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| Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 01:28 pm: |
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Hello!
I've had an ipod shuffle for about a year now and I've never had any problems with it.
Recently I went to stay with my friend for the weekend and I plugged my ipod into her laptop to charge. I know that this causes the ipod to loose it's songs and I replaced everything with songs from my friend's laptop.
However, on getting home again I discovered that my ipod shuffle would not be detected in any of my computer's USB ports.
I know it's nothing to do with my computer because I've triend the ipod in 3 other friend's laptops and no connection still.
My ipod's been dead for a few weeks now because it won't even charge. It's not broken because the low battery warning light comes on when I try to activate the ipod and goes off again after a second or so.
I have a sneaky feeling that I've somehow corrupted the ipod when I put it in my friend's laptop.
Is there a way I can reset the ipod shuffle to a factory condition without it needing to be plugged into the pc?
Any other suggestions would be great 
Becki |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 09:56 am: |
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i cant listen to any of my songs an i donno how to coz wateva i do nothing happens id love to know how to do it! luv me XxX |
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| Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 12:18 pm: |
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same here!! your not on your own. i'm sure i've done everything right but not hearing anything.
SOMEONE HELP US PLEASE |
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| Posted on Friday, December 30, 2005 - 10:54 pm: |
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I just got my IPod Shuffle for Christmas and have only had for about 5 days really. Everything was working perfectly until this morning when I went to listen to some songs on my IPod and I pressed play then instead of the green light blinking at the top it would blink green to amber, green to amber, a couple of times. I thought that was strange so I looked it up and it said something like I locked my buttons or something so I can't play any songs. So it told me to hold down the play/pause button when only the amber light is shown and then wait until the green light blinks. I did that and nothing worked, it went back to blinking green to amber. So then it said my IPod might need to be charged, which I found silly since I just charged my the night before and is was fully charged so I put in any way and my computer could not detect my IPod and the playlist I had on it would not show up and then this box came up saying Autoplay, which I think it must have been looking for the file, but it didn't find any file it just stayed like that. So then I tried to restore it by updating, that was a joke cause it didn't work for me at all. The file would not open and kept saying an error occured or something like that.
So right now I'm trying to figure out what the heck is going on and what I should do. Anyone out there that can help please contact me ASAP! Thanks! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 07:08 pm: |
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I just got my i pod for christmas and i can download songs on to it from my computer but its just that the green light wont go off on the front and i cant listen to my songs. I know that its not my head phones because ive tried them on my sisters cd player but if you can help me that would be great. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 07:23 pm: |
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I just got my i pod shuffle for christmas and i can download songs on to it from my computer but its just that the green light wont go off. It only will when I turn the ipod off. I cant listen to my songs. I know that its not my head phones because ive tried them on my sisters cd player but if you can help me that would be great. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:04 pm: |
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My sister and I were charging our iPod shuffles when she suddenly yanks her's out and then the computer said an error had occured. I thought nothing of it until I tried to play it. Nothing came out. The battery was fine and the green status light blinked, just like normal. I thought maybe the earphones wree defective so tried a friend's. I turned the sound. Nothing. I've been trying all night to fix it. However, it will not let us restore it. This is beyond bizarre and I just want my iPod to work again (my sister's is working though. Grr.). Please, please help. I really miss listening to my musical stylings! As for everyone else, I'm really sorry that your shuffles aren't working as well. Did you try www.apple.com? It didn't work for me but maybe'll it will work you. Best of luck and I'm back to the grindstone... |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 01:00 am: |
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Does any one know how to erase all of the songs on your ipod shuffle?, if so please tell me how. |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 03:08 am: |
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Ok alot of question were posting but ill answer then all. First off there is no way to reset your iPod to factory defaults. About not hearing your music, I need more info on your problem cause it could be alot of thing, Try wiping your iPod and putting the music on again. When the lights blink Green, Amber 3 times it is either a low battery or a locked iPod. If your sure its not the battery to unlock the iPod you have to run iTunes and have your Pod connect to it, If that doesnt work wipe your ipod then update it from itunes and re-upload your music |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2006 - 06:22 pm: |
