iPod 6th Gen drive gone mad after deleting a photo folder in Rockbox.

[GayProtogen]

My iPod 6th Gen went berserk after I deleted about 2GB worth of photos on my iPod using Rockbox. Typical "can't find rockbox.ipod" error, but then Windows started lagging intensely every time I plugged in my iPod, and wouldn't let me access .rockbox (Data error: cyclic redundancy, AKA dead drive). Now, after letting Windows "fix" my drive (which just deleted .rockbox), it's less awful, but still lags. Only iPod OS works (duh), and it decides to freeze for a bunch of seconds whenever I scroll too much through songs.

I can't even get iTunes to recognize my iPod to install iPod Support/drivers (new PC rn), but Rockbox does recognize it. Is my drive dead?

[Frankenpod]

Sounds very much like a dying drive to me.  What does the diagnostics mode say?

[GayProtogen]

Boy, it's a mess.

Retracts: 24
Reallocs: 192
Pending Sectors: 176
PowerOn Hours: 148 (that's how new this iPod is)
Start/Stops: 26081
Temp: Current 29ºC
Temp: Min 5C
Temp: Max 49C

I've heard you can boot it into whatever mode and plug it into iTunes, and try to let it do its thing and sort of fix itself, but
1 - I'm pretty sure it's dead, I showed it to my dad and he told me that this thing is a bomb about to explode at any time
2 - Simply plugging this in freezes iTunes, explorer.exe, and even my own computer.

[GayProtogen]

Update - it's slightly worse now.

I was listening to a specific song, and 1 minute in, it skipped to the next song. Skipping a bit beyond that mark allows me to listen to the rest of the song...

ugh, this is realy a bad time for it to fail.

[Frankenpod]

Might have to replace the drive.

[GayProtogen]

I have decided to update it with an iFlash SD (maybe 4x MicroSD) adapter kit (I dunno what to call it), and to order a front and back case too. Any reccomendations for the new storage options?

I'm aware of the 128 GB limit on iPodOS for the 6.5 gen... does Rockbox read bigger SSDs/MicroSD cards?

[Frankenpod]

I'm aware of the 128 GB limit on iPodOS for the 6.5 gen... does Rockbox read bigger SSDs/MicroSD cards?

More-or-less, yes.  That is, you can get round the 128gb limit by using Rockbox, but then you can never boot into the original firmware mode (i.e. booting holding menu button down or with hold switch on).  If you do it does unpredictable things, I think it can  mess everything up needing a complete restore.  Probably best to somehow disable dual-boot entirely so not to do it by accident (not sure how that is done, but there is a way, I gather).

Also you then have to do all file syncing in RB mode, which I think still isn't 100% reliable.  Though I hear it works better than it used to.

Or you could just get a new hard-drive.  Pity the 240Gb drives don't seem to be around any more.