I just got back my iPod which now has a new hard drive and logic board. It was syncing really fast at first, but once it got to 4.18 gb of songs then it stopped transferring and said the drive is not available.
Edit: Diagnostics says the iPod helper was removed by Norton, I'm trying a repair of iTunes.
iPod classic (120 GB), Windows 10, Recently repaired
If I'm not mistaken iPod helper is the program that launches iTunes when you connect an Apple device. It shouldn't be implicated in syncing. See Corrupt iPod Classic. What are the HDD stats? Try the break-up large transfers method.
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Whoops typed the wrong name. I meant iTunes helper is not running.
Same deal.
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Retracts: 50
Reallocs: 6248
Pending Sectors: 320
PowerOn Hours: 239
Start/Stops: 15743
Temp: Current 33c
Temp: Min 5c
Temp: Max 44c
If you paid for a new drive then I don't think you got one, unless somehow those stats are held over from the previous drive. 😕
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Then what should I do? It was replaced twice now, I can't afford to have it repaired again.
Who repaired it and what warranty did they offer?
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CLICKPRINTSHIP from ebay, and they did not offer warranties.
Caveat emptor then. 😟
Try a quick format. Make sure all pendings have become reallocs, then restore and reload. Use the break up transfers method and check the stats after each batch to see how things are going. The device will run into trouble if the database or part of a folder gets stored somewhere it cannot be read back from.
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I'll try that. The thing is the first time I sent it in it worked until May from November when my computer restarted while syncing, because I was in another room. I guess it is my fault for sending to someone other than apple. 😢
New hard drive ipod not synching to Itunes
