gbyte usage
however when i puit it all on my ipod it is using up 12gb.
is this becasue they are duplicated in various playlists. and all my purcheased music is also in my library etc?
seems a bit odd
[259 byte] By [njarugby] at [2007-11-10 4:57:08] 
on my itunes it says i have 476 songs 1.7gb.
however when i puit it all on my ipod it is using up 12gb.
is this becasue they are duplicated in various playlists. and all my purcheased music is also in my library etc?
seems a bit odd
# 1 Re: gbyte usage
Do you have any other, non-music, files on the iPod? These will show up as part of the space used. TOM
tomlevens at 2007-11-15 13:45:34 >
# 2 Re: gbyte usage
no its all music as far as i know.njarugby at 2007-11-15 13:46:34 >
# 3 Re: gbyte usage
It's a common bug with the 4G iPods.Update it to the last firmware ( http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/) and that should fix the problem.
swy32x at 2007-11-15 13:47:44 >
# 5 Re: gbyte usage
i tried the update and it still claims i have 7.6gb in use on ipod but i actually have 1.6gb on my laptop.any other ideas?
njarugby at 2007-11-15 13:49:38 >
# 6 Re: gbyte usage
bumpnjarugby at 2007-11-15 13:50:38 >
# 7 Re: gbyte usage
maybe take all the musice off your ipod then out them back on dont really know if the would work but thats what i would doRyan19 at 2007-11-15 13:51:42 >
# 8 Re: gbyte usage
Try doing a complete restore on the iPod. To do this, simply go to the iPod updater on your computer and click restore instead of update. This will whipe your iPod clean, so make sure you have all your music files stored on your computer HDD. Then load everything back onto and see if the problem still exists. If it does, then it is most likely a bug in the iPod. I had this back with my 3G for a while. It just didn't read the HDD info properly. This may be the same problem, as it is very common on the Lounge...Good luck,
-Dan
Doug Gilmour at 2007-11-15 13:52:45 >
# 9 Re: gbyte usage
Dan, thanks very much. that seems to have done the trick!
it has now gpt much closer. now reads 1.75gb used; on itunes there are 1.73gb used. perhaps another restore will sort it out?!
although it does now say there are only 16.81 remaining. this makes an 18.56gb ipod... not 20.
is some space used up with general admin stuff like options etc?
njarugby at 2007-11-15 13:53:43 >
# 10 Re: gbyte usage
Originally posted by njarugby Dan,
thanks very much. that seems to have done the trick!
it has now matched the 1.75gb used as it is on itunes. although it does now say there are only 16.81 remaining. this makes an 18.56gb ipod... not 20.
is some space used up with general admin stuff like options etc?
You're welcome..
Some of the space is take up from the menu, interface, etc. The rest is lost simply because Toshiba (and the rest of HDD makers) make HDDs measured based as 1MB = 1000kbs, but the true number is 1MB = 1024kbs. This is a mathematical explanation for 10GBs.
1000 x 1000 x 1000
-------- = 0.976
1024 x 1024 x 1024
This basically means it loses 2.5% of the HDD space from the different numbers that a MB is read...
-Dan
Doug Gilmour at 2007-11-15 13:54:44 >
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