ipod shuffle problem

[mcaffep]

When i connect my ipod shuffle to my computer I am asked whether I want to scan and fix it ? When I then try to update my ipod shuffle, after just a few tracks have been copied, It stops and gives 3 error messages saying
"there is not enough room on the ipod to copy all of the requested files. itunes will copy as many files as possible",
"attempting to copy to the disk failed. The disk could not be read from or written to", and "itunes could not copy to the ipod because the file could not be read or written"
Is there any way to fix this problem ?

[ChuckFickens]

Just a thought.... but, is there enough space on it to copy more files to it?

[murraymints]

look into your player's memory by clicking on your name in left list ..it will show what you have on it by way of coloured bars ...it will show you if your memory is full or not..if your memory is full it will not synchronise and throw up a message ...sounds like that to me !.

[sg]

I'm wondering, and I don't know about Shuffles but I have an 80 gb iPod and in iTunes have 'checked' all the tracks I want on it. In the past I have had to restore the settings, and iTunes would give the option of syncing all tracks etc, and when I have confirmed I got the same message as the first one above. When I let it continue it chose a random tracklist up to the iPod's capacity.
I have never had the second message appear, but I'm guessing that your music library exceeds the capacity of your Shuffle.

[sg]

(crossed threads with murraymints there)

[mcaffep]

The ipod is empty when i try to copy songs on to it. Would uninstalling & re-installing itunes work ?

[ChuckFickens]

I'd try resetting the ipod back to default first rather than reinstall itunes.

[murraymints]

worth a try..but you would lose your library..apart from any you have bought from itunes...I did the same recently...

[snags]

''but you would lose your library..apart from any you have bought from itunes''

No you won't. You'll lose everything that is currently on the ipod but it won't effect your iTunes library content.

Just make a 'playlist' with all the tracks you want on the ipod and recopy over from that playlist once you've reformatted the ipod (settings > restore).

[murraymints]

lost mine snags ..had to download all over agin !

[snags]

You did something wong then...

[murraymints]

probably !!!

[snags]

If you are worried about losing your iTunes Library content for whatever reason... back it up before you mess around with it...

[sg]

If it's empty, then I would try selecting just s few tracks in itunes to copy on to it, see if that works, and then select a full playlist that you want on you ipod.
There's probably nothing wrong with itunes. Do you get a summary page when your ipod is plugged in to the pc?

[mcaffep]

re sg When i connect my ipod shuffle to my computer I am asked whether I want to scan and fix it

[sg]

Perhaps you should agree to scan and fix it then.

Even if you clear the ipod you won't lose anything from your itunes library, and if it fixes the problem then job done.