iPod Mini CF flash upgrade hard drive fix
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Watch this video to use SD cards in your Mini upgrade:
• iPod Mini 64gb upgrade...
FYI, this video was made a long time ago, 2013. The iTunes version back then was 11.0.3. You will probably need an old version to make these iPods work with flash memory upgrades.
DO NOT use METAL tools on soft plastic and aluminium, folks. There's a reason pry tools are made of plastic... IT WON'T SCRATCH OR GOUGE THE MATERIALS. Use a credit card to prop the iPod open, NOT a screwdriver head.
iFixit's repair guide for this iPod shows a flathead screwdriver being used to pry open the iPod.
I fucked both of mine up anyways so fuck it!
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@@RetroOnSpeedDial if u don't be an idiot u can open it perfectly fine.
@@RetroOnSpeedDial I guess thats a pretty valid point. I'm gonna my mini soon and I'm gonna use plastic tools. But sometimes you can use metal and get away with it but you are probably best with plastic
Thanks for this video. My ipod mini microdrive died this week and thanks to you, it is now back to life again with a 16GB CF card.
Hombre, much appreciate your video. Performed this today and all is terrific. Very happy I brought my IPod mini back from the land of the lost. It's back to work for this old boy.....
Thanks Gary, i've just used your "how-to" to create a 64GB iPod Mini (from a 4GB original) that will hold all of my music for my car, and it only cost me £35 for the CF card. Your walk through is clear and to-the-point - rare these days!
Thanks again.
Just upgraded a mini 2nd gen with a new aluminum shell, new battery and CF to SD adapter, and a 16 gb Sandisk Extreme 90 MB/s read card. So far so good. Loads fast and songs change fast
Thanks a million, i'm just reactivate my ipod mini second generation which i got as a gift on my wedding :) I replaced battery, but 4GB microdrive hitachi was broken - I insert 1GB CF card, restore setting and everything work fine
I tried this with a 64GB Lexar CF card & it did not work. When plugged into the computer, the battery animation was not moving. But when plugged into the wall charger, the frown face saying to go to applesupportcom/ipod came on. I tried replacing the battery & it yield the same results. Now I have a sad face
For all the commenters here I just upgraded a Dell Pocket DJ to 16 GB with a CF to SD adapter and a firmware update performed with a Windows XP laptop. This Pocket DJ is now recognized as a mass storage device in Windows 7 and its much faster now. I thought that it would be impossible to do anything with it but so far so good. I am listening to it now as I write.
Thanks Gary for the inspiration to upgrade the Dell Pocket DJ. It is the easiest of the DJ players to open up
Worked like a charm...
Although CF cards are getting hard to find
+ElPolloGigante I made another video showing how to upgrade the Mini using a SD card.
ruclips.net/video/3yKbjVCcFEY/видео.html
Just get an adapter
@@brettbuxton6988 i got Red adapter its not restoring, going back like nothing happened.
Any tips?
OK, so, your two iPod Minis had Seagate and Toshiba hard drives, and my 1st gen has a Hitachi... Why couldn't Apple stick to one company? Also, I found that my hard drive seemed to be rusty when I removed it from my iPod. Nothing else was "rusty", but some of the "rust" got onto the back of the inside of the iPod, and there was "rust" on the rubber bumper on the HDD. The "rust" probably came from the HDD itself, as I see no other logical explanation for it.
Hello Gary, thank you for the video. I followed these directions with my iPod Mini (not sure if it's 1st or 2nd gen). I used the same CF card as you. What I got when I first plugged into iTunes was a bit different though. I did not get a message that the iPod was corrupted but rather I got a message that it was in the middle of a restore. I still got the option to restore and I selected that. The restore went quickly but at the end the iPod did not reboot. Rather I was told to disconnect it from the computer and connect it to it's power source to finish the restore. When I connected it to the power source I got the Apple logo and a progress bar moving across the bottom of the screen. A few seconds later I got the language selection screen. I selected my language, unplugged it from power and plugged it back into my Win 7 PC. At this time Windows asks if I want to fix the drive and iTunes doesn't see the iPod. Windows can see the iPod but can't access it. So far the only way back I found was to insert the CF directly into my PC's card reader. Windows says it needs to be formatted which I do. Put the CF back into the iPod and now iTunes sees it. I restore again but the same sequence happens. Any suggestions you might have would be appreciated. Thanks again for the video.
hello. I have such a problem. did you deal with her?
