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Apple iPod shuffle Reset - 1.0.1

restore 1st gen iPod shuffles

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	1.0.1
Release Date:	2006-12-21
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	11,478
Downloads (all versions):	13,507

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Product Description:

The iPod shuffle Reset Utility restores First Generation iPod shuffle. The restore process completely erases all music and data on iPod shuffle and reinstalls software version 1.1.4. iPod shuffle Reset Utility is only for First Generation 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle. Any other iPod, including Second Generation iPod shuffle is not supported.

Use the iPod shuffle Reset Utility to fix the following issues:

With the iPod shuffle switched on, pressing the Play button will cause amber and green LEDs to flash for a few seconds, and the unit will not play any music, nor can you sync music to it from iTunes.
On a Windows PC, iPod shuffle will appear in My Computer as a â�?��?Removable Disk,â�?�? however the iPod shuffle volume will not mount correctly. The unit is listed in Device Manager under â�?��?Disk Drivesâ�?�? as â�?��?Apple iPod USB Device.â�?�?
On a Mac, the unit will only be recognized in Apple System Profiler under Hardware -> USB and will not appear or mount in the Finder.
When attempting to restore, the unit may not be recognized at all. However, if it is recognized, the restore may fail with an error dialog â�?��?Firmware update failure. Disk write errorâ�?�? or another error. It may take 3 restore attempts before the error appears. Note: iPod shuffle may take several minutes to be recognized.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later
First Generation 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle

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iPod Software - Version: 1.0.1, 12/22/2006 10:31AM PST

(0 of 3 users found this comment useful)

paulc

The fact that they finally cobbled this together is but a piece of a larger issue. There seem to be increasing numbers of folks who do these updates only to find their Pods trashed or suffering from far worse woes than with the previous release. I had a bug in the new Pod I just got (they replaced the hardware and it was still there, indicating it was in the software not the hardware), so I jumped too quickly on the 1.2.1 release. Did NOT fix the original bug AND added a deal-breaking new one. Situations like tat are NOT uncommon.

So the issue is the ability to revert back to previous generation releases. Wish were somewhat easy IF you downloaded all the stand alone updaters AND archived them. Now the system is different AND they provide NO access to previous update files.

So how long did they know they had to allow reverting to previous software before they cobbled together this utility?

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Um, version "1.2.1"? "Reverting"? Huh?

Fantastic! - Version: 1.0, 10/28/2006 08:07AM PST

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dnthurber

My Shuffle died six months ago when I was updating its software, and I was unable to revive it using the various tips on Apple's support site.
Luckily I didn't throw it away, because this application has restored it to perfection. Many thanks Apple developers!

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Fantastic!

Fantastic!

Fantastic!

Fantastic!

Warning for dummies like me - Version: 1.0, 10/28/2006 07:52AM PST

(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)

udobald

Do not eject your iPod shuffle when this program is working. I inadvertently did and now my iPod shuffle is dead. It does not even show up in the finder any more and neither the iPod software updater nor the iPod shuffle Reset Utility are able to fix it.