My iTunes does not find my IPOD!? What to do??

I really need my ipod, but ALL the music disappeared..... then I tried to sync, but my Itunes does not find my ipod. What to do??

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  • I have an ipod touch  and Itunes does not recognize device.  What can I do?

    I have an ipod touch  and Itunes does not recognize device.  What can I do?

    See:
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

  • Itunes does not recognize my iPod Touch using Windows 7 - 64bit

    Itunes does not recognize my iPod Touch using Windows 7 - 64bit. Is this a driver issue? Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a fix?
    Message was edited by: Mark DiGiacomo

    hi sally,
    see if this user tip by Yorkwill helps:
    +In the end what works is to just force the drivers on what windows thinks is a camera, i.e. to ‘update’ the device to use the correct driver. There are some hints on how to do this already listed on this forum, but I’ll try to give some more detailed information:+
    +1. First off you need to have iTunes installed and the ipod touch plugged in+
    +and recognized as ‘something’ e.g. digital camera (it shouldn’t really+
    +matter what it’s recognized as, but it needs to be found by windows).+
    +2. Search for usbaapl in the C:\WINDOWS system folder:+
    +o open windows explorer (e.g. Right-click Start and then click ‘explore’)+
    +o right-click the WINDOWS folder and select ‘Search’).+
    +o type in usbaapl and hit Search – try to ignore the dog!+
    +You should find the driver info in a sub folder of+
    +C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE e.g. C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE\usbaapl_A65621D65F5B7507DD7B22331826547BDD2D206B+
    +Remember that location (either leave the search box open or copy the folder+
    +name into note pad – you’ll need it later)+
    +If you don’t find usbaapl.sys, usbaapl.inf etc. then your drivers have not+
    +been installed with the iTunes install and you’ll have to reinstall iTunes.+
    +3. Locate the ipod-camera device:+
    +o Open the device manager, e.g. using Start > Control Panel >+
    +Performance and Maintenance > System > Hardware Tab > Device Manager+
    +o Look for a device called ‘ipod’ - if your ipod shows up as+
    +‘digital camera’ it will be under something like ‘imaging devices’.+
    +4. Update the driver:+
    +o Right click the ‘ipod-camera’ in device manager and click on+
    +‘Update Driver’ – the Hardware Update Wizard will open.+
    +o Check the ‘Install from a list or specific location’ then click ‘Next’+
    +o Check ‘Search for the best driver in these locations’. Un-check+
    +‘Search removable media’ and check ‘Include this location in the search’.+
    +In the text box below type (or better copy and paste) the folder+
    +containing the ipod driver information found in step 1 (in the example+
    +above it was C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRVSTORE\usbaapl_A65621D65F5B7507DD7B22331826547BDD2D206B), +
    +then click Next.+
    +You should now see something like ‘Apple ipod device driver’ or so. Continue+
    +installing that device. Once the driver has been installed the ipod will come+
    +to life and iTunes (if you have it open) will show it.+

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    I have a similar problem with the iPhone. Tried everything you can think of and then some. There is apparently some devastating bug 7.6 introduced into normal USB device recognition. I've been able to force the phone into recovery mode; the boot recovery USB driver does still work. Restoring the phone every time I need to sync is both scary and time-consuming.

  • Itunes does not recognized my device what will i do

    itunes does not recognized my device what will i do

    BigTarantula99 your link says:
    If you have an iPod touch, see iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows.

  • The new version of iTunes does not recognize my Ipod-prior to this version, had no problem, Ipod showed up as list under the Imac library.  Now getting synch must erase setting! Help

    The new version of iTunes does not recognize my Ipod-prior to this version, had no problem, Ipod showed up as list under the Imac library.  Now getting synch must erase setting! Help

    well nobody bothered to give me a hint on what to do, maybe because the problems with the new version of iTunes are really a lot, there is an enormous amount of people out there that have all sort of different problems including mine  so I have decided to return to the previous version which works fine and wait untill the apple people come up with a decent product ....

  • My new Ipad 2 wifi does not charge and itunes does not find my device when pluged into my pc

    My new Ipad 2 wifi does not charge and itunes does not find my device when pluged into my pc. Help

    You should probably start here and go through all of the troubleshooting steps and then report back if you are still having problems.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

  • ITunes does not recognize my iPod Touch

    My iTunes does not recognize the iPod Touch , I connect to the computer and not loaded or recognized by the iTunes, I can do? and uninstall iTunes and went back to install, now I can do? Thanks.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
    There have been some problems accessing pages on the Apple web site.  If the hyperlink gives you a "We're sorry" message, try again.

  • I updated to iTunes 10.7 and now iTunes does not see my iPod Touch.  It says the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver cannot be installed.

    I updated to iTunes 10.7 and now iTunes does not see my iPod touch.  After the update I got a message that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver could not be installed.  I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes 3 times, but still cannot fix the problem.  I have followed the suggested fixes in Apple Support.   Any suggestions?  Thanks!

