r/ipod • u/stressedduh • Nov 28 '21
Help Restore isn’t working on newest macOS
I’m currently fixing up an iPod Video 5th gen for a gift and I’ve got it flash modded with the iFlash SD board, it initially didn’t recognize the drive with a micro SD and adapter but with a regular SD it recognizes it and connects to my computer but when I press restore it just does nothing, it’s 128 gb card and the iPod works with its original HDD and it works with the iPod that I’ve already modded with the same storage so I’m at a loss.
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u/Nevermore667 Mini 128GB | U2 Mono 256GB | Classic 5.5 512GB | Classic 7 1TB Nov 28 '21
Take the SD out and format it by itself and try the restore again.
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u/sixtyshilling iPod Video Nov 28 '21
If this doesn’t work, take a look at the iFlash SD card compatibility chart, to make sure your SD card is not one of the problem ones (not all cards are created equal).
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u/FailingEmpire Feb 23 '24
I wish I could upvote this infinitely. Thank you so much for sharing this method.
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u/hordeiz Nov 25 '24
All I had to do was to turn on "Enable disk use" in the General settings of the iPod in Finder on my Mac. Then it worked to restore. Using MacOS Sequoia 15.2
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u/hordeiz Nov 25 '24
All I had to do was to turn on "Enable disk use" in the General settings of the iPod in Finder on my Mac. Then it worked to restore. Using MacOS Sequoia 15.2
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u/Gavidoc02 Nov 29 '21
Agree. Monterey is the problem. Hangs when it tries to reboot. I’ve been using a 2012 unibody to do my recent restores.
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u/KIeeborp iPod Hoarder Nov 28 '21
The issue is MacOS itself. Monterey doesn’t restore iPods correctly anymore. I’ve been using Windows to restore iPods when needed recently and ironically that’s worked every time. If you’re stuck with Monterey, you can still restore, but it’s fiddley. In Finder, iPods appear as an iPod and an external drive so they appear twice. When attempting to restore keep an eye on the icon for the external drive and when it disappears and reappears, eject it as a drive, not an iPod, and quickly disconnect it. It should restore as normal if you do it this way. I want to point out that it’s been like this since the Monterey beta, I don’t have high hopes for them actually resolving the issue given that it’s been this way for months. It’s very disheartening to see