Author Topic: Ipod help!! (Read 2885 times)

Russellhall · « **on:** April 24, 2006, 10:51:03 pm »

I spent ages updating my ipod with about 12 films 6000-ish songs and album art etc, and I was as happy as Larry!

I then deleted most of the loaded info from my pc as it was obviously using up all my memory.
I since re connected my ipod and its deleted all the files i removed from my pc

and im back down to about 1800 songs!

How the hell do I set it to auto update all new songs in my itunes library but not remove the files that I have since removed from my pc.

Please help I felt like smashing it when I realised what had happened!

hooded claw · « **Reply #1 on:** April 24, 2006, 10:52:42 pm »

If only you had searched RAWK first...

I had the same question a week or two back on here- you have to choose to manually update, to avoid precisely the SNAFU you've just encountered.

anon-y-mouse · « **Reply #2 on:** April 24, 2006, 10:53:05 pm »

Schoolboy error. Have fun re-importing all yer tunes. Just a simple check box in iTunes preferences will stop the auto update but I'd always suggest keeping your tunes on your pc as well in case your iPod develops a fault.

Russellhall · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:06:28 pm »

My god Im so stressed now!

Is it the , Prefs - ipod tab - music tab - then check the MANUALLY UPDATE SONGS AND PLAYLISTS, option.

And thats it?

Sorry just making sure as if it happens again it's going into the food blender!

Thanks

medley · « **Reply #4 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:09:51 pm »

Happened to me too and it wasn't even my ipod! Never gonna get an ipod until they burn that itunes. Its evil i say

Russellhall · « **Reply #5 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:44:24 pm »

I've done what I said above now how the hell do I get the albums onto the poxy ipod if it doesnt auto load them??

And I know Im being a complete thick c*nt before anybody says it.

hooded claw · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:48:55 pm »

Quote from: Russellhall on April 24, 2006, 11:44:24 pm

I've done what I said above now how the hell do I get the albums onto the poxy ipod if it doesnt auto load them??

And I know Im being a complete thick c*nt before anybody says it.

I had exactly the same problem. Try here for more info.

Russellhall · « **Reply #7 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:52:07 pm »

Great thanks.

Oh well I know what Ill be doing for the next week

Russellhall · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2006, 11:58:42 pm »

Read that cheers, so now I have to drag every song in manually.

hooded claw · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2006, 12:00:25 am »

Quote from: Russellhall on April 24, 2006, 11:58:42 pm

Read that cheers, so now I have to drag every song in manually.

Yes, but if your albums are in folders of their own it's piece of piss. I've added 12Gig in the last hour or two, with full art.

The auto update default setting is shit, though.

Russellhall · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2006, 12:54:47 am »

Back up to 12 gigs now cheers lads.

Still a lot to go though.

bradigor · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2006, 08:36:49 am »

I never understand the peoples hatred of itunes.

I think it is a brilliant piece of software, just take your time to get used to the software learn the options and you won't have a problem.

It is a million times better than media player 10.2.2.1.3.4.5.6.7.8 or whatever sub version they are on now

Buster 'Hook Hand' Bluth · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:11:39 am »

Quote from: Bradigor Biscan -81- on April 25, 2006, 08:36:49 am

I never understand the peoples hatred of itunes.

I think it is a brilliant piece of software, just take your time to get used to the software learn the options and you won't have a problem.

Precisely. Itunes is superb, it's all so user-friendly. But you need to actually take your time to learn how to use software.

Tarpaulin · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:18:56 am »

Its a male trait not to read the instruction manual, and the Ipod I think, was designed to exploit this trait to the absolute maximum.

Have fun puttin all that gear back on.

Could have been much worse la.....some people have put all the stuff on the Ipod, deleted the stuff from the PC, and then to unhook the Ipod from the PC they have simply took the USB out, without disconnecting in Itunes.....such a simple thing has formatted the Ipod completely!

The little things eh?....

Russellhall · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:39:08 am »

Pffft manual! Who needs a manual

kumbriankopite · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2006, 05:34:25 pm »

i'd advise you to make backups of all your music on blank cd's, save them as mp3s,wavs or aacs, then if it happens again all your music is pre-ripped on the cd's

Russellhall · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2006, 05:42:11 pm »

Yeah that's what I was thinking, is there a way you can DL all your ipod data onto blank DVDs?

I did that with my old iriver but you could explore that like a standard folder, when you explore the ipod it's all peculiar and formatted into it's own wonderful way.

Claire. · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2006, 05:42:11 pm »

Quote from: Roper on April 25, 2006, 09:18:56 am

Its a male trait not to read the instruction manual

*cough*

never read an instruction manual in me life, and still, I don't make such retarded mistakes

Computers love me

Claire. · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2006, 05:44:37 pm »

Quote from: Russellhall on April 25, 2006, 05:42:11 pm

Yeah that's what I was thinking, is there a way you can DL all your ipod data onto blank DVDs?

I did that with my old iriver but you could explore that like a standard folder, when you explore the ipod it's all peculiar and formatted into it's own wonderful way.

That's cos you're not really supposed to be able to take stuff off an iPod, easier to just burn from the PC or make a direct disk backup of the iPods contents, obviously in bits, maybe do it as like a hdd back up.

kumbriankopite · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:01:12 pm »

Quote from: Claire. on April 25, 2006, 05:44:37 pm

That's cos you're not really supposed to be able to take stuff off an iPod, easier to just burn from the PC or make a direct disk backup of the iPods contents, obviously in bits, maybe do it as like a hdd back up.

ye ai-pods are in a world of their own,
just coppy all the music thats left on your pc to disks, then update as you add to your ipod

Russellhall · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2006, 09:09:40 pm »

I'll post a £5 book voucher to the first person to create an ipod storage backup device, like the sim card ones.

Russellhall · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2006, 11:39:02 pm »

Just out of interest has anybody taken out insurance on their ipods??

I pay a fiver a month for my phone and bugger all for my ipod which was twice as expensive! $:-\$

MichaelA · « **Reply #22 on:** May 1, 2006, 01:48:33 pm »

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=98528.0