iPod has become synonymous with portable music player. Since its first launch in 1991, iPod has revolutionized the portable music player industry. With 73% market share it has left the competitors far behind.
First generation IPod has been launched in 1991 by Apple. Now the fifth generation is available in the market. Each new generation usually has more features and refinements while typically being smaller and lighter than its predecessor.

History:
First generation iPod was launched in October 2001. At that time Apple found the existing music players big and clunky. The small players were useless par quality and usability. Then it has decided to develop its own device.
Apple deployed its team of hardware engineers on the job and finally on October 23, 2001. CEO Steve Jobs announced it as a Mac-compatible product with a 5 GB hard drive that put "1000 songs in your pocket."
Models:
- iPod Shuffle
- iPod Nano
- iPod Classic
- iPod Mini
- iPod Touch
File storage and Transfer:
All iPods can function as mass storage devices to store data files; this function is controlled by the "Enable Disk Use" option in iTunes. If the iPod is formatted on a Mac OS X computer it uses the HFS+ file system format, which allows it to serve as a boot disk for a Mac computer. If it is formatted on Windows, it uses the FAT32 format.
What you can store in your IPod…
- Music
- Pod casts
- Audio books
- Photos
- Videos
So, you can use this fascinating device as a music player as well as for educational purpose.
iPod Recovery
iPod stores data in Microdrives. When there is data, always is a risk to lose it.
How?
Common Problems that can cause Data Loss from IPod
First and foremost is human error and mishandling.
Errors:
iPod Volume Format 'Unknown' or iPod reports an incorrect capacity
iPod becomes frozen.
If you cannot access your iPod because the screen is frozen you will need to reset it.
If you are not able to reset your iPod, use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Menu button.
The way iPod drives are built, there's not much of a chance that the data on the drives could be physically destroyed. If you are not able to get your data back by resetting, Good IPod Recovery software comes to your rescue. It gives you the opportunity to attempt risk free iPod data recovery and recover your deleted iPod files.

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