IPod: “Disc cannot be written to” message AGAIN
Well, I am just about fed up with this iPod! The “Disc cannot be written to” message is back again, and I can’t sync or copy ANYTHING to it, no matter what method or format I use. On any computer! This is getting a little tiresome. Time to write Apple service again.
Their page on the topic is not terribly helpful, since it suggests the issue is my other USB and firewire items. It would be odd this is true on 4 computers, both windows and mac. If so, I can’t be unplugging my firewire drives and USB tablet, etc. every time I want to sync up the iPod. Touchy little thing!
Update! I found this page on Apple’s support site which among many other items has this comment:
Conflict with third-party hardware
Third-party USB or FireWire devices may also interfer with iTunes’ ability to communicate with your iPod. Remove all USB and FireWire devices except the keyboard and mouse before reconnecting your iPod to the computer.
Bad hardware
Hardware failure or non-compliant hardware can cause these errors. This could be an issue with iPod hardware or with the cable or dock you’re using, but more often it’s an issue with the USB or FireWire card or interface in your computer. Some USB and FireWire interfaces just don’t work very well. If you isolate the issue to the USB or FireWire interface in your computer, you may want to try a different port, get the computer serviced, or replace the card or interface with a better one.
After reading that, I took the iPod home again, disconnected all non-standard USB items – I have a Wacom tablet, printer, etc. hooked up – and put the iPod back in. Presto, it completely worked. I have tablets on all my computers, so perhaps they interfere in some way. Or who knows?
THIS WORKS!!! You might need to do it twice, b/c it worked the first time and then when I restarted my computer I had to do it again. But after that, my ipod finally is letting me put music on it with the “cannot read or write to error”
1) Disconnect your ipod.
2) Hit ctrl-alt-del to get task manager
3) Terminate iTuneshelper and iPodservice (located under the processes tab)
4) Connect your ipod, it should show up in windows explorer/my computer
5) Select your ipod in windows explorer/my computer (it will probably be the �E� drive or “F” drive.
*****when you open the ipod as your E: drive the �ipod_control�
folder will not be visible unless you display hidden folders.
(tools, folder options, view, display hidden folders)*****
6)It should have an �ipod_control� subdirectory. Double click it.
7) Select the �music� subdirectory
8) Select the �F00″ directory and double click a music file. This should run iTunes if you have it set up as your default player. ****If you do not have music already installed on your ipod you
you can drag and drop an mp3 file into the �foo� file.***
9) In iTunes, select your iPod and click the settings tab.
10) Check �enable disk use.� Move the slider wherever you want it – if you want all music, move it all the way to the left.
11) Hit �apply�
12) Eject your iPod, then reboot. (you might need to manually remove hardware using the remove hardware option in your system tray)
Again…after I rebooted my computer it said my ipod might be corrupted, I just re-did the process and rebooted and now it works just fine all the time.
okay, well attempting the above method of fixing my ipod, all of the files in my ipod/disk folder disappeared totally, and when i open itunes, it says “the ipod ____ cannot be updated. the required file cannot be found”
HOW IN THE WORLD CAN I FIX THIS?
please and thankyou.
THIS WORKS!!! You might need to do it twice, b/c it worked the first time and then when I restarted my computer I had to do it again. But after that, my ipod finally is letting me put music on it with the “cannot read or write to error”
1) Disconnect your ipod.
2) Hit ctrl-alt-del to get task manager
3) Terminate iTuneshelper and iPodservice (located under the processes tab)
4) Connect your ipod, it should show up in windows explorer/my computer
5) Select your ipod in windows explorer/my computer (it will probably be the �E� drive or “F” drive.
*****when you open the ipod as your E: drive the �ipod_control�
folder will not be visible unless you display hidden folders.
(tools, folder options, view, display hidden folders)*****
6)It should have an �ipod_control� subdirectory. Double click it.
7) Select the �music� subdirectory
8) Select the �F00″ directory and double click a music file. This should run iTunes if you have it set up as your default player. ****If you do not have music already installed on your ipod you
you can drag and drop an mp3 file into the �foo� file.***
9) In iTunes, select your iPod and click the settings tab.
10) Check �enable disk use.� Move the slider wherever you want it – if you want all music, move it all the way to the left.
11) Hit �apply�
12) Eject your iPod, then reboot. (you might need to manually remove hardware using the remove hardware option in your system tray)
Again…after I rebooted my computer it said my ipod might be corrupted, I just re-did the process and rebooted and now it works just fine all the time.
^ unnecessary
just unhook any usb devices you have hooked into the same board, and it should work, mine started working just fine after i unhooked my webcam
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