Agggghhhhh! My Preciousssss. . . !!!!

[qos]

I managed to make my new computer talk nicely with my iPod this morning. I even ripped my new "Wicked" soundtrack CD to the iPod and it showed up very nicely.

Then I disconnected the iPod (safely! using the "remove hardware" feature!) and took it to my studio where I was going to listen to music as I did the second coat of paint on the air ducts.

I turned it on -- and my song list was gone. Vanished. There is no music showing at all.
None of the 1,262 tracks of music and audio are accessible.

I went back to the computer, opened MusicMatch and the iPod Manager, plugged in the iPod. I received an error message that the iPod had "malfunctioned" -- but it went away before I could take it all in. The iPod manager screen showed the same amount of memory used as it had before -- but no songs listed. They're there, it seems. But now they're invisible. The program then told me it was. . . gack - I don't remember what it told me. But I told tech support in the email I composed while I was staring at it.

Now neither computer reads any data on the contents of the 'pod, but both say "yes, there is data on it, here's the disk usage graphic."

Tricksy computers! They have mangled the preciousss! We hates them!

Comments

[gothic-coop.livejournal.com]

This why I dont want a gig of music on anything cept my puter'

[qos.livejournal.com]

'Cept I can't carry my entire collection of tunes with me to work, or on a trip, or plug them into my car stereo when they are only on my computer.

Not that carrying my entire collection with me anywhere is a necessity, mind you. I've just become very spoiled since Christmas.

[gothic-coop.livejournal.com]

I have a 128mb MP3 player it hold 3 CD's worth of music and it does not skip when I go jogging.

[toesontheground.livejournal.com]

Oh no!!

[queenofhalves]

arrrr, i hate it when my technology malfunctions too. hopefully tech support will come through for you.