What are the upgrade limits of each generation of the iPod classic?

Hi

the storage limit from what I have learned is very subjective to how big you music files are

for the 7th gens (thin 160GB) it tends to be within a range of 750GB-2TB depending on what you load it up with

6th gens are weird because they look identical to 7th gens but their storage font on the back is bigger and they won't do anything more than 128GB

for the 5th gens they tend to like 256GB but people have put more into them but like I said its all about the music you put into them

4th gens like smaller storages because of their age so anything around 64GB should work

there are what I would consider to be safe amounts of storage ,its quite hard to pinpoint what the actual limits are because different people get away with different amounts but from this point in time that seems to be about the average for these popular models

so take what you want from it :-)

Thanks :-)

I also bought from EBay a 1tb 7th gen for silly money It works but think it’s pushing it way too far, these devices were never designed to cope with so much stuff. It crashes a lot. Not bad when listening but syncing new stuff can take time . The mod via Iflash on the 5th gen which is so much easier to take apart took 10 mins with no damage to case unlike the first time I replaced battery on a 7th gen.

When using a micro SD make sure your adapter is not an old one - designed for old cheap electronics etc. SDHC I think is essential but please check before you start an upgrade to memory.

This subject need some definition: I invite you to visit the Troubleshooting section @ this vendor (I have no interest into those products and yes, I bought a couple of those cards)

https://www.iflash.xyz/troubleshooting-g...

On this site you also find in depth information such as iPod Generation Compatibility here

As a footnote I also like to point the Red X screen for failing to Open the Device: it happened to me using a ZIF SATA card and it should be clear that this issue is coming because of some mistakes made on connecting the card, either by a faulty ribbon or as I was able to verify, just because I thought the ribbon's contacts on the the card had to face downward toward the card, while it worked only if I reversed it. To double check it you should reboot the iPod (press MENU + SELECT) and quickly enter the diagnostic mode (press BACK<< + SELECT) go to Manual Test / I O / and verify you can actually open the storage device: if it fails to open you have a probable chance of a defective ribbon, or you have to check it is actually inserted correctly both on the motherboard and in the card.

HTH

Here you will find a clear exposition for each iPod Classic Generation and the storage limitations.

Usin an ipod classic 6gen, i just cant see the benefits spending those costs on pretty expensive storage cards (not the sdxc small ones but those 'çasette'look a like cards.
There realy expensive and while my 6g is capped at 137Gb with a gen7 160gb hdd into it, it just does not get full.
I do not use space for videos since the screen is too small for videos so as music storage what is the benefit ? you guys really got 1Tb illegal mp3 files (that by itunes got capped at 128kbps as standard) stored on those devices?
I mean.. where do you find that amount of illegal mp3 in modern days of streaming culture?

It looks more like driving Porches to a wallmart daily job or such thing....
LOOK i got the biggest one! (Mostly appears to be smallest but whatever...)