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OK I am reading these post's and I am having the same problem. I have tried everything!!!! I can load songs to the iPod shuffle but they will not play. I can take it from the laptop to my pc and the songs show to be there and will play on the PC but not on the ipod earphones. |
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| Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 05:22 pm: |
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I got My iPod shuffle yesterday and know how everything works...Its just that when I download songs onto it, it takes FOREVER untill the amber light stopps blinking. Its been there 4 like 5 hours and its still blinking...one of my friends said, "that means its not done downloading." Is that right?? Pleeze help meh! If u have any info. Leave a comment 4 MICAH |
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| Posted on Monday, January 09, 2006 - 05:22 pm: |
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I got My iPod shuffle yesterday and know how everything works...Its just that when I download songs onto it, it takes FOREVER untill the amber light stopps blinking. Its been there 4 like 5 hours and its still blinking...one of my friends said, "that means its not done downloading." Is that right?? Pleeze help meh! If u have any info. Leave a comment 4 MICAH |
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 07:31 pm: |
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rocket15 same here some one email me with info on how 2 ghet rid of this lighton the ipod shuffle
The problem is the staus lights green light wont go away it stays on as soon as i cut it on |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 04:37 am: |
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help please, bought an ipod shuffle, when i plug it in to my computer, it comes up with new hardware and all that, my computer recognises a removable drive, but i can't access it. manual says that i tunes should recognise it but it doesnt.
i recieved this pod with no installation disc but i do have an installation disc for my nano, do i need a different installation disc???
if so where can i get one??? |
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| Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 08:55 pm: |
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Hi I just got an I-pod shuffle for Christmas (2 months ago) and it was working fine up until now. I have charged the battery but it is already fully charged. The problem with my I-pod shuffle is that it keeps playing the same 4 songs over each time I turn it on (even on the shuffle mode) and then it just completely turns itself off. I try to press the play button again to make sure I haven't paused it but the green light just lights up and then shuts off. I have though been able to listen to a few of my other songs but again it still shuts off.
If you can please help me so that I don't have to buy a new I-pod.
Thanks--C. Please email me back if you can help me. |
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| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 09:19 pm: |
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I have a problem with mine too one day it just stopped playing, computer recognizes it and everything and i put songs on but when I turn it on the light stays green and even when it turns off it stays green for about half a minute before going off, the battery light doesn't go on and it isn't my ear phones and the volume is on, not locked I don't know what it could be... :S help please |
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| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 04:34 pm: |
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k my friggen ipod shuffle hasnt worked for months now. it was working fine. one day i plug it into the computer and.. no status light on the ipod nothing. and i tried it in my laptop. same thing.. it wont charge. even when i press the battery button on the back. nothing no light.
ive used it maybe three times. |
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| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 05:12 pm: |
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im having problems with my iPod shuffle. i have all the hardware loaded onto my computer, and i have a few songs loaded onto the iTunes, but i can't download anything onto the iPod, it says to put the playlist in the *iPod shuffle* folder in the *source* menu, but nothing shows up, all that happens whenever i plug my iPod in, is that the amber light keeps blinking. this happens EVERY time, for the whole time, sometimes it is plugged in for at least 12 hours. if anybody has any tips for me please e-mail me at Nmickey27@aol.com. please and thank you much.. |
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| Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 12:54 am: |
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mine shows the error signal an its not in hold mode i dont know how to make it work |
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| Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 05:56 am: |
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Help! i have the same problem with the blinking green and amber light, and every time i plug it in to the computer it gives me this "autoplay" dialog box with the little flashlight. i saw a few other people here with the same problem - did anyone find a solution? |
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| Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 08:57 pm: |
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i got my iPod to work for downloading songs, but like rocket15, the green light will not go off the front, and my music will NOT play no matter what, i know that it isnt my headphones because they work in my cd player, so .... if anybody has any ideas on how to fix this please e-mail me at Nmickey27@aol.com |
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| Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 07:21 am: |
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Sarah R.
