Error message: "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod."

I wanted to get my dad a new iPod for Xmas and transfer all his music from his ancient Classic. But when I connect to my MacBookPro, I get the error message: "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod." I see that 90% of the ipod drive is used, but I don't see any songs listed either on the iPod screen or in iTunes, which is worrying. Is there anything I can to save the music? He will be so upset that it's all gone...

My suggestions, when Restoring the iPod.
Disconnect your PC from Internet. (just to make sure no nasties creep into your system while you syncing.
Stop the Antivirus program
Connect your iPod to the PC, using a high speed USB 2.0 port at the back of your PC.
Disconnect all other USB devices, except the mouse and keyboard.
Stop all other programs except iTunes.
Good Luck!

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
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The same thing happened to me so I sent an email to apple. Honestly, I can't make any sense out of it but maybe you can. This is what they sent to me:
I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble connecting to the iTunes
Store.
I have verified that the iTunes Store is functioning and accepting
connections, which indicates that the issue is related to your internet
connection, local network, or your local computer itself.
iTunes has a great new feature called Network Diagnostics that can help
you diagnose and resolve issues that prevent you from connecting to the
iTunes Store.
First, make sure you're using iTunes 7.0 or later, which is available
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http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
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2) Open iTunes.
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4) Select Network Diagnostics and click Run.
The Network Diagnostics interface will help you identify and resolve
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Please note that certain types of software can affect the way a
computer sends and receives information from the Internet. Here are a few
examples of these types of software:
* Virus and/or worm protection software
* Web accelerators
* Ad filters
* Firewalls
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Store, you will need to configure these applications to allow iTunes to
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necessary contact the software's manufacturer. You'll need to configure
the software to allow these domains to send and receive data from the
Internet:
phobos.apple.com
phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net
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everyone from new users to professionals can interact and share their
knowledge and experiences. You may find another user with the same
operating system or ISP that may be able to help resolve this issue. You can
find the iTunes discussions group:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/itunes
To use iTunes, your computer must meet the system requirements listed
here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
The sales and service policies for the iTunes Store are available here:
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww
Best Regards,
Reneé
iTunes Store Customer Support
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/
Thanks, but that didn't help me.
iTunes Store <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Mary,
I'm sorry to hear that you can't connect to the iTunes Store.
I have verified that the iTunes Store is functioning and accepting
connections, which indicates that the issue is related to your internet
connection, local network, or your local computer itself. This article
outlines some of the likely culprits:
http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n300870
Apple Discussions are another source of information about iTunes, where
everyone from new users to professionals can interact and share their
knowledge and experiences. You may find another user with the same
operating system or ISP that may be able to help resolve this issue. You can
find the iTunes discussions group at:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/itunes
I hope this information helps you to connect to the iTunes Store. Thank
you for contacting the iTunes Support Team.

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I believe this has occurred because I moved my "My Music" folder to an external drive. But when I moved it back to the internal Hard drive c: this is the result. By the way on my other internal drive d: used to store my music files also I have the same problem.
When I start iTunes with the external Drive attached it reads the external drive.
Can anyone help me overcome this problem please.
I have deleted and reinstalled two versions of iTunes without correcting this problem.
BigW

hi BigW!
let's begin with this document:
iTunes for Windows: "Disk is locked" or "iTunes folder cannot be found" when installing or opening iTunes
... but if you run into the complication where "My Music" doesn't appear as an option in TweakUI, try the alternate technique in this post:
Nigel Carpenter: re: Itunes problem
love, b

Error message: "iTunes cannot read the contents of the iPod."

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