Why won't my ipod sync with my new laptop?

Hi, Ms Rudy77.
Thank you for the question. You may find these articles helpful in syncing your iPod with your new computer.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1420
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
Regards,
Jason H.

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Hi, Ms Rudy77.
Thank you for the question. You may find these articles helpful in syncing your iPod with your new computer.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1420
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
Regards,
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Itunes shows that I purchased a song, but it won't sync with my ipod. The song shows up in my purchase history. How do I get it on my ipod?

Try:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
What happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
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Had some problems with my laptop and had to reformat hard disk. Stupidly, didn't back up iTunes library. All the songs are still on the iPod but I can't download them to iTunes. Error message says iPod cannot sync with this library becasue it is set up to sync with another library (I assume that's the one I erased). Is there any way to download the songs on my iPod into a library on my laptop? Thanks for any help you can provide.

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the message that it is linked to a different library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod. The transfer of content sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
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TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
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iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
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If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

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Hi,
In that case you will most likely have to Contact Apple Support.
The Mac version we know use the Serial Number as a way of confirming the Apple ID and Location are "you".
It seems likely that something about the iPhone is also used for it's registration.
If you did not "de-register" the original iPhone it may be it is rejecting the new one.
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When I connect to iTunes, it is recognized, and I can manually sync. However even when syncing, no new music or photos move onto the iPod. It just rattles through the sync stages & nothing changes
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1 GB of free space is not much.
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karisrosexo..
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I am having the same exact problem and it is driving me crazy! I can't seem to figure it out, even after following all of these and other instructions.
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If I look at the info on the songs, they were all supposedly purchased on the date that I installed itunes on my new computer.
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That is really not a good ideal since if your iPod crashes you will loose your iTunes purchased music since it is not on your computer and you only get one download of music.
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The same thing happend with me. If you buy it on the computer, try to buy it on the iPod.

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