This is either becuase the file type that is on the ipod is either invalid or not reconised
or the ipod simply has no songs on it
and when ejecting you ipod it whiped
it has happend a few times to be however i simply put the song's back on it and it worked.
if the computer is saying that song are actually on you ipod then use the format function located with a right click on itunes.
then it should work.
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| Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:10 pm: |
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i have an ipod shuffle. it worked for a while. now it doesn't. it plugs in and charges and all of that, but when i take it out of the usb port it does nothing. i press the battery button on the back and it does not light up. However when i plug it in it is normal and the battery light is green. Does this mean the battery is dead?
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| Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 04:10 pm: |
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i have an ipod shuffle. it worked for a while. now it doesn't. it plugs in and charges and all of that, but when i take it out of the usb port it does nothing. i press the battery button on the back and it does not light up. However when i plug it in it is normal and the battery light is green. Does this mean the battery is dead?
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| Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 07:11 pm: |
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My ipod shuffle is autofilling, but when i try to listen to the songs, they are being shuffled. And i DO NOT have it on shuffle mode. I looked on my itunes and under the songs on my shuffle, and they are autofilled on there shuffled. I looked everywhere i could find anything to help me! I have no clue how to resolve the issue. Please help me!!! :'( |
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| Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:11 pm: |
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I got the songs in the right order, but now it won't autofill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 01:28 am: |
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I've had my ipod shuffle for about 6 months and all of the sudden i got an error signal on it and it won't register on my computers usb drive. what do i do about this? |
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| Posted on Friday, February 03, 2006 - 12:00 pm: |
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my shuffle turns on... and the green light stays on... and it doesnt play. but all the songs show up in iTunes. what the hell is this? help. |
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| Posted on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 09:47 pm: |
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to restory your factory defaults go to apple.com and download the ipod updater. u can then update the software on ur ipod to the latest version and restore factory defaults. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 07:57 pm: |
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my ipod shuffle just stopped playing from one side. Like.. either the right headphone will play or the left. it'll play both if the headphones aren't plugged all the way in. I was just sitting around and it started being weird like that. it's not the headphones because i cheked them with my laptop. |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 09, 2006 - 02:09 pm: |
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i have the same problems as the rest of u the green light stays on and will not play the songs i have put on it, this is my third ipod since november and they all go the same way |
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| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:48 pm: |
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can you tell me what the different colored lights mean? whenever i turn it on, i press play to get it started, and it blink green amber green amber green amber! HELP
thanks
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| Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 10:48 pm: |
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can you tell me what the different colored lights mean? whenever i turn it on, i press play to get it started, and it blink green amber green amber green amber! HELP
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| Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 06:16 am: |
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my ipod shuffle charges ( i think ) well, it blinks amber onn the back when it's in the computer for a while and then when i take it out and switch it on nothing, until i press the play button and both amber and green buttons show. i have tried to reset it but nothing |
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I-pod shuffle blinking amber/green. Will not mount when I try to install new version. Other sites indicated problem with USB ports on Dell Computers and said to try USB extensions. Has this worked? |
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 03:43 pm: |
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Damn, I thought i was the only one with this problem. I thought i was going krazy. I brought some music from the itunes store and downloaded it to my shuffle and once i disconnected it, it wont work. That damn green light wont shut off! The only time it shuts off is when i turn it off. Can anyone give me some suggestions about this ipod???? |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 09:38 am: |
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man, when i first got an ipod i got it from a pwn shop and so i didn't kno anything-_-. i found a file called amandas ipod, so i thought by putting those songs in the file it would go directly to my ipod, i was wrong. once i learned that i needed itunes i downloaded it and amandas ipod file want directly to itunes, which u think is good, but there was nothing in the file, now all my fav song have dissaperaed, and i can't find it!! |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 01:12 pm: |
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Tends to happen when you mess around with things you are absolutely clueless about. That's bad news...your fav songs are gone. |
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| Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 11:56 pm: |
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It's a piece of apple shite... |
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| Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 12:55 pm: |
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i hav the amber green error and it doesnt work on my pc and crashe when i try to format it  i only turned the thing off - help! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 03:29 am: |
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Someone from Apple really should read this site.
