ITunes recognizes iPod, Desktop does not, Finder does not

My iPod does not show up on the desktop. In Finder, I have no iPod showing. I went through the Five Rs, looked at the Apple troubleshooting sheet, changed USB ports, nada. Plays fine out of the dock, in my truck, etc. I am a newbie to all things Apple from the computer side, so bear with me id I left anything out.
Thanks.

Unless you "Enable Disk Mode" or use Manual updating, the iPod won't show up in the Finder on the desk top. Only in iTunes.
Patrick

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hi ephmike!
that sounds like classic symptoms of a Windows drive letter confusion problem. let's see if this document will help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
keep us posted.
love, b

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I just completed a 95% successfull migration from my old MPB to my new MPB. iTunes seems to work fine, sees all my music and I have authorized the new mac to play the music.
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So I ended up reinstalling iTunes. That almost solved it, but when I also restored the iPods it seems to be OK.
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Which version of iTunes are you using? (most probably the latest, a lot of this hung iTunes coming in)
Which iPod software is shown on the iTunes summary screen?
My suggestion go on Diskmode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363?viewlocale=en_US
Connect it to iTunes via a USB2.0 port (For Mac please dont use the Keyboard USB port and for MB, only one USB port is for iPod, the other will freeze your iTunes as the resource bus is shared with other devices )
Then update the iPod software or Restore the iPod.
Try to disconnect your iPod from the PC, if you are not charging or Syncing the iPod, or else, some Apps will just trigger a Restore and delete you iPod.
For Mac users, who has a FAT32 iPod, you may find iTunes Restoring it to HPS+ if you leave it connected overnight.
For Windows users, some Winsock layer conflict with iTunes will trigger the Restore.
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Points to note:
Windows 7, installation was a port from XP via LapLink PCMover
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iTunes version 11.4.0.18 is installed (This was the current version when I started trying to find the problem.)
Apple Mobile Device Support software is loaded.
Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is NOT loading, either before or while the iPod is connected.
In Device Manager, the iPod appears as a Disk Drive and as a Portable Device when connected, but does not appear in the Universal Serial Bus Controllers list.
iTunes recognizes the iPod and can access it sufficiently to verify that it does not need to be updated.
iTunes can eject the iPod.
iTunes cannot sync the iPod.

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I want to use my iPod as an external hard drive, I have the latest update, 1.3. The problem that I have is that I am not getting the Notes folder in my finder, can not even find my ipod on devices, I have a MacBook.
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Hello opalencia,
So you are saying your iPod is not recognized by your Mac or iTunes? If that's the case, have you had a chance to check out this Apple support document related to this document?
[iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop|http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1410]
If you are able to get iTunes to recognize the iPod, make sure "disk use" is enabled under the iPod's Summary tab. Once you have done that, you should be able to open up the iPod in Finder and navigate to the notes folder.
[Storing and reading notes with your iPod|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2234]
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Neither pc nor itunes recognizes ipod

so this thing worked for me a week back, i set it on manual because this nano cant hold my entire library. i loaded a 500 song playlist onto it and iv been listening to those for a week,,,,those 500 got old and when i went to sync different songs on it this happens.....
i connect the ipod to the usb cord,,,fine fine,,,windows makes a beep noise like it knows that i connected something...except the beep noise is a double instead of the classic single "dong" sound. the ipod does not make any change,,,like the "do not disconnect" message does not show up, just the regular menu.
the ipod doesnt show up in my windows explorer under my computer,,,nor does it show up in itunes.
iv tried all the classic ipod fixes,,,the 5 Rs,,,i didnt reinstall itunes but, itunes recognizes my other ipods. i cant restore the nano because it wont hok up to computer,,,, please any help is welcome and thank you

Start with these articles and see if that gets you anywhere...
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
iTunes for Windows: iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
Also you might try forcing the iPod into disk mode first, then connecting it to your computer and see if that makes it show up in iTunes...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Windows confuses iPod with network drive or hard drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493
Cheers,
Patrick

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Hi folks -
My color iPod has been engaging in some idiosyncratic behavior and I cannot get it to update. The long story is this: When I went to get the new updater (1/10/06) and tried to update, I got a bad folder icon on the iPod screen -- the fonts got smaller too -- and ended up doing a full restore. The updater claims the restore was successful and that I am running the latest iPod software - 1.2.1. (I am running iTunes 6.0.2.23.)
When I plug iPod into my USB 2.0 port, it starts iTunes and looks like it's going to update. But after about 8 songs (keep in mind all of my music got wiped out when I restored) the iPod vanishes from the list on the left column of iTunes. After a few minutes, it reappears and tries again. And vanishes again. Etc. If I quit iTunes, the iPod makes it reopen and the process begins again.
When I plug the iPod into the USB 1.0 port, it appears to update fine -- but at a glacial pace. So far it has not vanished, but it's only on song 10 of more than 5,000.
Any advice?
thanks much,
Adam

hi Adam!
gaah. okay, given that you've got a Toshiba, we'd better check up on this issue first:
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love, b

Computer nor Itunes recognizes Ipod

While my Ipod was updating the usb was pulled out of the computer. My computer nor Itunes recognizes the Ipod Video (30gb) and my Ipod won't turn on either even when the hold button is off. If anyone knows how to deal with this thing. Please help (I have to go on a trip for Christmas Vacation).

Have you had a chance to look at these troubleshooting pages? They may be of some help:
iPod missing in My Computer and in iTunes
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date

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Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
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So iTunes recognizes my iPod but the 'on this iPod' tab isn't showing up. I've restarted the computer, iPod (ipod is also updated), and iTunes but nothing seems to help. This is on a Mac book pro; iTunes version is 11.0.2 (most recent). Any ideas anyone?

You have to enter the album information manually in iTunes to get it to show up in your iPod. The only way album info shows up automatically is if you purchase the album from the iTunes store.
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...Still Digital Camera, complete with a DCIM folder.
Upon USB hookup, Vista popups up a new window with the directory My Computer\Apple iPod\ , with the sub-directories of Internal Storage\DCIM. Free space and Used space are both 0 bytes.
Additionally, the attempt to reset the iPod failed, as Vista claims that recovery mode for the iPod is not supported.

It says 9.1.1(11) -- and the update check says it's there are no updates for me.
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\system32\drivers\WpdUSB.dll
\system32\drivers\WUDFRd.sys
\system32\WpdConns.dll
\system32\WpdMtp.dll
\system32\WpdMtpUS.dll
No USBaApl.sys at all.
An attempt to auto-update the driver and by manually pointing to the \system32\drivers\ directory yields:
Best driver already installed -- Digital Still Camera
Without an .inf file to easily associate to the iPod, it's hard to choose which of the device drivers to force the usbaaple.sys to the iPod -- I can't choose .sys files, only .infs.
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(Standard MTP-Compliant Device)
--Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera
--Kodak DC4800 Zoom Digital Camera
--Kodak Digital Camera
--Kodak Digital Camera
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(Standard Windows Mobile device)
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