Camera Connector - Corrupt Ipod Needs to be restored

I recenently purchased the Apple Camera Connector for a recent vacation. I transfered photos during the vacation and now want to get the photos onto my computer. When I connect, iTunes gives me the following message
"iTunes has detected a iPod that appears to be corrrupted. You may need to restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes. You may also try disonnecting and reconnecting the iPod".
The iPod functions fine on it's own and I can view the photos so it isn't corrupt. I do not want to restore because then I will loose my photos. Initially I got a message from iTunes where it thought the iPod was formated for Mac use and suggested I restore it. Is it possible that the Camera Connector did something to it to make it think it's for Mac ? How can I get my images off the iPod ? When I try to access it as a drive through file explorer Windows says the drive needs to formated. Any ideas ?

Hi DanielStarr!
Okay, let's see if we can get your iPod back in shape and being recognized by your computer, if we can.
Disconnect your iPod from your computer.
Then, reset it a few times in a row. To reset an iPod with a clickwheel:
First, toggle your iPod's "Hold" switch back and forth a couple of times.
Then, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for 5-10 seconds.
Do that a few times.
Then, let your iPod's battery recharge from your computer for maybe 30-60 minutes.
After you've done that, disconnect it from your computer, and reset it a couple of more times
Now, try putting your iPod into disk mode. To do that, follow the instrucions in this article.
With your iPod in disk mode (or hopefully in disk mode), open iTunes, and connect the iPod to your computer.
If it is not recognized in iTunes, then you could try this kind of sequence a few times: disconnecting, restarting computer, resetting iPod a few times, putting into disk mode, and reconnecting to computer.
If that doesn't do anything to get it recognized in iTunes, then we might as well just try formatting it in Windows.
1 - Connect your iPod to your computer.
2 - When iTunes has finished syncing with your iPod, open "My Computer".
3 - Right-click on your iPod, and click on "Format". (IF your iPod is not showing in My Computer, make sure that disk use is not enabled i iTunes).
4 - Here, verify that your formatting settings are "Default", with the format type set for FAT32. Also, make sure that "Quick Scan" is not selected.
5 - Then, click on "OK" to begin the formatting process.
6 - When this is complete (it might take a while), see if your iPod is recognized in iTunes for a restore.
-Kylene

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Hey gwscrt,
Since iTunes directed to you to restore your iPod, I'd check out the following article that goes over the steps to do so:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339
I would read the document in full, but here are the applicable steps for you:
How to restore iPod
Verify that you have an active Internet connection, because you may need to download new versions of the iTunes and iPod Software.
Download and install the latest version of iTunes if necessary.
Open iTunes. Connect your iPod to your computer using the USB or FireWire cable that came with your iPod.
After a few moments, your iPod will appear in the Source panel in iTunes.
Select your iPod in the Source panel. You will see information about your iPod appear in the Summary tab of the main iTunes window.
Click Restore.
If you are using a Mac, you will be asked to enter an administrator’s name and password.
A progress bar will appear on the computer screen, indicating that stage one of the restore process has begun. When this stage is done, iTunes will present one of two messages with instructions specific to the iPod model you are restoring.
Disconnect iPod and connect it to iPod Power Adapter (typically applies to older iPod models).
Leave iPod connected to computer to complete restore (typically applies newer iPod models).
During stage two of the restore process, the iPod displays an Apple logo as well as a progress bar at the bottom of the display. It is critical that the iPod remain connected to the computer or iPod power adapter during this stage.
Note: The progress bar may be difficult to see, because the backlight on the iPod display may be off.
After stage two of the restore process is complete, the iTunes Setup Assistant window will appear. It will ask you to name your iPod and choose your syncing preferences, as it did when you connected your iPod for the first time.
Have a good one,
David

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Ok, when I started up my computer today and opened iTunes to listen to my songs, it gives me an error message that my iPod is corrupted and needs to be restored before I can use it again. I've tried using different programs to back up my songs on my iPod to my computer but it's not working because my computer is also saying that disk J: (the usb port my iPod uses) needs to be reformatted, so I can't do anything with it out of iTunes..
What it's looking like is that I'm going to lose ALL the songs on my iPod (around $600 worth) and I'm not going to get anything back..
So what do I do to fix this problem without losing all of the songs I've bought?

Hello CoulntThinkOfAUser,
If you purchased the songs from the itunes store you wouldn't really loose anything. This is how to recover all of your previous purchases.
How to download past purchases.
Hope this helps.
~Julian

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Hey guys,
My 5th gen. 30 gig iPod will not sync at all. I connect it and I get a message saying that my iPod is corrupt and needs to be restored. I press restore and it starts to restore it but about 5 - 10 seconds into it I get a message saying that it cannot be restored. Is there anything I can do? I can still cahrege it and listen to music but I just can't sync it. Thanks

Hi I had the same problem... I used my friends computer with an older itunes to try it and it worked. I think there is a compatibility issue with the most recent itunes and the fifth generation ipod

My ipod needs to be restored but it only stays on the "connect to itunes" for approximately 20 seconds and then turns black as if it is turned off.

