'''++@sneatonscott++''' yes. start with a new battery. There is also the possibility that your hard drive is all gummed up. Get an inexpensive USB-to -Zig cable that you can use to connect the HDD to your computer. Check the drive out. Since you are going to replace it, it won’t matter what it shows but it will matter to rule it out/in as a cause for the iPods current issues.
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'''++@sneatonscott++''' yes. start with a new battery. There is also the possibility that your hard drive is all gummed up. Get an inexpensive USB-to -Zif cable (something that will fit your drive most come with multiple adapters) that you can use to connect the HDD to your computer. Check the drive out. Since you are going to replace it, it won’t matter what it shows but it will matter to rule it out/in as a cause for the iPods current issues.
'''++@sneatonscott++''' yes. start with a new battery. There is also the possibility that your hard drive is all gummed up. Get an inexpensive USB-to -Zig cable that you can use to connect the HDD to your computer. Check the drive out. Since you are going to replace it, it won’t matter what it shows but it will matter to rule it out/in as a cause for the iPods current issues.