The Genius feature in an iPod lets you create good song combinations. It basically does an analysis of your iTunes music library and makes suggestions of tracks which you might like based on the type of tracks you have.
For instance, you like a song, Genius uses that song to find other songs in your library and make a playlist for you. But, at times you may face difficulties using this feature like your iPod will freeze or you will receive an error message related to Genius among others.
In many situations, your music files may even become inaccessible. To ward off such nagging problems, you must restore the iPod and perform iPod recovery using a clean and updated backup.
Consider a scenario, wherein, you are not able to create Genius play lists with few songs or your iPod is freezing frequently. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
'Genius is unavailable for the selected song'
Possibly, Genius would work fine on iTunes but not on your iPod. Even if you make the Genius play lists and transfer them to iPod, Genius will still not work.
Cause :
The above error and abrupt behavior by Genius may be seen in the following scenarios:
Resolution :
You can observe the following steps in order to resolve the problem:
Since restoring erases the iPod data – songs, videos, audio books etc – you must use an appropriate backup to restore the lost data. However, in absence of a backup, you must download an iPod recovery software.
Such third-party tools perform intensive scan of the iPod disk and apply sophisticated scanning algorithms to extract the lost content. These tools can be easily used by users who do not possess any technical knowledge as they come equipped with simple and graphical user interface.
But, make sure to download a read-only iPod recovery tool which doesn't modify the original play list and other content.
For instance, you like a song, Genius uses that song to find other songs in your library and make a playlist for you. But, at times you may face difficulties using this feature like your iPod will freeze or you will receive an error message related to Genius among others.
In many situations, your music files may even become inaccessible. To ward off such nagging problems, you must restore the iPod and perform iPod recovery using a clean and updated backup.
Consider a scenario, wherein, you are not able to create Genius play lists with few songs or your iPod is freezing frequently. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
'Genius is unavailable for the selected song'
Possibly, Genius would work fine on iTunes but not on your iPod. Even if you make the Genius play lists and transfer them to iPod, Genius will still not work.
Cause :
The above error and abrupt behavior by Genius may be seen in the following scenarios:
- If Genius play lists are corrupt
- If iPod's disk is corrupt
Resolution :
You can observe the following steps in order to resolve the problem:
- Update your iPod's firmware
- Remove and re-install Genius on iTunes
- Fix the damaged play lists/songs or corrupt iPod disk by restoring the iPod.
Since restoring erases the iPod data – songs, videos, audio books etc – you must use an appropriate backup to restore the lost data. However, in absence of a backup, you must download an iPod recovery software.
Such third-party tools perform intensive scan of the iPod disk and apply sophisticated scanning algorithms to extract the lost content. These tools can be easily used by users who do not possess any technical knowledge as they come equipped with simple and graphical user interface.
But, make sure to download a read-only iPod recovery tool which doesn't modify the original play list and other content.
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