Found ipod.. Question...

Ok, So my husband found an ipod today. .

It's a 30GB black pre-classic ipod.

Anyway, I've never owned an ipod before . I have NO way of knowing who this ipod belongs to. So returning it is out as far as I know .

That being said... How do i find out if it has tracking software installed? Or if i could track down the owner?

Can I reformat it without having a cd or anything? or would i have to buy all of that from Apple? I know i'd have to buy a new cord to sync it with.

As I said, I've never owned an ipod before so I don't know anything about them

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

If someone knows how to track down the owner, I'm more than happy to track them down and return it. I am sure they will miss it.

i've never owned an ipod.. and i'm not in a rush to do so now. .

However, if there is no way to track down it's owner, I am not just going to toss it out. Turning it in to the Police is a great idea... but considering where it was found ( busy freeway, major city), the odds that someone would claim it are slim... and it would probably just be stuck in an officer's pocket at the end of the day anyway. . That's why my primary question is " Is there any way to return it to the real owner?" .. with my second question being , "If not , how the hell do you use it?"

Thanks though,

 

Awesome... now is there a place to buy a cheap connector cord for the ipod? i'm downloading ituns now.... but i don't have an ipod so i don't already have a connector cord.

 

ok... well...um... I can't connect to itunes to find out the owner's email without first being ABLE to connect to itunes?!?

I don't really want to go spend $30 on a connector cord for an ipod that I don't own.

I don't own an ipod. I don't want an ipod... and I have no plans to ever own an ipod. So buying the cord isn't going to help me. The owner of the ipod probably has a cord... and doesn't need to pay me $30 for another one.

So please do tell me how I am supposed to connect to itunes if i can't connect the ipod to my computer? Please note: I am installing itunes JUST so i can find the owner of this ipod.

 

My husband found the ipod while changing a flat tire over the weekend. So he found it while in major city. However, we live in a small town.. so no apple stores. Although I could ask if i could connect the ipod at a Best buy or Circuit City maybe...So that's a good idea, thanks!

Will any ipod connector work? I don't really know if anyone i know has an ipod.. but i can ask around. Surely someone in my life has one? LOL I don't mind spending $10 or less on a cord.. but $30 ( Wal-mart) is just too much!

Also.. it's formatted for Windows, so will i need any software drivers to make it work? or will it just be able to work with itunes ( so i can pull up the owner's email ) ?

 

You'd be surprised.. LOL No one I know has an ipod with the exception of my Friend's kids .. They live out of state, so that's a no-go.

I'm gonna go Circuit City tomorrow and either try to connect it there.. or buy the cord. I figure if all else fails i'll just send the cord to my friend's kids.. Lord knows they can always use another one as they are always loosing theirs.

I'll let you all know how it turns out.

 

Geeze... I hope you never find anything I've lost! LOL

Seriously, even if I were in that mindset.. What would I do with an ipod? I don't buy Cd's.. and I don't see myself buying songs on itunes. I have a rhapsody subscription.. and that's what I use to play my music if the fancy strikes me.

I thought about an ipod touch at some point... but i decided that when I do finally buy an ipod.. i'm gonna get the best money can buy.. It's called a macbook or a macbook pro. I don't need anything more portable than that! Because just like the owner of this tiny ipod... I'd loose it.

Again, thanks for all your help guys.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

Ok, i got the cord.. Got the ipod charged.. It seemed to be a brick. As in : all it displayed was a "Sad ipod face"... Which i looked up online.

As per Apple's instructions... I was able to force it into disk mode. So according to apple's site.. it's not a hardware issue.

(I should also say here that it was barely charged when I found it... It seemed to be working ok until it died...so I don't know if the sad face is an "all the time" problem? )

However, the only suggestion apple has is to restore the ipod... which i am assuming isn't gonna help me track down the owner of said ipod... In fact, that would delete all of the owner's info :-( defeating the entire purpose of my screwing around with the stupid ipod in the first place.

So.. Do i assume the ipod was thrown out because of the sad face.. and let this quest go... or do I continue to pursue it?

I mean, as an apple lover i'd liked to have seen it returned to it's owner. Mostly because i'd have wanted my ipod back if i'd have lost it... But on the other hand.. How much time do I want to invest in returning this ipod? Especially if all things indicate it was just thrown out to begin with?

Is there anyway to avoid doing a restore? or any way of pulling up any of the AAC songs to try to get the email address another way?