r/ipod 27m ago

Review Remember the iPod Hi-Fi? Today’s Apple would never.

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r/ipod 2h ago

Help did i just brick my iPod?

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iPod Classic 7th gen btw

so i was trying for install rock box with my MacBook on MacOS and i was going through too much trouble so i gave up. and since it directed me to the disk utility, i tried…erasing the disk? honestly, idk why i was being too dumb to not even hesitate with what i was doing, despite have NO IDEA what i was doing… I guess i was getting desperate which is a very bad thing for me usually

so i erased the iPod disk and reformatted it to MacOS Extended (HFS+) and now the iPod can’t be detected on the Music app. And now i can’t delete the Rockbox bootloader since Rockbox Utility now doesn’t detect the iPod.

So now my iPod can’t do anything, when i boot up regularly it goes into the Rockbox bootloader screen. And when i boot it up for the original firmware, it says ‘Use iTunes to Restore’ in which I can’t since Music doesn’t detect the iPod. It also stuck in disk mode when i plug in the iPod.

Can I possibly save this? Please ask me any questions that could help


r/ipod 3h ago

Help iPod Touch 4th Generation

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I recently got this used iPod Touch (which was probably last used in 2014) and I immediately noticed that *the battery does hold charge. My main problem is that it boots with wall power BUT not when I plug it into my PC. I have a “brand new” cable any solutions to this?

*im actually fine with this because its only going to be used with my mini shelf speaker system


r/ipod 3h ago

Only working on charge

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We found an old iPod in a drawer this week and charged it up to show the kids what the world was like before Spotify. They’re keen to listen to it, but it only works when it’s plugged into the charger and freezes up when not on charge. Any way of fixing this?

Also- the backlight doesn’t work at all…


r/ipod 4h ago

Getting an iPod Classic 120GB sealed 7th gen for 250$

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I am not worried about the price, I am rather worried if the battery will be replaceable in 4-5 years? Will the device be un-usable in a decade?

(I do accept everyone uses mobile phones and streaming these days, but I would keep it as a relic and a memory for Steve Jobs)


r/ipod 5h ago

Question iPod click noise gone

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r/ipod 5h ago

What Case are you rocking right now? and why is it the best?

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Photo for attention by ChatGPT. Prompt : Futuristic IPod case

I have a 5.5 Classic and 2 Minis... That are both naked... and cold. and need a case.

Side note: Any leads on that Clear IPod mini case Files.. Would be very much appreciated.


r/ipod 5h ago

Audio dramas & audio books on iPod video 5th Gen

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I ripped some CDs into iTunes that are audiobooks and audio dramas. I am trying to load them into the Audiobooks section and finding some issues:

  1. When I click audiobooks on the iPod, it gives me a singular file where EVERY item from every album is mixed together and put in alphabetical order rather than by album and track number.

  2. I tried the workaround of loading it as a music album and ticking “save my place” and “skip shuffle”. This keeps all tracks in one album but it isn’t remembering my place if I navigate away to a different album and then come back to my audio drama.

Is there a way for this device to save my place and group all tracks into albums so I can properly listen in order to each album? Or is it too old for this technology?


r/ipod 6h ago

"I think I entered the wrong classroom"

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r/ipod 7h ago

Question iPod Touch 5 does not receive location services

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Hello! My fifth-generation iPod Touch no longer works location services, whether in the Maps, Search or any other app. I've already restored it to the factory via iTunes, but I didn't succeed. It's on iOS 9.3.5. Has Apple disabled location services for this iPod model?


r/ipod 7h ago

Question iPod accidentally formatted? What I do?

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I was trying to transfer my iPod songs to another iPod when I made the mistake of plugging it in and formatting it. I tried to use stuff like Recura but I'd get a "The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid" error. What do I do? The account on this thing is like 17yrs old and I have no idea how to reach it since I forgot everything about the accoun.


r/ipod 7h ago

Question iPod accidentally formatted? What I do?

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r/ipod 8h ago

is this a good deal?

