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[rebness]

O HAY ITUNES >:(

There was a reason it took me two years to buy an ipod again after my last one caused me so much trouble. My sexy 2007-bought ipod Nano has so far decided that it didn't like playing songs and today realised it didn't want to come on at all. Seeing as merely plugging it into the computer foiled its shenanigans last time, I tried it and was disheartened to see iTunes' alarming message: OMG YOUR IPOD IS CORRUPTED IT CAN BE WIEP FILES TIME NOW?

I deliberated. Six-hundred carefully sourced songs. (Okay, one was Spice Girls, but...) I had to make a choice.

I Googled.

Some tech forum had a post which read, "hold the "centre and menu" buttons down, and the ipod will reboot in a few seconds. Not corrupt, just locked-up... its a mac thing."

Such a ridiculously simple thing wouldn't work, right?

Wrong. Damn you and your Faustian advice, iTunes! No riding into the valley of death for the six hundred today. >:

Comments

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

This post is so funny. I do not own an IPod or any MP3 player because I am technologically unsound. But its amazing that they tell you things like OH GOD, ITS ALL GOING TO HELL!!!!! and holding down two buttons fixed everything. Yeah, I'll stick to my Discman thanks.

[pandorasblog]

I'm so glad it's not just me! I wanted one for ages and then I kept hearing about how pernickity they are about software and whatnot and it scares me. I seriously think I'm going to just buy another Discman when the present one dies. And it's five and a half years old... from what people say, no MP3 player lasts that long.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

It's so true. ipods have an alarmingly short shelf life!

[mothergoddamn.livejournal.com]

It's the middle button and you know the scroller? Press above the middle. As if you're taking it's pulse. It resets it.

er, motherfucker.

[mothergoddamn.livejournal.com]

Didn't read your post right did I, motherfucker.

Excuse me, moth...you get the gist.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Motherfuckers should learn how to motherfuckin' read.

[hystree.livejournal.com]

mine tried to trick me into thinking it was corrupted every damn time when I was running win2k. Now I'm on 3k and it only does it half the time :> Windows discrimination.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

It is! The dastards!

[keep-warm.livejournal.com]

Wondershare! Get it! Rescues all the songs off Le 'Pod in case disaster strikes. It was sent from heaven to save me last year when I needed a new one and had been migrating round the country adding from other people's computers for six months.

iPods are, frankly, a bit shit but they own my soul.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! Shall do!

[leithal.livejournal.com]

The same thing happened to mine, and I freaked out hugely, and then my girlfriend looked online for me while I was freaking out and found the two-button fix and I said "no way will that work, it's too simple" and she said "try it anyway" and I said "fine but it's not going to work" and then it worked. Basically, iTunes was invented by Satan NO WORD OF A LIE.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

The worst part is how stupid you feel afterwards, that something so easily 'fixed' had you almost crying.

[wig-maker.livejournal.com]

This is like an AA for iPod errors. This happened to me too and felt like slapping Apple round the chops.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

We do need a victim support group. And Apple are so unhelpful when it happens. >:

[saffronlie.livejournal.com]

Bitch. We have a date tonight. Get on MSN!

[rebness.livejournal.com]

I did, you sexy thing.

[airiddh1.livejournal.com]

thats what happened to mine when I was on holiday in Italy and I had to go the whole holuday without music as I had no idea how to fix it til I got home!

[rebness.livejournal.com]

That always happens to me! I charge it up and take it off on me travels, and then it just packs up when I conveniently don't have my lead with me! Travels need a soundtrack, dammit. >:(

[avariecaita.livejournal.com]

Stop molesting your iPod. That is all.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

But it's all sleek and silver. Oooh...