"cannot read or write to disk" when transferring itunes TV shows to iPod

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"cannot read or write to disk" when transferring itunes TV shows to iPod

I have downloaded two TV shows from iTunes, but cannot get them transferred to my iPod. When I click "Update iPod," with one of the shows selected, it will begin to download to the iPod and get ALMOST to the point of finishing, and then I will get an error message stating that the iPod can't be read or written to. At first I thought I just had a corrupted video file (although it plays fine on my computer), so I downloaded a second TV show. Same thing. I have downloaded some music vidoes from iTunes, and they transfer perfectly to my iPod. I've noticed that since I downloaded the latest iPod updater and version of iTunes, that I've had the same problem getting a few songs to transfer to my iPod from CDs as well, with the can't read or write error. This only happens to maybe one song out of thirty, but it is still annoying. Maybe it is the updater??

If anyone out there can help me, I would really appreciate it since I'm dying to watch these shows on my iPod! Thanks in advance!!

Windows XP

Posted on Jun 4, 2006 5:58 PM

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Answer 1

Sharu

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45 points

Jun 5, 2006 5:58 AM in response to facingthetrend

Have you tried the 5 R's already?
That might help.

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Answer 2

Jun 6, 2006 5:06 AM in response to Sharu

I did the 5 R's last night, and now my iPod won't update any songs. The iPod is showing up in iTunes, but the "Update iPod" option is grayed out. Also, before when I had installed my iPod, it appeared in iTunes with my name...now it just says IPOD. I assume that's because it's back to the factory settings, but thought it was odd. (Yes, I know how to rename it.)

Actually, after I ran the iPod updater to completely restore my iPod, it sat there frozen for hours with "Do Not Disconnect" on the screen, NOT flashing. Even after I disconnected the iPod (I had to turn off the computer completely to do this; otherwise, the USB port refused to stop running), the message just sat there. I had to reset it to get it to the point where I could select my language.

Any suggestions? I'm considering just wiping out everything (backing up my files, natch) and starting over with the CD that came with the iPod in the first place.

Windows XP

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Answer 3

Zevoneer

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52,705 points

Jun 6, 2006 5:15 AM in response to facingthetrend

See if anything in this article helps: "-36 or "Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod

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Answer 4

Jun 6, 2006 8:09 AM in response to Zevoneer

Zevoneer, I'm not even to the point of getting the "can't read or write" error message anymore since I restored the iPod back to factory settings. I can't even start an update. The option to do so is grayed out in iTunes, although my iPod is sitting there, recognized. My songs are all there in iTunes, selected as usual, but I don't see a way to get the iPod to even start updating. The iPod name in iTunes also doesn't flash red when I plug it in like it did before all these problems began.

Any more ideas, apart from totally uninstalling everything and going back to the older updater/iTunes that came with the iPod? BIG THANKS in advance!

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Answer 5

Jun 6, 2006 6:48 PM in response to facingthetrend

Well, I restarted my computer yet again this afternoon after work, and now everything is working! The iPod is being recognized in iTunes, and my TV shows have been loaded to the iPod! I guess the iPod restore (even though it caused me tremendous headaches) was the solution.

Thanks for all your help!!

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