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[Cobra]

Okay, i just re-built my computor as was kinda fecked with virus's etc...thus deleted all my music. Had it on my iPod so I thought no biggy, will just copy it back on. Then guess what, my iPod dies on me!!!!!

5000+ songs on there, not backed up anyware else! What can I do????!?! My iPod turns on, but just doesnt do anything, you can hear the harddrive moving around etc, the screen comes up with an error message (exclamation mark with a folder).

Checked Apple site, best case scenario it says to format the iPod, which I really dont want to do.

I found somewhere that putting it in a sandwich bag and popping it in the freezer for a few hours can help resore hardrives? Planning on doing it in a bit, so reply quick if its a bad idea lol...

Thanks in advance, Mike

(btw tried reseting it)

[Mees]

Well actually you lost your music, sorry.

What did you use to copy, PodPlayerPackage?


Mees

[Fozzer]

I found somewhere that putting it in a sandwich bag and popping it in the freezer for a few hours can help resore hardrives?

Thanks in advance, Mike

...better still......pop it into a Jiffy Bag, stick a stamp on the front and post it to me.......!

... ....!

Paul....in a musical mood.... ...!

[Cobra]

Mees, I use iPod Agent...really good for copying for iPod To PC

Paul, lol your welcome to it. I used to love ipods pretty angry atm.

On a plus note i have found some music on my old computor, and a load on my portable hard drive...I did start backing up.

Just put a list together of the missing albums that I can remember, so i know what I have to get again

anastacia greatest
girls aloud greatest
suguababes greatest
american pie 1, 2, 3
The OC
College Dropout
Late Registration
st. Elsewhere
Allright Still
American Idiot
Costello Music
R.E.M Greatest
Seal Greatest
Beuatiful SOuth Greatest
Take That Greatest
Final Straw
Eyes Open
Hot Fuss
Moby Greatest
From Under Cork Tree
Encore
Eminem Greatest
Carpenters Greatest
Cream Ibeza Classics
Whats Story Monring Glory
2 Fast 2 Furious
Rush Blood Head
Back Bedlam
Black Holes and Revolutions
Bright Idea
Chocolate Starfish
Colleted: Massive Attack
Corrine Bailey Rae
Costello Music
De La Soul Greatest
Demon Days
Definatley Maybe
Duran Duran Greatest
White Stripes - Elephant
Black Eyed peas - Elephunk
Kaisor Cheifs - Employment
Eye To Telescope
J5-Feedback
Feeder Greatest
Fleetwood Mack Greatest
Floor Filler Club Classics
Nelly Furtado - Folklore
Forever Faithless
Get Behind Me Satan
Get Rich Die Trying
Gone 60 Seconds OST
Run DMC Greatest
Blink 182 Greatest
Queen Greatest
Red Hot Chillies Greatest
Catatonia Greatest
Garbage Greatest
Elton John Greatest
Vengaboys Greatest
Guns n' Roses Greatest
Ace of bace - Happy nation
Hopes Fears
Im Not Dead
In Your Honour
International Superhits
Jagged Little Pill
Kasabian
Kill Bill Vol1/2
Legend Bob marley
Avril Lavine Lets Go
Life For Rent
Lighthouse Family Greatest
Love Angel Music Baby
mariah Carey Greatest
Mind, Body, Soul
Monkey Bussiness
Streets Grand Dont Come for Free
No Doubt Greatest
Not Accepted Anywhere
Offspring Greatest
Open Spaces - CHillout
PCD
Poodle Hat
R&B Esential The Very Best Of R&B Winter 2005
R&B Love Songs
Rythm and Gangsta
Robbie William Greatest
Rocky Horror OST
Room on 3rd Floor
Rush Hour 1/ 2/ 3
Scissor Sisters
Simply red Greatest
Outcast
Stars Of CCTV
Stripped
Sunset Ibiza
Teenage Dirtbag
Tenacious D
Thankyou
Best Bands Ever 1/ 2
The Black Album
The CHillout Session
The Weekend
Michael jackson Greatest
Fast Furious OST
The Manifesto
The Massacre
Naked Truth
Basement Jacks Singles
The Sound of Revenge
The Trinity
Drive Time Classics
The Yearbook
Embrace This New Day
Their Law (prodigy)
Tissues and issues
Tomb Raider OST
12 Stops and Home
Under My Skin
Vice City OST (all)
Whatever People Say I am....

Depressing read isnt it! And thats the ones i remember, there are definatly a lot more missing!

Any ideas anyone?


hehe and i know, I have an aweful taste in music lol! I should be ashamed of that list

[Fozzer]

Paul, lol your welcome to it. I used to love ipods pretty angry atm.

On a plus note i have found some music on my old computor, and a load on my portable hard drive...I did start backing up.

Just put a list together of the missing albums that I can remember, so i know what I have to get again......

......Depressing read isnt it! And thats the ones I remember, there are definatly a lot more missing!


hehe and I know, I have an awful taste in music lol! I should be ashamed of that list

Quite right...

...and not a single J.S. Bach Cantata amongst them....
..or Mozart's Clarinet Concerto...::)...!

...shame on you... ...!

Paul...all this modern, new-fangled stuff....BAH....... ...!

[Viper22]

Look on the apple support site on how to put your Ipod into disk mode, you may be able to recover your files that way.  As soon as your Ipod starts up I believe you hold the pause/play and menu button (depends what model you have) and it should says disk mode, which essentially lets you access the core folders of your ipod, as if it were a harddisk.

[Cobra]

Cheers Viper I actually use this program called iPod agent, does it for you. That way does sound easier, just not 100% how to do it...

And excelent news!! The freezer thing worked!! Got all music back!! One happy guys atm!

Does anyone know why it works? Basically my iPod is totally unresponsive unless its really cold, for instance i put it in the freezer, took it out...started copying songs but it stopped once it warmed up. Now i have it here 'on ice' and its working perfectly? Really wierd isnt it?

[Gunny04]

I believe thats improved conductivity of the electricity or something like that..... I always thought those science classes were worthless.... Guess they had a purpose

[Viper22]

It is improved conductivity of electricity.  The electrons are not bouncing around as much when they are cold and they wont bump into each other slowing down the electron flow (sorry just got out of physics)  Sounds like your ipod has a dead hard drive.  Maybe you should send it in for repairs.

[Harold]

And now please don't forget to make a backup of your iPod  ;D