Question posted by maidmarian02 on June 20th, 2011

Apple Ipod Classic 160'' I Bought It Used,

it has previous owners name on it and I also want to delete some music he has on it but not all.There is only 40% left. Itunes will not reconize it or something cause it will not list the music when plugged in, it does show old olwners name but that is alll. I am a senior and just want the music and to put audio books on it but need to delete some.  

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on June 20th, 2011 4:22 PM
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I'm not sure how technical you are, the instructions in the user guide a pretty straightforward and not too complicated.

If you would like to download the user guide you can do so by clicking this link: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_classic_160GB_User_Guide.pdf

The manual states that most problems should be able to be fixed by doing a reset.  I do not get the impression that this will delete any music, just reset the device.

To reset the iPod classic follow these instructions:

  1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off (slide it to HOLD and then back again).
  2. Press and hold the Menu and Center buttons for at least 6 seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

There are a lot of other troubleshooting suggestions in the manual, it's worth grabbing a copy.


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