@@minray I've learned that my iPod Mini is the 1st gen. I have it working now but I don't recall all the things I tried before it worked. I know I tried formatting the 32GB CF card to smaller capacities without success (It never worked at 32GB). I later bought an 8GB CF card which I think worked as is since when I plug my iPod Mini into my PC it shows an 8GB capacity drive.
@@jerryvenneman1703 Thanks)
Bought a card reader. I will try to format the cf card. I have a 16 gb card
I have a Dell Pocket DJ that uses the same brand of mechanical hard drive. I will try the CF card upgrade and will keep the posters here updated. A note about the Dell pocket DJ is that it will need the Playsforsure firmware installed to make it accessible to Win 7, 8, 8.1, 10. There is a soldering aid stick that should be available on Amazon which is plastic but more durable than the cheap tools that come with the battery kits.
Thanks Gary for this video, I performed this hardware upgrade last night and it worked properly. Regards.
Nice video. I didn’t realize you could upgrade the capacity of these machines. What’s the largest capacity they can handle? Also, do you take advantage of having it apart to replace the battery? With the original hard drive gone, it would give you more battery life to be sure.
I never went over 64gig. Some say 256gig cards work but have issues. The internal memory probably can't handle that many songs if you managed to fill a 256gig card. As for the battery I used my iPod Mini's in a speaker dock so I did not replace the battery. But I agree it's worth doing while it's apart. This video is old, I did this over 7 years ago. CF cards are going to be harder to find at a good price. They are not popular anymore with digital cameras.
@@GaryQuiring Not as readily available but I did a quick search on Newegg and found various sizes above 64 GB, probably because professionals and hobbyists use them quite a bit still.
@@WJCTechyman RED adapter is problem?
Tried 64 gb but after restoring it goes back.
Tried with other sd cards nothing changed.
Dont know if sth changes it i try that on an İMac?
Ironically; it sounds a LOT better than most. I bought one for each of my daughters; installed rockbox on it; and the sound is amazing. I hate apple; love to hack their hardware though.
Just did exactly what you showed. Thank you.
Hi Gary, thanks a lot for this tutorial! I just upgraded from 4GB to a 64Gb Transcend and it was "plug and play"
Only some little scratches on the surface of top and bottom remind of the operation. And synchronising is even much faster than before.
Any process about the CF card before plug into Windows?
Format or sth?
İ tried Red adapter with 64 gb of sdxc, after restoring its going back again like a flash drive.Tried it on other cards but nothing changed.Only try would be using an İmac to restore bur im not sure if it changes sth.
Now ordered a 32 gb Sandisk extreme CF.
@@batutasci Red adapters suck, if you want sd storage just use an iflash or some known brand sd/cf adapter
Great tutorial to open up this great classic ipod and get the "guts" out 👍 but i would never use a metall tools with plastic/aluminium or high sensitive cables 😉
I don't think I goofed it, but did this mod to my iPod mini, it wouldn't read the drive after restoring, folder with ! mark, plugged the original microdrive back in and same thing, so I think the logic board is toast, now it only shows a sad face.
Was super gentle with it too, bummer :(
Update.... changed the logic board and installed a different card, it's now working and reporting card size of 128GB 🙂
I have the same result as you. I plug it into the computer & nothing pops up, even tried to replace the battery, & still the same problem of the computer not recognizing the ipod persists. So you think it's the logic board?
I would have used a plastic spudger to pry up the plugs instead of a metal screwdriver but that's just me!
