You could try going to Disk Utility and format the drive to a Mac compatible format. BEWARE that will erase all content on disk.
Instructions here: https://howchoo.com/g/nwvinzvjzmz/format-hard-drive-macos
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You might need to initialize the drive.
Right click on “My Computer” or “Computer” on Vista.
Select “Manage”
On the next screen select “Disk Management”
In the lower middle section you should be able to find your drive.
It will show up as Disk 1 or Disk 2….depending on how many drives you have in your computer.
If you click on the area that says Disk # you should get and option to “initialize drive”.
Also to the right it should show the allocation information for the drive. If it says “unallocated” then the drive needs to be partitioned.
Right click on the white box next to the drive listing.
Select the option “New Partition”
This will bring up the partition wizard and you will need to step through this process.
Select a primary partition.
On the next screen accept the maximum size it will provide.
On the next screen you assign a drive letter.
On the next screen you will do the format and accept the default settings.
The formatting will start and will be busy until it is complete.
You can monitor this from the disk management window.
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It needs to be formatted for macs.
I had this problem and with mine as well. (VOX is a horrible company)
One of these two processes should work but I forgot which I did.
Go to spotlight and search for disk utility. If the drive shows up on the left you can click on it then. Click the erase tab. select mac formatting and then click erase.
If it does not show up when you do this you will need to do the same process on a PC.
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The iPod 2nd Gen changed how it charges and all those devices that once charged your older iPod, will no longer charge this one unless you get the adapter which is at the apple store and I have seen it at walmart for about $30. that device converts the power for you so it will charge. my adapter works perfectly.
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Has it only just stopped working or has it been unable to work from the beginning? Are the files you are trying to transfer to the Hard disk already in use? I would recommend reformatting the hard drive. Formatting will put the hard drive back to it's original state. It will wipe all the data though, so make sure you back it up first. If that doesn't work then I'm not sure. Macs are not usually prone to viruses.
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Power the machine down. Press the power button to turn it on. After you hear the startup chime, press and hold the shift key. This will trigger an extended file system check and a safe boot. Continue holding the shift key down until you see the spinner, then you can release it. If it doesn't boot completely after this, you will have to bring it in to an Apple-certified tech for repair.
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