iPod memory glitch?

Kajillion · Jul 12, 2007, 09:14 PM

I use my iPod as a disk drive and to play music, so I have about 1gb of data on it. Around 300mb is music, and the other 700mb is just files and programs and stuff. But when I look in Properties, it says it only has around 100mb free. When I look in at the iPod info on the iPod itself, it says that I used 1gb of 1.8gb. It's a first-generation iPod nano, 2gbs.

Geminiwave · Jul 19, 2007, 09:28 AM

right thats correct. a 2gb ipod nano has about 1.8GB of data. I know it kind of sucks but heres a basic run down of how things work. when a company makes data storage. any data storage. they'll say something like "1gb" or "2gb" or "500gb" right? but what they really mean is 1,000,000,000 bytes. or 2... or 500... etc right? but the way a computer works, 1 kilobyte is not 1000 bytes. its 1024 bytes. and 1MB is not 1000 kilobytles. its 1024 kilobytes. Catch my drift? so technically what they say is true, but in practice its not so much. so for instance my "120gb" hard drive only gives me about 111GB.

Lowfat · Jul 19, 2007, 05:00 PM

Yes but he says he only has 100MB free of the 1.8GB, yet he only has used 1GB.

Geminiwave · Jul 20, 2007, 06:28 PM

oh i see...hmmm..

well theres a chance you have more stuff stored than you think...

but chances are that if itunes says you have 1gb filled out of 1.8gb then you're okay.

Try filling the sucker. put another 800mb of music on through itunes and see what happens.

if you're really worried, I'd do a factory reset though. wipe the sucker and reinstall the firmware. Or take it into the apple store to ask.

**Mousey** · Jul 29, 2007, 01:48 PM

ask at the genius (RETARD) bar ;p

Jul 12, 2007, 09:14 PM	#1
Kajillion DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	iPod memory glitch? I use my iPod as a disk drive and to play music, so I have about 1gb of data on it. Around 300mb is music, and the other 700mb is just files and programs and stuff. But when I look in Properties, it says it only has around 100mb free. When I look in at the iPod info on the iPod itself, it says that I used 1gb of 1.8gb. It's a first-generation iPod nano, 2gbs. __________________ I bought some batteries, but they weren't included, so I had to buy them again.

Jul 19, 2007, 09:28 AM	#2
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	right thats correct. a 2gb ipod nano has about 1.8GB of data. I know it kind of sucks but heres a basic run down of how things work. when a company makes data storage. any data storage. they'll say something like "1gb" or "2gb" or "500gb" right? but what they really mean is 1,000,000,000 bytes. or 2... or 500... etc right? but the way a computer works, 1 kilobyte is not 1000 bytes. its 1024 bytes. and 1MB is not 1000 kilobytles. its 1024 kilobytes. Catch my drift? so technically what they say is true, but in practice its not so much. so for instance my "120gb" hard drive only gives me about 111GB. __________________

Jul 19, 2007, 05:00 PM	#3
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	Yes but he says he only has 100MB free of the 1.8GB, yet he only has used 1GB. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Jul 20, 2007, 06:28 PM	#4
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 62	oh i see...hmmm.. well theres a chance you have more stuff stored than you think... but chances are that if itunes says you have 1gb filled out of 1.8gb then you're okay. Try filling the sucker. put another 800mb of music on through itunes and see what happens. if you're really worried, I'd do a factory reset though. wipe the sucker and reinstall the firmware. Or take it into the apple store to ask. __________________

Jul 29, 2007, 01:48 PM	#5
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,156 Rep Power: 243 System Specs	ask at the genius (RETARD) bar ;p __________________