Great video, just saved a dead ipod - thanks! I want to upgrade another with a 64GB card - does it matter what the read/write speeds are? The cheaper cards have much slower speeds - does this matter? Cheers.
You sound like Alec Baldwin! Thanks for the video!
Wow never been insulted that bad!!! LOL Although I loved Hunt for Red October.
Question here: does any Compact Flash cartridge does the job or it needs the cartridge you show in the video??
fun fact: 256 gigabyte cards can be also used for the second generation ipod mini! though, if you shuffle too many songs, it will crash
Thanks for the info! I'll have to try this when I need a new battery.
This is a great idea! I am finding it a little hard to think of the Mini as a retro piece but there it is!
My Mini's battery is ready to be replaced and I appreciate this non-destructive hard drive to CF card, pin to pin upgrade/switch out. I use the mini regularly and look forward ti trying this. At this writing I can get a "major brand" 32 GB card with write speeds of up to 1066x., for @ $38.00. I have had hi speed flash back fire on me (flash drives too fast for the CPU...) and I notice you use a 400x CF card in this 2013 video. Slower cards are available. What do you recommend for a card speed? Considering these older boards, Is faster always better?
I also wonder if Guillermo Gei is still using his from about a year ago. How goes that one?
Thanks for this post!
Sister325
Is there a way to make the worn aluminium look good again? Got some black spots and stuff, looks kinda oxidized.
Nowadays u can use a CF-to-SDXC adapter and use a 256GB SD card on these iPods.
+xmdude626
Hi have you tried it with an adapter and the 256 gb sd an did it work?
Kevin
+Kev Wood I have not. Largest I used was 64gb.
Hi @@GaryQuiring Can I use a 128GB Compact flash card in the mini? Have converted one to a 64GB and it works great, thanks to your videos.
@@twinoaks51 Hi Ken, I never tried anything over 64gb. The CF cards get kinda pricey. But I do believe if you Google it I have seen success stories with 128 and 256gb cards.
Hi Gary, I'm not sure if you've answered this question before, but having replaced the flash drive in my iPod Mini and put it back together again, I'm getting an error symbol looking like a folder with a exclamation mark over it. Also, the iPod doesn't seem to want to appear in either disk utility (on my mac) or iTunes for restore. Could you help? Thanks.
That is a disk error. Either the memory card you used is damaged/incompatible or maybe when you plugged the CF card in the pins are not aligned correctly or one got bent. I would take it apart and check. You can also power up the iPod without sliding it back into the case. You don't need the click wheel to verify if it will boot correctly.
Very cool. Great way to get a 32gb MP3 player for around $60 total ($30 for used Mini and $30 for flash drive).
If you search for broken iPod Mini's on eBay where the hard drive has failed I was able to get them for under $10 with shipping. Just look for auctions with 'folder error'.
Gary you just earned a new sub!
is there a specific format that the flash disk should be in?
I never formatted the flash drives. I'm not sure if iTunes formats the drive when you do the restore. It just worked.
hey not sure if you'll reply or what not, when I did a check on my hd is said fail while running diagnostics . what should I do, should I just reinsert the compact flash drive again? or was it just loose? thanks
Thanks for this video. I always loved these particular iPod Minis. I have taken apart several of them and successfully replaced their batteries. Once, I did try this conversion to CF card, and everything seemed to go well. But when I tried to copy music over to it from within iTunes, it would constantly stall and fail during the copying. Sadly I had to give up. Did you ever have this problem?
I have upgraded 5 of the mini's (2nd generation) and all worked as expected syncing with iTunes. In some I used a CF card and others I used a CF adapter with SD memory and they all worked. Only issue I found was the CF adapters are much slower syncing.
can you do the same with an ipod classic 4th gen? I mean, i have a compact flash and the ipod, the card fits with the connector but i dont know if the connectors are the same... I would really appreciate some advice
Bro i got the Red adapter but after formatting restoring then nothing happens, goes back like a hard drive.
