Dam Itunes just erased half of my Ipod for no reason - Blu-ray Forum

Chris60119 · 01-12-2009, 07:33 PM

I plugged it in and got a sync error. Next thing I know half my ipod got erased. There went 30gigs of music. Apple just ruined my day.

mikejet · 01-12-2009, 07:34 PM

Was it jailbroken? My touch did that once when it was jailbroken and iTunes forced me to update the firmware and I lost all of my library. At least it didn't brick.

SHines-IT · 01-12-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by frettless5

Apple just ruined my dad.

???

Teabaggins · 01-12-2009, 07:42 PM

Ipwned?

Chris60119 · 01-12-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

Was it jailbroken? My touch did that once when it was jailbroken and iTunes forced me to update the firmware and I lost all of my library. At least it didn't brick.

Not sure what jailbroken means, but I just updated the firmware and lost everything. Sucks cause over the summer I just sold all my cd's. Ahhhhhhhhhh

dk3dknight · 01-12-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by frettless5

Not sure what jailbroken means, but I just updated the firmware and lost everything. Sucks cause over the summer I just sold all my cd's. Ahhhhhhhhhh

How many rules of IT did you just break...

Rule #1: Back Up
Rule #2: Back Up
Rule #3: When in doubt Back Up
Rule #4: Back up your back ups
Rule #5: Back up your back ups of your back ups.
Rule #6: If you neglect one of this rules you will immediate back up
Rule #7: If you fail at every rule you will not seek sympony of the internutz in a attempt to hold onto what is left of your pride.. you will do your best to destroy any evidence of this incident... including burning your clothes and setting fire to anyone who may have come in contact with you directly or indirectly...

Im sorry to hear about what happened best of luck to you as you rebuild your collection again...

SHines-IT · 01-12-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dk3dknight

How many rules of IT did you just break...

Rule #1: Back Up
Rule #2: Back Up
Rule #3: When in doubt Back Up
Rule #4: Back up your back ups
Rule #5: Back up your back ups of your back ups.
Rule #6: If you neglect one of this rules you will immediate back up
Rule #7: If you fail at every rule you will not seek sympony of the internutz in a attempt to hold onto what is left of your pride.. you will do your best to destroy any evidence of this incident... including burning your clothes and setting fire to anyone who may have come in contact with you directly or indirectly...

Im sorry to hear about what happened best of luck to you as you rebuild your collection again...

You can be first in line to be burned...

Also the OP only said his iPod got erased and not his collection on itunes.

dk3dknight · 01-12-2009, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SHines-IT

You can be first in line to be burned...

Also the OP only said his iPod got erased and not his collection on itunes.

I added rule 7

Oh well it was nice knowing everyone...

I was refering to where he said he sold his entire cd collection which I would think would take some time to rebuild...

jkwest · 01-12-2009, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SHines-IT

You can be first in line to be burned...

Also the OP only said his iPod got erased and not his collection on itunes.

We have a winner!!!!

Just copy it back from your Collection..problem solved.

katharsis · 01-12-2009, 08:18 PM

That's what it will do when you update the firmware - erase all your stuff on there.
Major flaw, happened to me once, but thankfully I still have all the music on my computer.

dk3dknight · 01-12-2009, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

We have a winner!!!!

Just copy it back from your Collection..problem solved.

I hope for the best of the op in either case.

Chris60119 · 01-12-2009, 08:40 PM

I have about 95 percent of it backed up on an external hard drive. I just loaded it back into my itunes library, but now it won't let me put it on my Ipod. What gives?

Just got it working...This is going to take forever. I guess I can go get a bite to eat, and come back in a few hours.

BStecke · 01-12-2009, 11:23 PM

So it erased it from iTunes and not just your iPod? That's definitely strange. Try checking in your "My Music" folder and see if by any chance the iTunes folder is still in there, along with all your songs.

Blu-Benny · 01-12-2009, 11:29 PM

i hated and loved that f'ing thing when i had one. had 1 crap out on me after 1 year, got a new one, reloaded everything, then it needed a new battery, strike 2, died a 2nd time 6 months after that, strike 3. best buy lemon warrenty came in and i got all of my money back.

never bought another one.

CasualKiller · 01-12-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Teabaggins

Ipwned?

L-O-L sir

hc666 · 01-13-2009, 12:56 AM

This is why i buy the CDs... if something happens I still have the hard copy and get all the artwork, lyrics, posters and extras if any.

Never trust your music collection on a computer/ipod... yikes!

Chris60119 · 01-13-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hc666

This is why i buy the CDs... if something happens I still have the hard copy and get all the artwork, lyrics, posters and extras if any.

Never trust your music collection on a computer/ipod... yikes!

I had all the cd's but sold most of them this summer. My Ipod is 3 years old and has worked perfectly since the day I got it until today. I figured I didn't need the cd's anymore cause they had a ton of dust on them and I just use my ipod.

All is good. Theres about 15 gigs of music missing. I think a lot of it was live music I didn't listen to and I do have all that on cd's from back before I had an Ipod. Doubt I'll put it back on. Gives me more room for my 50's collection.

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 01-13-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Teabaggins

Ipwned?

ROFL

Seriously I feel your pain, I've had a number of issues with itunes/pod.

Forrestandjen07 · 01-13-2009, 04:46 AM

Never had this problem with zune

sorry couldint resist

scweb13 · 01-13-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by hc666

This is why i buy the CDs... if something happens I still have the hard copy and get all the artwork, lyrics, posters and extras if any.

Never trust your music collection on a computer/ipod... yikes!

That is why when you buy music from iTunes, you burn a back up copy ( hard copy) right away.

01-12-2009, 08:40 PM	#12
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	I have about 95 percent of it backed up on an external hard drive. I just loaded it back into my itunes library, but now it won't let me put it on my Ipod. What gives? Just got it working...This is going to take forever. I guess I can go get a bite to eat, and come back in a few hours. Last edited by Chris60119; 01-12-2009 at 08:46 PM.

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01-12-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	Dam Itunes just erased half of my Ipod for no reason I plugged it in and got a sync error. Next thing I know half my ipod got erased. There went 30gigs of music. Apple just ruined my day. Last edited by Chris60119; 01-13-2009 at 01:01 AM.

01-12-2009, 07:34 PM	#2
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Was it jailbroken? My touch did that once when it was jailbroken and iTunes forced me to update the firmware and I lost all of my library. At least it didn't brick.

01-12-2009, 07:42 PM	#4
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	Ipwned?

01-12-2009, 08:18 PM	#10
katharsis Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:SoCal Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray collection:379 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:8	That's what it will do when you update the firmware - erase all your stuff on there. Major flaw, happened to me once, but thankfully I still have all the music on my computer.

01-12-2009, 11:23 PM	#13
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	So it erased it from iTunes and not just your iPod? That's definitely strange. Try checking in your "My Music" folder and see if by any chance the iTunes folder is still in there, along with all your songs.

01-12-2009, 11:29 PM	#14
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	i hated and loved that f'ing thing when i had one. had 1 crap out on me after 1 year, got a new one, reloaded everything, then it needed a new battery, strike 2, died a 2nd time 6 months after that, strike 3. best buy lemon warrenty came in and i got all of my money back. never bought another one.

01-13-2009, 12:56 AM	#16
hc666 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:100 Blu-ray reviews: 26	This is why i buy the CDs... if something happens I still have the hard copy and get all the artwork, lyrics, posters and extras if any. Never trust your music collection on a computer/ipod... yikes!

01-13-2009, 04:46 AM	#19
Forrestandjen07 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:54	Never had this problem with zune sorry couldint resist

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