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iPod trouble: iPod 160GB x OS X Lion
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The iPod is freezing? Or iTunes is while syncing. If it's iTunes, is it the last step-determining tracks to sync? If so I'm having this problem too, only since Lion. It's not 10.4...because I have that installed on a SL install that shares the same library and it's fine.
It does this when syncing my relatively tiny 13GB library to my iPhone.
It does this when syncing my relatively tiny 13GB library to my iPhone.
trouble: iPod 160GB x OS X Lion
The iPod freezes after disconnected from iTunes.
I restored it many times. Put to sync again. Everything runs OK during sync.
The troubles start after disconnecting. First, the covers disappeared and the iPod freezes when I try to hear any song.
I have two iPods (160GB) and both have the same problem.
The iPod freezes after disconnected from iTunes.
I restored it many times. Put to sync again. Everything runs OK during sync.
The troubles start after disconnecting. First, the covers disappeared and the iPod freezes when I try to hear any song.
I have two iPods (160GB) and both have the same problem.
Sounds like the hard drive on your iPod is on its way out. I would take it to an Apple Store and have them take a look at it if you're under warranty.
Check the realoc count in the service menu (reboot the iPod and hold center button and back key, then go to manual testing -> io -> hdd smart), if its greater than 0 your iPod hd is dying. My iPod classic worked fine with lion.
Corrupt song?
I had this problem before Lion. It was related to a corrupt song file--even if I didn't play it on my iPod, it froze it. I sorted by file size and found one (from a public domain collection of old 30s music) that was obviously too small for the music length. It may not be that easy for you to track down, though, so you may have to keep manually syncing until you add a playlist with the offending file and can track it down.
I had this problem before Lion. It was related to a corrupt song file--even if I didn't play it on my iPod, it froze it. I sorted by file size and found one (from a public domain collection of old 30s music) that was obviously too small for the music length. It may not be that easy for you to track down, though, so you may have to keep manually syncing until you add a playlist with the offending file and can track it down.
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If a song is corrupted iTunes probably won't be able to play it. There's a script called 'NeedleDrop' which will play everything in a set playlist for a few seconds, maybe you could use that to see if iTunes does anything weird on a specific track?
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