Cards are ok but im suspecting if the adapter is problematic.
Should i give a try on İMac, will that change sth?
Can we replace the broken glass,not lcd glass itself?
Just did this upgrade. However, when I plug the ipod into my mac the ipod first flashes up with the the apple logo, then the folder and exclamation mark and finally the 'do not disconnect'. Itunes opens but I do not get the restore ipod message, just nothing. I know there can be issues with damaged to the actual ipod being the problem but the computer sees the ipod as an external hard drive with about 62GB space. Is there anything I can do to fix this or do I have to find myself another faulty ipod?
It sounds like it sees data on the drive. Did you replace the drive? Did you image the data to the new flash memory or something? The flash card should be clean, no data on it when you try this.
Gary Quiring Yeah I replaced the drive with a Kingston 64 Gb Ultimate Compactflash Memory Card 266 X CF/64GB-U2 straight from the packaging. I read on a review somewhere that someone had done this successfully with the 36GB version of this card so assumed the 64GB would work fine. As far as I can tell there is no data on the flashcard apart from the card itself being called 'kingston' on finder; I cannot find any when I access it through finder. I am going to try this flashcard on a know working ipod mini to test the CF card, will keep you updated.
***** The problem was with the IPOD in my case. I got another one from eBay and now it works fine.
How do you format a compact flash card, be it a second one or new? I have a 64GB & 128GB CFC to use. If it is not formatted will iTunes say there is not an iPod, its an iPod mini?
Any tips?
Anything before putting Cf card in?
We need to format or sth?
Thanks for the tutorial
my ipod is giving me a screen directing me to apple support and not showing up on itunes?
Okeroghene Omogeroh hard drive broken
I am also having this issue, did you figure this out?
I can't seem to find any information about this, but does the CF card that I put in need to be in fixed disk mode or will any CF card work just fine?
+DarkLeach7 What information are you referring to? The video explains how to upgrade the iPod to a flash memory card.
I meant about information I was looking up regarding compatible flash cards to put in an Ipod mini, I know this isn't a video for that. I was just asking from your experience in fixing these up which flash cards are compatible, or does it really matter which brand I go with.
+DarkLeach7 Any CF card will work but I would be careful of the no name cards they sell on ebay. Going with a brand name is a better choice.
Thanks for the information, I was going to get a brand name one regardless, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some weird incompatibility issue between different brands.
ex video thanks a lot
Just stumbled onto a source for 1.8 inch SSD drives for iPods and Dell DJ 2nd generation hard drives as well as SDXC to 1.8 inch hard drive adapter. The SSD's are available from newegg.com and the adapter is on Amazon
Thank you so much.
I know this is an old vid, but I've seen others are doing this still (as of 2020 at least). So will this work for the iPod Mini A1051 2004 Gen 1? I actually still have one that works, when plugged into a electric source? But would LOVE to mod this to a Compact Flash Storage Card!! Also I read below saying you didn't replace the battery, do you know, IF I can get away with that for my Mini Gen 1 AS WELL AS my still working iPod Nano 1285 Gen 4 (yes, it's beginning to get the dreaded "Black Spot" but the battery still charges up?!) Tks!
Mini 1's and 2's work with the CF cards. Eventually I assume the battery will be so dead that maybe it won't work, I don't know. I stopped using my Mini's a few years ago.
@@GaryQuiring Great, per the Mini's both working w/ the CF Cards! TY for responding so quickly!
How do i know if i need a new battery?
So I guess you could use apples disk utility and a card reader to verify a microdrive before you installed a second hand one. I think that iPod drives are formatted to fat32, which I think has size limitations and maybe the cause of problems with people using cards bigger than 32gb.
I have tested 64gb cards and they work with no issues. The problem is some are using a SD to CF adapter and they are not compatible with cards over 32gb. The adapter must be XC compatible. I have never tried anything greater than 64gb so I don't know for sure if the iPod has any internal limitations with larger cards.
Hey, Gary.