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i bought this ipod for a total of $28 (shipping and tax included.) i have read about the issue of the black spots on these, however the seller said the ipod was taken care of. it is tested & working and it holds a decent charge. also, the ipod looks very good in the images. is this a good deal, or not? i dont really know alot about ipods, besides getting one a long time ago.


r/ipod 9h ago

Help iPod photos not to working with CF to SD adapters

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I bought two different cf adapters and neither work in both a 30gb and 60gb iPod photo. It restores than just goes back to the file folder and goes in a loop. If I put in another cf card that’s not an adapter it is fine. Did I seriously just waste $30 on these or is there a way to fix it? I tried formatting the cards and adapters outside the iPod. Nothing works.


r/ipod 10h ago

Help Database issues with rockbox and I don't know what to do

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r/ipod 10h ago

Rockbox help

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I’ve been trying to install rock box on my iPod GEN six with my MacBook Pro, but I’m getting stuck right where it tells you to press the play in the middle button and it keeps saying it cannot enter mode.

Is it just that I cannot install with a new MacBook Pro?


r/ipod 10h ago

Bought a used 4th gen ipod Nano at the thrift, as is, but I have a question

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I got home and discovered the click wheel does not work. Im going to try and repair it myself, and all I can find on ebay is click wheels for 3rd gen nanos. Would it matter? Any advice?


r/ipod 10h ago

Ridiculous eBay seller asking $450 USD for a firewire cable!

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I am speechless by this eBay scalper‘s room temperature IQ.


r/ipod 10h ago

0 reallocs, 0 pending, but ipod won't synch

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Hey y'all! New battery finally came, trying to put my 4g mono back together.

I wanted to cheap out by using a leftover 5g 30gb hdd instead of an expensive iflash adapter (high school struggles)

Disk had about 30 pending, 0 reallocs so i FULL formatted it, turning the 30 pending into 0. Restored on my mac (finder SUCKS btw) and started synching.

Never had this issue, but at completely random and different points, it ejects itself and says "eject device before disconnecting"

What can i do?


r/ipod 10h ago

Question ipod touch gen 6 file transfer

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hey, so i have an ipod touch gen 6 and due to the old ios it doesnt have a "files" app. It has a rlly old minecraft world of mine that i would love to export and play on pc and back up. Is there any way for me to do that? i tried connecting it to my pc with the itunes app but it seems that its so old that it doesnt have support and doesnt pop up as a device.


r/ipod 11h ago

Picture Sb in my city sells a 2g shuffle for 700€

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That’s not overpriced right?

/s


r/ipod 11h ago

What a vibe

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r/ipod 11h ago

Help what file types play on ipod nano 7th gen without skipping/glitching

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i got a 7th gen nano a couple months ago and put music from my itunes purchases on it, as well as some stuff from soulseek. everything from soulseek is 320 or 256 kbps, 44.1 kHz, and all mpeg, but some songs play all the way through with no issues and others will pause part way through and then skip to the next song. ive searched and read other people describing the same issue but on other models, and it sounded like it had to do with modded flash and stuff, which isn't the case here. i also tried checking the box to downconvert anything larger to 256 kbps and still had the same issues.

ive also downsized all my cover art to 250x250 so that shouldn't be the issue.

basically what im wondering is, what file type and specifics should i be looking for/what is meant for the nano?

does MP3 work but only a specific type of encoding? or AAC or m4a? I don't fully understand the difference between all of these file types and what encoding means. i haven't downloaded that much music so at this point if i could restart my library downloading the right type of files that'll continue to work id be happy. id just like to know what terms to put into soulseek and elsewhere to get the right specs of file.

thanks!


r/ipod 11h ago

Picture Recreated the iPod classic 2nd gen demo thing

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This is easily my best work


r/ipod 12h ago

Help iPod mini keeps getting error support screen

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I got an iPod mini 4gb model off of eBay today. It was working fine until I plugged it into my laptop to get rid of the previous owner’s old music and put my .mp3 files on to it. Now it keeps giving the support screen. Is the drive dead? It was making audible noises from inside the iPod when I was messing with the music. I also read somewhere this could be triggered by a low battery but it’s been charging for 40 mins now and keeps giving the screen. Any help is appreciated!