subject: Fixing 'itunes: Itunes.exe - Corrupt File...' Ipod Error [print this page] An iPod being stylish and portable music player is loved by one and all. Moreover, the device's capability to cater to all sorts of entertainment needs that makes it all the more alluring and desirable. An iPod is, undoubtedly, an amazing innovation which has broken all records of popularity. Though you need not be a geek to handle the device and related operations, but basic know-how for many errors is a must. An iPod is prone to throwing errors which may prompt you to resort to the easiest solution and i.e restoring it. Restoration can fix most of the problems with your iPod whilst erasing your iPod data. Therefore, in order to recover your iPod data, you can either go for an appropriate backup or a reliable ipod recovery software.
As a practical case, you may receive the following error message in the system tray of your computer when your Windows has difficulty reading your iPod:
"iTunes: iTunes.exe - Corrupt File
The file or directory iPod_ControliTunesDeviceInfo is corrupt or unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility."
The message needs serious attention and until you fix the issue with your iPod, it will keep pestering you.
Cause
The above error indicates that your iPod's file system has got corrupted.
Resolution
Here is a list of few troubleshooting mechanism which you can use to fix the issue with your iPod:
Ensure you are using the latest version of iTunes
Check the version in the File >Help>About iTunes and then go to the iTunes website and check the version. If you are using the old version, download the new version from this website.
Update your iPod to correct a corrupt section
Use iTunes to update the iPod software by going to Help>Check for Updates in the iTunes.
Or you can use the iPod Updater application. Launch this by following Start>All Programs>iPod Updater
Restore your iPod
If nothing works, restoring the iPod is left as the only remedy.
Since restoring your iPod to factory settings erases all your songs, audio books, videos and other iPod data, you must opt for an iPod recovery utility immediately.
Such third-party utilities scan the iPod disk and extract the lost iPod data efficiently. You can easily download an iPod recovery utility from the Internet.
Stellar Phoenix Ipod Recovery is a powerful and user-friendly software which recovers lost, deleted or formatted iPod data from Classic and Shuffle models. The iPod recovery software recovers all audio (MIDI, AIFF, M4A, OGG etc) and video (AVI, MOV, ASF, WMV etc) formats.
