Install the latest iPod software

Always update your iPod with the latest software before troubleshooting.

Use compressed songs

iPod's skip protection works best with compressed audio files. This allows multiple songs to fit into iPod's memory cache.

If your audio files are large, or are uncompressed (such as songs in AIFF format), you may want to compress them, and use the MP3 or AAC compressors when importing new songs. Consider breaking large files into smaller files. If your songs aren't compressed, in AIFF or WAV format, for example, they take up a lot more space. Instead of holding 25 minutes of music, the cache can only hold a few minutes. This means the hard drive has to work a lot harder to keep the cache full. Since it has to turn on a lot more often, the hard disk is more prone to be affected by movement as it loads the cache, and that could make a song skip. More hard drive access can also affect battery life.

Avoid shaking iPod

iPod provides skip protection by playing music from its solid-state cache. When all the music stored in the cache has played, iPod's hard drive copies more music to the cache. Shaking iPod while the hard drive is copying music can cause songs to skip.

Make sure song files are not damaged

If just one song skips when you play it, it may be damaged.

1. Delete the song and update your iPod.
   
2. Insert the CD you used to import the song, and import it again. If the CD is scratched or dirty, iTunes may not be able to import the song. Try cleaning the CD or use a different one.
   
3. Update your iPod with the new copy of the song.
   

Unplug the USB cable or turn off the EQ

If you have an iPod (with Dock Connector) model and you're using a Windows PC, unplug the USB cable from iPod, or turn off the EQ.

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