iPod corruption is a common phenomenon that can happen at any time. The reasons behind its corruption can range from the presence of corrupted songs or other files to improper ejection from the computer, etc. A corrupted iPod may exhibit strange behavior as it freezes at regular intervals. Fortunately, the problem of corruption can be easily addressed. The process involves restoring it, followed by loading the lost content back in using a clean, up-to-date backup. However, if you haven’t kept a backup of your data, you can still recover your data with minimal effort and in relatively less time. You will only be required to download an efficient yet easy-to-use iPod recovery software from the Internet.
Consider a scenario where you connect iPod to your Mac machine to add more songs and files to the existing list. When you try to drag the songs to the iPod, you get a message to restart the machine. You restart the machine and plug in the iPod, only to discover the following error message:
“iTunes has detected an iPod that appears to be damaged. You may need to restore this iPod before you can use it with iTunes. You can also try disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod.”
To recover your data, you will be prompted to take the appropriate steps. But, it is equally important that you are familiar with the causes behind the above error.
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As described in the error message, the iPod has been corrupted and must be repaired before it can be used with iTunes again. The reasons behind the corruption could be iPod file system corruption, corruption due to using one iPod with different machines (PC to PC or PC to Mac), hard drive cluster corruption and more.
Resolution
The problem can be solved by ‘restoring’ the iPod. Here are the steps:
Download and install the new version of iTunes
Open iTunes and connect your iPod
ยท Once you locate the iPod in the iTunes source panel, select it, you will see the information about your iPod in the Summary tab of the main iTunes window.
Click Restore (if you’re using a Mac, you’ll be prompted to enter the administrator name and password)
Since the restore erases all the songs and other files on the iPod, you must have a backup to recover your data. All your favorite music tracks, videos, audiobooks, podcasts, and games can be loaded back onto your iPod without much hassle. However, if no backup is available, you need to switch to a third-party iPod recovery tool.
Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery is a reliable software that recovers lost data (songs, videos, graphics, photos, text documents, etc.) from iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle models. iPod recovery software is available for Windows and Mac users.