So a couple of months ago, I had to restore my new IPOD 5 TOUCH because i had forgotten the password and disabled it, so as you can imagine I am quite familiar with restoring it.
(The last time I had synced it was the only time that I had to restore it when I first got it when I had disabled it)
This morning I wanted to sync my ipod. So I plugged my ipod into my WINDOWS computer and waited for itunes to open, and it did just like it is supposed to. It then said itunes needed the latest update so i continued with updating it. Itunes updated, but then said that my ipod needed the latest software. I said "ok update" and thats when itunes made my ipod into DFU mode without me even touching it.
SOOOO as you can imagine I was quite upset. I then have realized that because Itunes had moved it into DFU mode on its own, I could not manually get my ipod out of DFU mode so the only thing i was left to do was go ahead and restore it. (correct me if Im wrong)
My huge issue right now is that my ipod NEEDS to be restored, but it only stays on the "connect to itunes" screen for approximatley 20 seconds and then turns black as if it has been turned off. When I plug it into my computer and turn it on to the "connect to itunes" mode, it does open it in itunes and starts "extracting sofftware" but then when it turns black after 20 seconds, it closes out because my computer thinks it has turned off.
I have tried charging it, and nothing has progressed. Im not sure if anything can be done for it right now, or if I could bring it to an apple store to fix it... it's brand new about 3 months old.
HELP and some advice would be greatly appreciated !
Thanks!
-B

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Reset the device:
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button together for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
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Then tap Settings > General > Software Update
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Maybe:
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes)
Troubleshoot your USB connection. If the issue persists, out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software may be causing this issue. Please follow Troubleshooting security software issues. .
Next try placing in DFU mode and then restoring.
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Then try restoring on another computer.
Last, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
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Did you try removing and reinstalling all the Apple software using:
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Ipod needs to be restored, but itunes wont do it!

my ipod needs to be restored so i can sync it. it doesnt even show up as anything other than "ipod" with no information about the ipod. when i click restore i has an error message saying:
"there was a problem downloading the ipod software for 'ipod'. the requested resource was not found."
does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Hi DanielStarr!
Okay, let's see if we can get your iPod back in shape and being recognized by your computer, if we can.
Disconnect your iPod from your computer.
Then, reset it a few times in a row. To reset an iPod with a clickwheel:
First, toggle your iPod's "Hold" switch back and forth a couple of times.
Then, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for 5-10 seconds.
Do that a few times.
Then, let your iPod's battery recharge from your computer for maybe 30-60 minutes.
After you've done that, disconnect it from your computer, and reset it a couple of more times
Now, try putting your iPod into disk mode. To do that, follow the instrucions in this article.
With your iPod in disk mode (or hopefully in disk mode), open iTunes, and connect the iPod to your computer.
If it is not recognized in iTunes, then you could try this kind of sequence a few times: disconnecting, restarting computer, resetting iPod a few times, putting into disk mode, and reconnecting to computer.
If that doesn't do anything to get it recognized in iTunes, then we might as well just try formatting it in Windows.
1 - Connect your iPod to your computer.
2 - When iTunes has finished syncing with your iPod, open "My Computer".
3 - Right-click on your iPod, and click on "Format". (IF your iPod is not showing in My Computer, make sure that disk use is not enabled i iTunes).
4 - Here, verify that your formatting settings are "Default", with the format type set for FAT32. Also, make sure that "Quick Scan" is not selected.
5 - Then, click on "OK" to begin the formatting process.
6 - When this is complete (it might take a while), see if your iPod is recognized in iTunes for a restore.
-Kylene

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Everytime I connect my ipod, it says Ipod in recovery position, ipod needs to be restored. I have restored it but the same msg appears everytime I connect - how do i solve this problem?

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? If not, have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if the message keeps reappearing: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore
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When connecting to iTunes advised that the IPOD is corrupted and needs to be restored to factory settings. I executed this procedure, but after reconnecting it again identifies that it is corrupted and needs to be restored. Repeating did not resolve.

When connecting to iTunes, the system responds that the Ipod id corrupted and needs to have the factory settings restored. Factory settings are successfully installed, but response still identifies that the Ipod is corruped. Several repeats stil give the same result. Any other suggestions ?

Hello CoulntThinkOfAUser,
If you purchased the songs from the itunes store you wouldn't really loose anything. This is how to recover all of your previous purchases.
How to download past purchases.
Hope this helps.
~Julian

How do i back up files when my ipod needs to be restored?

So my ipod will connect to my computer, but not to itunes because it needs to be restored. I looked up how to restore the ipod and it says that if I do restore it then all my files will be lost. It also says to make sure that I backup any music files and videos before I restore it. I don't really care for my music or video files because it's in my itunes library, but I care about the videos I recorded using the camera. I don't know how to backup those videos especially when it won't connect to itunes. At the most it'll connect to my computer charging and my computer will recognize that there's something connected, but it won't show up. Can someone please help me?

Note that iPod backup that iTunes makes does not include synced media like apps and music.
To recovery your iTunes library see:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

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I have had my 120 gig iPod classic for a little under a year. I updated my iTunes and now, every time I plug it in, it needs to be restored. Once I restore it, it is fine, takes a million years to reload all of my music and is fine until the next time I plug it in. I have tried reinstalling iTunes and the same problem still happens. Can't figure it out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because I don't live anywhere near an Apple store.

Doublechecking something known to cause those symptoms.
By any chance, do you have a copy of WinAmp installed on that PC?
If so, try slim's suggestion from the following post:
http://discussions.apple.com/post!reply.jspa?messageID=11170851

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Sory if i have hijacked this thread .. but there does not seem to be a way of creating a fresh post? If hter is please let me know,
My problem: I have just moved country and downloaded my whole library on to a portable hard drive.
I have a new PC using widows XP .. it is set up but only shows the music i have purchas a very small percenbt of my library.
My portable hard drive has failed !
How do i import from my ipod clasic to my PC ?
I have been told that there are free programs to do this .. Does any one know of one and can recommend it?
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