Why is my iPod Classic making a clicking noise?

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iPod 7th Generation

The iPod Seventh Generation, marketed and sold as the "iPod Classic", was released in September 2009, and did not have any visible differences compared to the previous version. It simply replaced the previous 120GB iPod Classic 6.5 with a thin 160GB version.

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Why is my iPod Classic making a clicking noise?

My Ipod Classic has started making a clicking noise and just tells me to take it to the apple store to fix. Just wondering what actually could be wrong. It still charges fine, so I was thinking it might be the spin disk or a chip but not really 100% sure. Has anyone else had this issue and know what needs to be repaired?

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@shapop62714 without actually hearing/seeing it and only going by your description, this sounds like a bad HDD. Pretty common for the year and model. At this point I would replace the HDD.

You replace it tthe same way as you would on the 6th gen iPod Classic Hard Drive Replacement

Yes, you will get a few answers that will suggest you convert your iPod to a SD card etc. but I just prefer to stay original. That way I do not run into compatibility issues. No, I do not need a device that will hold 15,000 songs :-)

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I thought it might be a HDD problem, interesting to know it was a common problem but only happened to me so late in the game. Truthfully I'm with you, I don't really need that many songs, I barely filled 160GB.

Sha Pop 의 2025년 1월 21일

@shapop62714 what happens with these HDD is that they really "gum up" and the read/write head arm starts to not properly move. It is actually more an issue of underusing the iPod that can cause this :-) Like I said, I'd pop a new HDD in there and continue to use it. The Classic iPod 's are still my favored music player :-)

oldturkey03 의 2025년 1월 21일

Awesome, thanks for the explanation :)

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I thought it might be a HDD problem, interesting to know it was a common problem but only happened to me so late in the game. Truthfully I'm with you, I don't really need that many songs, I barely filled 160GB. — Sha Pop
@shapop62714 what happens with these HDD is that they really "gum up" and the read/write head arm starts to not properly move. It is actually more an issue of underusing the iPod that can cause this :-) Like I said, I'd pop a new HDD in there and continue to use it. The Classic iPod 's are still my favored music player :-) — oldturkey03

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