I have a 6th Gen ipod classic. I'd like to convert it to Flashdrive. Can you suggest what kit to buy (if any) ?
I never owned a 6th gen so I am not sure. I searched on eBay and they do sell flash drives/SSD for them.
Take a look at Tarkans iFlash board
It would be useful to know the version of iTunes since iPod support for old devices seems to have been discontinued for later versions of iTunes.
The video was made in 2013 so maybe you can figure out what was the current version of iTunes was back then.
An easy Google search got your answer, 11.0.3
Gary and company, does anyone have any tips for re-inserting the electronics back into the case? Every time I slide the circuit board into the case it appears to hang up on a metal plate that, I think, backs the click wheel. I don't know what to try to move past this point. It doesn't get tight in the case, it simply slides in and stops. Thanks for any thoughts.
Is the battery swollen? Lithium batteries tend to get larger when they get old and depleted. The other thing is the board goes below the groove not above it.
Never mind, got it! Heat sink for the charging port was hanging up. The mod works great!
After my previous success doing this mod I tried to do the same for my girlfriend. Cue chaos. I bought a working ipod from ebay and another of the same Kingston 64GB CF cards from a different vendor. However, when I tried to install the ipod software from itunes after changing the cards it came up with the sad ipod face. Thinking this was maybe a faulty card I tried swapping the CF cards from my working moded ipod and the new, not working ipod over. As expected my original CF card in the 'new' ipod worked and the new CF card in my original ipod was showing the ipod sad face. I assumed the new CF card was faulty and sent it back for a refund before ordering another one from the original vendor.
When the new card arrived I put it in the 'new' ipod and tried to install the software again; no luck again. This time the folder with exclamation mark sign came up and when I plugged it in to the computer it came up as 'do not disconnect' but was not found by Itunes. I tried setting the ipod to 'disk mode', it went to disk mode but still couldn't be found. I tried plugging it in to my work computer instead of my mac, using device manager I found the ipod could be seen, but it was still not being picked up by itunes.
What I did next I will regret for a long time. I again tried swapping the hard drives in the 2 ipods to see what was causing the problem, this time both ipods now came up with the sad Ipod sign. I swapped them back and they both came up with the sad Ipod sign again. I tried the 4gb microdrive that came with my original 'working' ipod in the original ipod, this came up on itunes as usual.
Somehow the new ipod seems to have corrupted both the flash drives. This raises many questions, how did this happen? Why did this not happen the first time I tried swapping the hard drives over? Any ideas?
Also, if I bought a CF card reader, is there someway I can try to reset the cards to their factory settings? Thereby giving me a chance to redo the whole process for my original 'working' ipod and not wasting a hell of a lot of tim and money?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
I had a SD card once that got screwy and Windows would not see the card. I stuck the SD card in cheapo camera and was able to format it and then Windows saw it.
Yes. Most SD cards come exFAT formatted so you either have to use a partition tool to reformat or as Gary did format in a camera that will format FAT32...
So I have a question, is there any software I have to install onto the flash card, or do I just put the flash card in and I'm good to go???
+Pokemon Masters You have to restore the drive using iTunes.
+Gary Quiring thanks! I'm going to buy an iPod mini with a crashed hard drive off of eBay and install a 128GB flash card inside for my music library! Thanks for the tutorial! :D
Class!
hi gary, i tried the process yet my ipod is showing a "missing folder" icon or something. any advice? thanks!
Not enough details to guess what it could be
@@GaryQuiring after connecting to itunes to restore.. it keeps showing folder with exclamation mark.. i tried to charge it to external source yet still showing the folder with exclamation mark. im using a sandisk 8GB CF
Jeff Amon I think the cf card needs to be ata compatible. Some cf cards aren’t compatible with it. Do you have a different one?
Gary Can I use any CompactFlash card brand OR HAS NOT brands que work ??
+Joao paulo The brand should not matter. I have used Kingston, Sandisk and Transcend with no issues.
