Gordon McGirt Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 how long does it take to "index" an iPod? I've been driving around since I purchased the car (Saturday) with a 160gb iPod classic connected via the usb hub in the center console. It has been "indexing" the entire time (there's about 155gb of music on the device). Today was the first time I could actually access the artist list, but when I select an artist, it "thinks" in perpetuity. Do I just need to be patient because of the amount of music? Anyone have a similar experience? Thanks, Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Do you have the latest version of MFT? Easiest way to tell is if the top center has tiime only you have the latest. Reason I ask is we saw similarly long indexing times with the older versions but find that the latest software gets about 60GB done in about 5 minutes. So if you were on the new software I wouldn't expect your indexing to take more than 15-20 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon McGirt Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 yes. I just purchased the car Saturday and a phone call with sync support confirmed that i do have the latest software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon McGirt Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 i'm wondering if it is because it's a HD based iPod and not a flash based (like my iPhone/iTouch). The iPhone (64gb) indexed rather quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I use an 320GB external HDD that has around 60GB or music...so I have spinning platters too. Is the old iPod USB2? Maybe that is the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagetAl Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) I have an older version (non-Bluetooth flash based) 32 Gb iPod Touch with MFT 3.0.2 and it takes forever to index. The previous version of MFT indexed very quickly compared to 3.0.2 for me. In fact, since I applied the update about 2 months ago, it's only ever finished twice and only after a two hour dive both times. I can access all of my playlists but I can't access the movies until the indexing is finished. Because of this, I am hesitant to update the music on my iPod Touch since it takes so long to get the movies back. Unfortunately MFT reset on it's own the other day and has begun the re-indexing process all over again. I guess no movies until I go on a long trip again Edited June 25, 2012 by gagetAl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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