My iPod will not sync to iTunes on new Macbook

My macbook air will not sync to my iPod classic. It detects my iPod, but that's it! I would like my iPod to sync to edited iTunes. i just got this macbook and ditched my pc. I successfully transferred all my music to new Mac, now it's my iPod's turn.

Tauron wrote:
I'm not sure which one i did. But, what i can tell you is: I clicked, dragged and dropped my music folder from my old hard drive to my iTunes on my new Mac.
Which Music folder?
/User//Music/ folder?
Or /Music//iTunes/iTunes media/Music?
On the new computer, delete /Music/iTunes/ folder.
Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder from old computer to /Music/ on new computer.
Open iTunes.
This is all you need to do.

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