+Gary Quiring thx man :)
Gary, I've done everything, but iTunes won't recognize the iPod. What should I do?
Did you ever find a fix for this? Mine also won't see/recognize anything when I plug it into the computer.
@@dephataznboi nope, even threw away my iPod after this. Such a shame.
Do you think this compact flash will work (I have a 2nd generation ipod mini) ?
TRANSCEND 128MB CF CARD(300X, UDMA5, TYPE I) Its on amazon for $ 12.99
Yea, with 2 songs. 12.99 for 128MB aint a good price
Hi! Done this swap two years ago with a 16 Gb Transcend CF.
Actually it works fine, but there's one thing that does not work, and it's when connecting to my Kenwood BT-92 SD (Car device).
The Kenwood doesn't recognize the ipod. i've Tried also with 5th gen ipod it works.
Will appreciatte any suggestion about... !
Thank you and great vid!
No idea since I don't own the Kenwood. I did a quick Google and found a reviewer on Amazon that states the Kenwood can't handle more than 255 files per folder on SD devices. Did the iPod you upgraded work with the Kenwood prior to the upgrade? I would try resetting the iPod via iTunes and start over. Maybe something something got corrupt on the first pass. I had one iPod once where it did not function correctly the first time and a factory reset solved it.
Gary Quiring Tried all of these... and no luck.. Will keep investigating about it.. If Thank you so much for wasting your time. Cheers from Spain, and sorry for my english!! ☺
Ken wood stereos do not support the iPod mini for some reason. I have several of them and none of them will recognize my Mini, but will work with most others. They also don't work with gen 1 or 2 iPod classic either.
Great video, installed it no problem but now I get a message" I tunes library .itl file is locked, on a locked disc, or you do not have permission for this file" any ideas what I can do? Thank you.
+Al Coury www.technipages.com/itunes-error-the-itunes-libraryitl-file-is-locked
love this one i have 2 of them.32 and a 64 gig. batteries are crap though.. die fast..
Good!!!!!
Selected songs stay at 0:00 - not playing after CF card.
I have two iPod minis of the same year. I have installed a new CF drive (CF is SanDisk Extreme 32 GB) in one and it is synced, it starts OK. It shows the songs but, going to any song and hitting play shows the time of the song on the lower right, the progress bar, and 0:00 on the left. It stays that way. It stays at 0:00 and will not play. It is in play mode, but there is no movement of the progress bar and no movement from 0:00.
This unit came from a Goodwill so who knows what problems it had before. Is this some setting problem I have to understand, or is this a logic board problem? Logic Board seems unlikely as this is not a folder icon anymore at startup (it used to be).
iTunes sync was done in several ways, fill extra space, don't fill extra space, manually manage music, don't manually manage music, Enable disk use, don't enable disk use. This is High Sierra and iTunes 12.7.4.76.
Took it apart again and stuck the CF card into my mac at one point to make sure it was apple formatted.
I have run through all it’s available diagnostics - several times. It appears to have loaded and synced, but I cannot get it to play. All these how to videos on RUclips had convinced me this was doable. If anyone can chow me where I went wrong, I would be very grateful. Otherwise, I still have no clue and perhaps it is time to get my money back on the CF cards.
The other mini seems glued in the case. The insides will not come out. Bummer.
That is weird but since you don't know if it worked before who knows. I would try reloading from iTunes from a different PC and see what happens. What about the music, MP3's? Bitrate?
OK, I just tried it from my laptop (Macbook PRO 2012) Same as before. Standard mp3s. Don't know what I can change there. My other mini still has the old hard drive in it and it still works as before. I tried resetting that one and reloading it in the same way. It worked just as it did before. So either, there is some odd problem in the logic board or, this extreme version of the SanDisk 32 is not working. I am without a clue here.
And, that old one that is still working on the hard drive also has a new CF card and battery waiting for it. I know how the insides come out as I did that with the other one with no problems. This one isn't even budging, not even wiggling. The innards seems completely stuck to the case. I have very carefully worked a letter opener around it as best I could using the opened case as a guide not to push too hard anywhere. It’s just stuck.