My shuffle has been dodgy ever since i got it, all those problems have come and gone, but now, it says there is no free space. There are no files on it, i made it 100% music in the options menu, and it lists no songs on it but claims there is 480mb used already.
Not only is the ipod crap but the help is also, 5 R's...6th one should be RETURN TO APPLE, which is what i'm gonna do! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 08:37 pm: |
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I have been having problems with my ipod shuffle. every time i plug it into my computer it says usb not recognized so now i cant insert my music into it |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 01:17 am: |
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POSSIBLE SOLUTION: I have an ipod 30GB video and was having a problem starting it as well. someone told me to hold the middle button (round) and the play key (top) simultaneously for six seconds to reset (wake up) the ipod. AND it worked!!! not sure if this will work for the shuffle BUT worth a shot. GOOD LUCK! |
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| Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 03:51 pm: |
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HELP. I've been having the same problem as a lot of you -
mine blinks green to amber green to amber, and then when I plug it in, iTunes usually would pop up, but it doesn't, now a box that says "autoplay" pops up.
This is extrememly frustrating and we need a solution! |
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| Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 11:19 pm: |
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my ipod shuffle has been working fine since ive had it but i put it in my computer to charge and when i took it out and pressed play it was blinking green and amber what do i do help!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 04:40 am: |
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i cant listen to any of my songs on my ipod shuffle and i donno wat to do to coz what ever i do nothing happens.
SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!! |
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 05:36 am: |
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i cant listen to any of my songs on my ipod shuffle and nothing happens...n i dunno wat 2 do...
PLEASE HELP ME!! |
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| Posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 - 08:03 pm: |
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Whenever my iPod shuffle gets to a certain song it just cuts off, but it will play all the other songs. If someone knows what I should do please let me know.
Thanks,
Riannon |
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 02:30 pm: |
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If u have an ipod shuffle for more than 3 yers, the memory will erase itself. (trust me on this one !) |
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 04:02 pm: |
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Hi!! I got my ipod for christmas and just a couple of days ago I added more songs and when I listened to it, it started skippong on every song. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 04:02 pm: |
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Hi!! I got my ipod for christmas and just a couple of days ago I added more songs and when I listened to it, it started skipping on every song. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 11:42 pm: |
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okay, my problem is that i can't even download songs onto my ipod. there is no "ipod thng" under the source menu, i don't know what to do. plz email at barrel_racergw@yahoo.com |
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I too had the solid green light problem but instead of whining on a forum i did a little searching and came up with this http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/. Go and download it. Restore your shuffle to factory settings. Make sure you backed up any music on it though because it will erase it. It should also fix any other problems.
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| Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 06:40 pm: |
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We all have similar issues. Mine is; the ipod shuffle has the flashing breen-amber-green-amber error. It IS detected as a removable device but is not accessible "due to a device error". It is also not showing on iTunes at all (so all that stuff about setting or unsetting it to hard-drive cannot be done). Everything I read leads to downloading the updater and resoring the ipod....tried this...the program either says that there is no ipod OR crashes in 'Initializing' and I can never get to press 'Restore'. I do not know what else to do. Can anyone help? Thanks |
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| Posted on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 03:13 pm: |
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I have the problem of no lights on my iPod Shuffle. Its worked fine for just over 12 months but it seems not to want to do anything - it wont charge using the Apple usb charger.
No lights nothing. I've seen other people on here with the same problem but can't see an answer to any of them.
Has anyone had AND solved this problem - or is my shuffle dead?
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| Posted on Monday, June 05, 2006 - 01:04 am: |
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I just got a ipod shuffle today, and I downloaded songs successfully...
and I took out the ipod when it told me to when the songs were done loading into it...
But when I turn on the ipod shuffle the light stays green, and it won't play, or do anything, the light just stays green and won't do a single thing, tell me why it's doing this, and what i can do to make it work correctly? |
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| Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 12:49 am: |
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hii can sum1 help me plz. i plug in my ipod shuffle and at the bottom of itunes there is no ipod signal at the bottom.in the source list at the left of itunes there is no ipod file get it. i have no idea what to do but i am gettin pissed coz it wont work help me plzzzzzz |
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