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OKay, well i have a 80gb 2nd gen i pod, screen and headphone jack are broken but i still used it as a external hard drive putting files on the ipod using it as a flash or hard drive and still had music, it funtioned fine, and now it doesnt even stay on, i did take it apart and also put it back together and it still worked till now, all i want it the files off the hard drive. it attempts to start and then just shuts off and repeats over and over. any idea where i could take it or somthing to do just to preserve the files which are pictures and video ect in files. thanks
My suggestion is that you purchase an adapter from wherever you like. I got mine of ebay for $5.00 It is a USB adapter that allows me to access the HDD as an external drive under the Windows OS. Not sure what OS you are using and I can not help with the MAC. You will have to remove the HDD. Once your computer sees the HDD as an external drive you can use software of your choice to access your files. I would most certainly backup the files. Also, you should have a backup of your files on the computer that you use to sync your ipod. The reason why your ipod may not stay on, could be a bad battery or a bad firewire connection may be cheaper or more interesting to try to fix it. I just purchased 4 of those and love the way they feel. Heavy and solid….anyhow. Good Luck and let us know if you need any further help.
Check this out: https://www.amazon.com/Enclosure-Externa… Problem might be that being an iPod, the OS will be MAC, so Windows based PC’s might prove to be a problem when trying to recover your files. Good luck Charles