Post a link to the exact Sandisk card you are using.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NUB2Q9E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That card should work, it's a modern CF card, UDMA type. I'm going to have to assume you have a bad iPod Mini. Look on ebay for another one, try and find one with a folder error. I never paid over $20 bucks for one with shipping.
Can I use a used CF card or will I need a new one?
You can probably use a used CF card, as long as it's in a format the iPod likes. FAT32 should be fine.
After the CF upgrade do you have a problem when trying to wake the iPod after it has gone into full sleep mode? I did the card update but now when it goes into full sleep mode I have to plug it back in to wake it up. Any ideas?
I never had that issue. Are you sure the battery is good?
I have an iPod mini 1st gen. This method will work with a 32 gb memory?
Yes
Thanks for answering. Great video, very useful :)
@@GerardoPetrikowski Did it work? Which card did you use?
@@Scarymovie1258 It did work. But It was long time ago, I don't remember. Sorry, mate.
@@GerardoPetrikowski I just needed to know that haha. Thanks for answering!
Can you use a 128gb compact flash card to upgrade the ipod mini?
Also, can you get a 256gb compact flash card to upgrade ipod mini?
Popular question that no one has answered here, the largest I have used is 64gig
Yes you can. I did it to 2 of mine. I am thinking of increasing it to 256gb. I am not sure it will be able to recognize that much memory. At the moment, I use one as additional memory for my tablet. Everyone sees it as a old 4 GB MP3 player and it is small. So they are not as likely to swipe it.
Just put one Lexar 128 GB into my Mini. Synching my iTunes library /70-80 GB) as per now. But the main problem was that my Mac with High Sierra and iTunes 12.8.2.3 would not recognize my iPod at all more than a generic drive. Had to plug it into my old iBook with 10.5 and iTunes 10 to do a restore.
Is this first gen or 2nd gen?
Did you watch video? The first 12 seconds gives you that answer.
@@GaryQuiring oh.. sorry I guess I wasn't listening during the first couple seconds...
I gotta look for my cf card from a broken camera
dankpods anyone?
has anyone tried a 256 gb card with this??
can i use a 64gb card for 2nd gen ipod mini?
Yes I have a mini with 64gb in it, works great.
thanks so much for the fast reply
Gary Quiring Gary, would it matter whether its a microsd to sd to cf? I have that setup going on and every time i sync my entire library (6k), my mini recognizes 0 songs.
I never tried it. I am surprised though that it does not work for you. Maybe it's your adapter. I would try a different brand.
Gary Quiring yea its bizaar, if i sync in batches, it works but I don't have time to go album after album manually and seeing whats causing it. lol, its 6k songs, lots of albums. i thought you might have some input in the matter. thanks though, i appreciate your reply.
Anyone have a confirmed operating ipod mini with an actual 128/256GB cf card? Doing a rebuild on mine and getting ready for a 128GB card install instead of going the easy way and getting a sd adapter & card, wanna get some insight before diving in.
it didn't work for me with 32 gb. It worked ok but then later after a week or two it crashed and i haven't been able to get it to work again. its stuck with the little unhappy face/ exclamaton point.
Depends on what you have installed, i have decided to opt for a 64GB sandisk extreme (120MB/sec) card inside mine, and will most likely update after a few weeks. The 4GB drive worked fine so there is no reason i can't use a 64GB drive to the same effect. Sync speed is so much faster with the 64GB card.
@@ig8uh8m8 Did you get around to using a 128GB compact flash card?
@@twinoaks51 no sadly, have moved onto other projects
That is a first generation not a second generation
No it's a 2nd gen. The 2nd gen the color of the icons on the wheel matches the casing. And the 2nd gen has etched on the back the drive size. And if you don't believe me it's right on Apple's support site:
support.apple.com/en-us/HT204217
Damn he got roasted