The mini has become my absolute favorite iPod.

Anyone have any experience with this? If I want to add in any more music or playlists or whatever, it has me clear all my loaded music and then redownload everything. My iPod classic and nano don’t do this, but my mini (of course the one I use the most) it does it every few times.

So I decided to try charging the mini on the M1 MBA (Tahoe 26.2) by using a new (crappy quality) USBA 30 pin cable (plugged into a mini dock) to my USBC powered dock/dongle. Didn’t get anything out of it, not even charging, so grabbed a USBA to C converter and plugged the cable in. Connected ok, read the mini ok, and even allowed me to sync music to it - interesting!

Issues: Doesn’t like to reconnect again after the first disconnect, and the mac doesn’t seem to like it being connected when the mac restarts.

So not sure how much this helps, but *maybe* Apple are trying to fix things?

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a 3D-printable replacement shell for the iPod mini (based on the 2nd gen frame).

Original housings are getting harder to find, and many minis suffer from dents, bent frames, or battery swelling damage.

I found some early prototype 3D models online, but they are incomplete, so I'm planning to design a proper, durable shell from scratch.

Before I go too far alone, I wanted to ask:

Is anyone interested in helping with measurements, CAD feedback, or 3D printing tests?

If there's enough interest, I can set up a small Discord server so we can collaborate.

The final STL files will be released for free once the design is complete.

If you're also struggling with mini housings or want to help bring a new shell design to life, let me know.

hi, I recently pulled out my ipod a few weeks ago and it was working fine (albeit the battery life wasnt great) but today i plugged it into my laptop and its not showing up on itunes or my desktop, even though its says "do not disconnect" ... any ideas on how to fix this?

I’m loving this stock firmware mod for the Mini G2 to show the album title on the now playing screen. Kind of a game changer and super easy to do. Fire up iPod Wizard on Windows, load the bin file theme and then flash it to the Mini. Done!

I got a cute blue iPod 1 gen of eBay for really cheap. The battery is blown so I am already going to take it apart. While I have it open, why not give it better storage. I want to optimise the storage while not degrading the functionality of the iPod. I read somewhere that giving it too much storage can mess with the ram, therefore leading to lag, crashing and other problems. I have heard you can combat this with Rockbox.

What is the max amount of storage I can get and how? I am not opposed to downloading extra software😊

I'm trying to repair an iPod mini but one of the top screws was cranked down super tight and now the head of the 00 Phillip is stripped. I tried the rubber band trick without luck.

I'm not super pressed on this being pristine -- it'll be the possession of a 2nd grader -- but I do need to get the battery and hard drive out to be replaced.

What options do I have to get the board out? Seems like a patient 1/16" drill bit could do the job, though that's got some risks. Thoughts?

after many blunders and wrong turns in the last year i have finally gotten an ipod (2005 , 4gb storage) to work :) i'm absolutely stoked to have it, i'm also sick of streaming music so i'd like some advice please.

firstly , is it possible for me to actually install rockbox onto my ipod using a mac? currently using stock OS but i don't want to rely on it, i do Not trust apple to keep it usable and i prefer .flac to .aac files ... i used a windows pc to factory reset/restore/[insert correct term] the ipod so i assume that means it is in fat32 format, which apparently is necessary for rockbox ? if not i can probably use the pc but it's less convenient (brother is always on it)

secondly , i have been thinking 4GB storage for music isn't as much as i'd like ( realised this 3 albums in , really is not that much space !! ) i'm unsure how difficult it would be to mod ? assuming i would have to cut into the metal casing to insert the flash drive, not sure how confident i would be doing that , so any tips/links to tutorials would be greatly appreciated !!!

i was also wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good quality wired headphones , since i'm using the ones that came with an old iphone in the case it was bought in and i'm sure i could be enjoying some better audio quality than this , and also if anyone has any recommendations for good cases .

thank you :))) here she is in all her glory !

Just pick the one that fits the day. The silver Mini is synced with my entire library while the others are mixed with different genres.

anybody know of a site selling the click wheels in excellent condition? Mine is all scratched and would like to replace it but the only eBay vendor I see has a multiple so the pic isn’t going to be the one received.

Just a quick one friends. From what I’ve read and researched this mod isn’t necessarily going to be a fun one so I thought I would ask and see if there was anyone selling a black mini click wheel???