My old iPod classic finally gave up after 14 years of daily use

Last Tuesday I plugged it in to charge and it just showed the sad folder icon. Tried everything - reset, firewire disk mode, even smacked it a few times. Nothing. That thing survived two moves, a coffee spill in 2011, and got me through countless bus rides. Still had 3,000 songs on it I haven't thought about in years. Anyone else got a device that just went silent one day and you weren't ready for it?

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the_karen12d ago

Tbh that sad folder icon hit me hard when my 2007 Zune bricked with no warning.

the_cora12d ago

My Zune lasted exactly one year before it decided to take a permanent vacation. Still have that sad folder image burned into my memory like a bad breakup. Guess my loyalty to Microsoft products was never meant to be rewarded.