iCloner frequently asked questions

  • My iPod is not detected by iCloner
    Please go through this checklist and email us if the problem remains:
    • Verify that your iPod is properly connected to the PC and turned on.
    • When your iPod is connected to your computer, try to close and reopen the program.
    • Try to connect your iPod to your PC using another USB port.
    • If you connect your iPod to your computer through a USB hub, try to connect your iPod directly to your computer.
    • Try to connect your iPod to another computer to see if the problem comes from the computer or from the iPod.
    • If your computer is a Sony VAIO, please let us know and we'll provide you specific solutions for that computer.
    • Our programs do not recognize Mac formated iPods. To check if your iPod is Mac formatted, browse your iPod menu as follows: Settings->About->Format and have a look at its formatting. If you don't see "Format", and "Model" is the last info shown in your iPod's screen, you'll know it is Mac formatted. If it is Mac formatted you will need additional software to read it such as MacDrive (won't work for the iPod Touch and iPhone).
    • Have a look at these Apple hints.
    • Try to reset your iPod as per these instructions (this will not modify its content).
    • If you are using a virtual drive software on your computer, try to deactivate it to avoid any attribution letter conflict.
    • If none of the above hints helps, please indicate us the program the problem occurs with and download this program, run it and click the "Save log files" button to create an archive named "CopyTrans_Suite_Logs.zip" containing all our programs log files. You will find the file on the Desktop, please attach it to your next email.
  • I get an error message stating that the disk is full even though it's not.
    Check whether your destination hard drive (not your iPod) is NTFS or FAT32 formatted (to check this, open "My Computer", rightclick on the destination hard drive and click Properties)?
    The destination hard drive (not the iPod) needs to be NTFS formatted for iCloner to work properly.
    If it is not NTFS formatted, you can convert it to NTFS without losing the data it contains by following these instructions.
    Note: even though this method is extremely safe, if you have important data on the hard drive, we recommend that you back them up before you convert the hard drive to NTFS.
  • iCloner fails to restore the backup image to my iPod.
    If you have an iPod Classic 6G or an iPod Nano 3G, iCloner will work with these models of iPod as long as you backup and restore the very same iPod.
    Therefore, you cannot restore such iPods with an iCloner backup image made from either an other model of iPod or another iPod Classic 6G / iPod Nano 3G. This is due to restrictions imposed by Apple to these devices.
    Though, you can use a backup image created from an iPod Classic 6G or an iPod Nano 3G to restore an older model of iPod, as long as the firmware of that older iPod has been recently updated.

    iCloner is, unfortunately, not compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch yet, because these two devices are locked by Apple restrictions, but you can backup your iPhone or iPod Touch contents using CopyTrans.