Where's the iPod About screen, and what's in it?

  • Last Modified: January 08, 2007
  • Article: TA27791
  • Old Article: 93961

Products Affected

iPod photo, iPod nano, iPod mini, iPod, iPod, iPod (5th generation)

All iPods (except iPod shuffle) can display status information on the iPod "About" screen. To access this screen, choose Settings > About from the main menu.

The "About" screen displays the following information:

  • Name of iPod
  • Songs: The number of songs currently stored on iPod.
  • Videos: The number of videos currently stored on iPod1.
  • Photos: The number of photos currently stored on iPod2.
  • Capacity: The size of the hard drive in bytes. Click here for more information on how the capacity is calculated.
  • Available: How much space is available on iPod
  • Version: The installed version of iPod Software
  • S/N: The serial number of iPod.
  • Model: The iPod model number
  • Format: This option appears if iPod has been formatted for use with Windows-based computers.

Notes
  1. This applies to iPod models that can display video.
  2. This applies to iPod models with a color display.