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September 16, 2005 11:58 AM PDT

iTunes 5.0 Special Report: iPod mini problems

by CNET staff

A fairly large number of users are reporting problems with interaction between iTunes 5.0 and various iPod mini (first and second generation, 4GB and 6GB) models.

In most cases users are unable to transfer music or report that the iPod mini is not recognized by iTunes 5.0. But in some cases, iPod minis are seemingly made non-functional after attempting synchronization with iTunes 5.0.

"Before returning my son's iPod mini to Apple - owing to the persistent "folder exclamation point" error that will not be cured by any of the fixes I have found - I checked Apple Discussions.

"In the Apple Discussion forum for iPod there is a veritable deluge of people who are experiencing show stopping issues with the iPod mini and iTunes 5.0"

Users experiencing this problem may want to try some of the suggestions in our Troubleshooting the iPod Special Report, the following sections in particular:

Index:

Resources

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  • iTunes crash on iPod conne...
  • iPod not showing up in iTu...
  • Release Notes
  • iTunes 5.0.1 coming with s...
  • Album art not displayed, s...
  • Disc burning issues: Drive...
  • New interface design compl...
  • iPod mini problems
  • iPod not recognized
  • iTunes encoded tracks not ...
  • Jumping from song to song ...
  • Entire library lost, fix
  • Make sure your iApps are u...
  • Sharing not working; fix
  • Persistent "Quit iTunes before installing" message, fix
  • Podcasts lost
  • Purchased music playlist l...
  • Reverting (downgrading) to...
  • Some music (particularly p...
  • Playback problems
  • Tracks demanding re-author...
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