Help iPOD Mini with folder and exclamation mark on the front!
deano59(Competent) posted this on Tuesday, 5th July 2005, 16:59
Hi I wanted to copy files from a G3 today and ran a disk utility programme to get the iPod recognised - I`m not sure if I partitioned/erased the drive but it then appeared on the desktop and I could use it as a hard drive. However...
Now when I turn it on there is a folder with an exclamation mark beside it on the screen - and I can`t use it as an MP3 player any more - any ideas? I would be so grateful for any info as I just bought it two days ago!
Best Wishes
Dan
This item was edited on Tuesday, 5th July 2005, 18:03
RE: Help iPOD Mini with folder and exclamation mark on the front!
Miles(Elite Donator) posted this on Wednesday, 6th July 2005, 06:28
Not sure how it works on the macs....but on the PC, you can download the latest firmware/update and restore the ipod. It sounds to me like you`ve wiped its filesystem and restoring will simply put that back (but will remove anything on the drive).
HTH Miles
RE: Help iPOD Mini with folder and exclamation mark on the front!
TheSurething(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 6th July 2005, 08:16
on mac OS9 if you were greeted by a folder with a question mark on power up it meant that the OS could not be found........
RE: Help iPOD Mini with folder and exclamation mark on the front!
Anil Khedun(Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 6th July 2005, 09:30
deano, have you run iPod Update to restore the iPod? You should find this in your Applications/Utilities folder if you installed everything from the CD. Alternatively, d/l the latest iPod/iTunes (v4.9) from iTunes.com and hopefully this will resolve any probs you have.
HTH
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