subject: Restoring iPod to resolve fragmentation issues [print this page] Is your iPod running slowly? Or is its response time declining fast? If you are facing these problems, then you might need to defragment it in order to put it back in the top working condition. Defragmentation is a process which helps you in addressing all the file system issues. It physically organizes the contents of the iPod's disk to store the pieces of a file close together. This way you can boost the performance of your iPod immensely. iPods with hard disk, like iPod Classic, can be defragmented by restoring them to factory settings. This will eliminate all problems pertaining to files and file systems. However, in order to recover the erased iPod content post restoration, you must seek help from a backup. If a clean and updated backup doesn't exist, you can undo the data loss by using a professional iPod recovery software.
Consider a scenario, wherein, you connect iPod Classic to your Windows-based system. The Windows cannot read the iPod and displays the following error message:
"iTunes: iTunes.exe - Corrupt File
The file or directory iPod_ControliTunesDeviceInfo is corrupt or unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility."
You would receive the above error message in the system tray of your computer.
Cause
The above error can erupt in the following conditions:
If your iPod contains corrupt files
Or if the file system of your iPod is not in a healthy state. For instance, it has become highly fragmented
Resolution
iPod Recovery can be done in both the above-mentioned cases by following these steps:
1. You can use Chkdsk utility to check errors with the file system. However, it won't defragment the drive.
2. Corrupt files can be removed from your iPod's Classic disk by restoration. Restoration is also an appropriate solution to resolve the fragmentation issues. Before going for restoration, ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of iTunes.
3. Since restoration leads to data loss, you must download and use a third-party iPod recovery software. These applications help you combat data loss situations and recover lost or deleted iPod content in an easy manner.
For extracting your iPod content safely, you must only trust Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery. Available in both Windows and Mac versions, this software assists you in recovering lost or deleted music files, videos, audiobooks, photos, podcasts etc from both iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle. This read-only iPod recovery utility recovers all audio (MIDI, AIFF, M4A), video (AVI, MOV, ASF) and photo (JPEG, TIFF, BMP,) formats.
