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Formatting Ipod.

  • 10-03-2005 9:53pm
    #1
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm putting some of my friends CD's onto her iPod for a favour. I connected it for the first time and installed software and it said it needed to be formatted, so I did, that was about 40 minutes ago and it's still going through the process. It's an ipod mini, so 4gb. Does it usually take this long :confused:


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  • #2
    Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    No, sounds like something might be hanging.
    That happened to me when I was setting up one for my friend aswell, one of the installation programs froze, or possibly iTunes froze. I'm not even sure iTunes was supposed to be running.


  • #3
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    It hasn't frozen, the blue progress bar just keeps going and when it gets to the end starts again.

    What should I do? It says don't disconnect. Hmm. If i stop it could I mess it up? I barely know the owner so don't want to do anything like that.


  • #4
    Makaveli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    I dont mean the iPod has frozen, I mean a program on the pc might be hanging, that's what happened to me.
    In the end I got pissed off and decided to just disconnect it, although I'm not advising you to do that. Worked out fine though in the end after I eliminated the progam on the pc that was messing things up.


  • #5
    WizZard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    Did you use the iPod software to format, or Windows?


  • #6
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    iPod software. It's the first time I used it, it said install software before connecting ipod, so I put in cd, did the install process and during it it prompted me to format ipod, so I did. Now the blue progress bar just keeps going and going. And is still!!


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  • #7
    abccormac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭abccormac


    If you disconnect it while it's updating you might corrupt any files that are on the disk, but since you're reformatting it anyway it shouldn't really matter. I think.


  • #8
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    What USB Version you running?

    Formatting doesnt take long, if it hangs, disconnect it and try again.

    - Sully


  • #9
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    I just clicked the X in the top right hand corner to close the format. I have itunes and all set up and it's transferring the files over. What a heap of sh*t! It's taking forever (even though I have USB 2) and some files are now unknown artist-unknown title so I'm going to have to sort them out :mad: It installed shortcuts and icons in my task/system bar and it's so much more intrusive then what I'm used to (iRiver H1XX) At least I don't own it! :D


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