
iTunes 12.3.3.17
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 2.10.5
Apple Application Support 4.3
iPod Updater Library 12.0
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 9.3.0.15
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.67.0.0
Bonjour 3.1.0.1 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote MusicID 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote Submit 3.06.1.3084
Gracenote DSP 3.06.1.3084
iTunes Serial Number 000000D4F5D521BC
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2016-03-26 18:52:37.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Device Connectivity Tests ****
iPodService 12.3.3.17 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 12.3.3.17 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device Service service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
No Universal Serial Bus Controller found.
No FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controller found.
Connected Device Information:
TIMST200'S (F:\), iPod classic running firmware version 2.0.4
Serial Number: 8K2234Y19ZU
Bus Speed: 61440
Most Recent Devices Not Currently Connected:
iPhone 5s (CDMA) running firmware version 9.1
Serial Number: DNPMPAASFFG8
**** Device Sync Tests ****
No iPod, iPhone or iPad found.
Corrupt iPod classic
