i found an earlier post on a similiar issue a couple days ago, but now i can't find it again. on that thread they hadn't found a solution, but i'm hoping this time around someone might.
it started a few days ago. whenever i plugged my ipod into my mac it tells me that there was an update that needed to be installed. i would try to install it, but the next time i plugged it in it would tell me the same thing.
then suddenly it changed to disk mode whenever i plugged it in, with a message of "ok to disconnect". but although it was in disk mode it wouldn't show up as a drive in the finder. it would charge but not appear as a drive.
if it isn't plugged in, it just blinks the folder with the question mark.
i've tried resetting it, but it doesn't help. i would restore factory settings, but since my computer won't even recognize it, then i can't use the ipod updater to restore the settings.
anyone else experience this problem? is there any way i can save my ipod? please help!
Thanks!
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it started a few days ago. whenever i plugged my ipod into my mac it tells me that there was an update that needed to be installed. i would try to install it, but the next time i plugged it in it would tell me the same thing.
then suddenly it changed to disk mode whenever i plugged it in, with a message of "ok to disconnect". but although it was in disk mode it wouldn't show up as a drive in the finder. it would charge but not appear as a drive.
if it isn't plugged in, it just blinks the folder with the question mark.
i've tried resetting it, but it doesn't help. i would restore factory settings, but since my computer won't even recognize it, then i can't use the ipod updater to restore the settings.
anyone else experience this problem? is there any way i can save my ipod? please help!
Thanks!
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