    Try the actions here for that driver.
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
    I would first do this:
    Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7

  • Itunes does not find nano

    Have had a shuffle for years, no problems. Just got the 2nd generation nano and Itunes does not find it. It seems to load on windows as a usb device but is not recognized by Itunes so does not appear as a device there...so cannot restore, etc. I have already tried all the fixes on apple's site. Deleted temp files, deleted Itunes completely and reinstalled it. Could not delete the registry files suggested...got an error message. Cannot locate the serial number...none on the nano itself nor on the box. Help says I can find it by going to settings/about. I can't find "setting" on my menu!!! Where is it? My menu only has music, fm, etc, etc and setup. And nothng in setup gives me settings or about.
    Please HELP!!
    PC   Windows XP  

    Where did you get this 2nd Generation Nano?
    Serial number is in very small type on the back of the Nano towards the bottom below the box that has the size of your Nano. Settings is on the first menu when you turn on your Nano, use the click wheel to highlight it and click the center button. First item will be About, click on it and then move your click wheel and the serial number will be the second item from the bottom.
    If you don't have any of this you don't really have a Nano.

  • I synced by ipod touch with itunes and it wiped all my music.  Now itunes does not recognise my ipod.  How can i fix this?

    I synced by ipod touch with itunes and it wiped all my music.  Now itunes does not recognise my ipod.  How can i fix this?

    Here
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
    or
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
    Does the iP{od work OK
    Does it charge when connected?

  • Hi all, itunes does not recognize my ipod touch 5th gen but it does recognize my ipod touch 3rd gen.?

    Hi all,
    itunes does not recognize my ipod touch 5th gen but it does recognize my ipod touch 3rd gen.?
    Windows 7 home premium, 64 bit, itunes 10.7.0.21, ipod 5th gen ios 8.3. I know I am not running the latest version of itunes for the
    ipod touch 5 gen. but at least with itunes open I would get a message stating cannot connect this ipod because I am not running the
    lastest version of itunes. That message would come up everytime I was charging said ipod with itunes open. I just updated to iso 8.3
    and now I don't get that message anymore when I have itunes open.I tried turning off ipod/computer/restarting, nothing. I tried going
    to administrator/services/apple moble device and stop/start service nothing. Device manager shows the drivers are installed.
    Any info will be greatly appreciated, thanks.
    Fish

    Hi all,
    itunes does not recognize my ipod touch 5th gen but it does recognize my ipod touch 3rd gen.?
    Windows 7 home premium, 64 bit, itunes 10.7.0.21, ipod 5th gen ios 8.3. I know I am not running the latest version of itunes for the
    ipod touch 5 gen. but at least with itunes open I would get a message stating cannot connect this ipod because I am not running the
    lastest version of itunes. That message would come up everytime I was charging said ipod with itunes open. I just updated to iso 8.3
    and now I don't get that message anymore when I have itunes open.I tried turning off ipod/computer/restarting, nothing. I tried going
    to administrator/services/apple moble device and stop/start service nothing. Device manager shows the drivers are installed.
    Any info will be greatly appreciated, thanks.
    Fish

  • Why the itunes does not take my ipod 4g

    why the itunes does not take my ipod 4g

    this worked for me, below.
    from:
    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
    Reinstall the COM interface for the iPod Service
    1. Quit iTunes and any running iPod Updater.
    2. Click iPodService.exe in the Windows Task Manager window.
    3. Click End Process.
    4. Click Yes.
    5. On the Start menu, click Run. Note that the Run windows may appear behind the Windows Task Manager window.
    6. Enter this text (including the quotation marks):
    "C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe" /service
    7. Click OK in that window.
    8. On the Start menu, click Turn Off Computer.
    9. Click Restart.
    If the iPod is not working with iTunes or the iPod Updater, proceed to the "Quick Fix" section below.

  • My iTunes does not recognize my iPod all of a sudden

    Hello, My iTunes does not recognize my iPod all of a sudden.  Today before I went running I downloaded some new podcasts to listen to.  I plugged in my iPod and for some reason iTunes could not recognize my iPod nano.  I run iTunes on Windows 8.1 on a Surface Pro and have successfully synced my iPod before with this system.  I do not know why it doesn't work now.
    Per the instructions on Apple Help, I went through the troubleshoot steps (i.e., restarting iTunes, restarting my computer, updating iTunes, etc.).  When all that failed, I uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled it but this still does not work.
    I cannot afford to purchase help through Apple, but I like running and I like listening to new stuff when I run.  Can someone please help me on this board?  I am pretty good with walking myself through simple computer steps.
    Thank you in advance!

    Try with the iPod in forced disk mode.
    Putting iPod into disk mode.
    Still no joy, see this.
    iTunes 7 doesn't recognize the iPod.

  • Have a PowerBook G4 with software 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2.  Got a new iPhone 5 - and seems iTunes does not recognize it. What kind of software update(s) do I need?

    Have a PowerBook G4 with software 10.4.11 and iTunes 9.2.  Got a new iPhone 5 - and seems iTunes does not recognize it. What kind of software update(s) do I need?

    None. An iPhone 5 requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 or newer to be synced from a Mac, which is above the maximum for a PowerBook G4(10.5.8.)
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