26 May 2007 ~ View Comments

Tip For Erratic iPod Click wheels

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Several days ago the click wheel on my beloved 4G iPod starting behaving very poorly; not recognizing my finger movements. I tried several remedies, such as reformatting my iPod and draining its battery completely, among others. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to get the click wheel to respond to my scrolling movements, although clicking was restored. Ready to retire my trusty device, I tried one last thing in desperation. I switched my hold slider on and off. Miraculously, the click wheel now works perfectly. I have no idea why this worked, but it did. I can't believe I didn't try it sooner, although it didn't seem to me that it could have made any difference. It was definitely in the "off" position whilst it wasn't working, but whatever works, I guess. I just thought I'd pass this along in case anyone else has had a similar problem.

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  1. Jon 13 January 2008 at 3:39 pm Permalink

    Hey thanks, that’s just what I was looking for!


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