Defragment an iPod
Defragmenting an iPod can increase its battery life, because the hard disk won't be as active when the iPod is trying to play songs, videos, etc. Note that this is ONLY for iPods with a hard disk, such as the iPod Classic. This will not work for any iPods with flash memory, such as an iPod Nano, iPod Touch, or iPhone. It will only waste read/write cycles and will not increase performance.
Steps
- Connect your iPod into the computer.
- Open iTunes, and wait for the software to recognise your iPod.
- Search for Disk Defragmenter in start menu.
- Select the Volume that is your iPod. This could be anything, but it's probably not C:, D:, or E:. Look for your iPods name next to the drive letter.
- Click the 'Defragment' button, and wait for it to finish.
- This may take a couple of hours, depending on the size of the hard drive.
Warnings
- There is a small chance that some of your data may be lost. Make sure everything you have on your iPod is in your iTunes library.
