Connecting a 2nd ipod

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I own 2 fifth generation ipods and i am just now trying to connect my 2nd one. my computer recognizes the new ipod hardware but asks to install software. I did all this when I conected my first ipod 2 years ago! Why would it not just automatically sync or connect with itunes? How do you add another ipod to the same computer?

Is Windows telling you to install the software or is iTunes?

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Connecting a 2nd iPod to my computer

I have the iPod Nano already connected to my computer. I bought my husband the same one. Can we have both iPod's connected to the same computer?

Like I said before, you can connect 2 iPods to one computer. However, there are multiple options. If you don't care whether some of his songs are on your iPod, and vice versa, you can use the same user on the computer. Now... If you each want your own library, there's two ways you can set this up: #1 - Create a new user on the computer, and install iTunes 7 there. Then, one of you use one user, and the other can use the created one. The songs can be different on in iTunes on either user, it'w a whole new library. #2 - If you don't want to create a new user on the computer, you can set your iPods to "manually update songs" so that iTunes doesn't automatically put all the songs in the library on the iPod. With this method, you have to manually drag songs you want from iTunes to your iPod icon in iTunes. That way, you can selectively put your songs on your ipod and he can put his on his iPod using the same library.
Hope this helps

Connecting a 2nd ipod to a computer

How can my partner and I both register our ipod nanos to the same computer?

Just plug each one in, let it install and name it! You can use one iTunes account to manage any number of iPod devices.
Plus--this article may help you both load your iPods:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432

How do I connect my 2nd generation Ipod to a Firewire 800 port? It no longer holds a charge and it doesn't power up with the newer generation USB cable. The only way I can sync my Itunes library onto this Ipod is when it is powered...

How do I connect my 2nd generation Ipod to a Firewire 800 port on a new laptop? It no longer holds a charge and it doesn't power up with the newer generation USB cable. The only way I can sync my Itunes library onto this Ipod is when it is powered and connected simultaneously. Pls help.

Try here:
iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
If not successful then time for an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

Getting the follwing message when trying to sync my 2nd gen i-touch "itunes could not connect to this ipod because an unknown error occured 0xE8000065"

Getting the following message when trying to sync 2nd gen i-touch "itunes could not connect to this ipod because an i\unknown error occurred (0xE8000065)

Have you seen this Apple support document?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3221
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Can/how do i use a 2nd ipod with same itunes account? please help

I dont use itunes/ipod. My husband is in Afghanistan and he would like me to buy him a 2nd ipod perhaps a nano so i can download his music and send that 2nd one to him.
I dont know much of this but when i connect the new ipod nano to his itunes, wont it erase all his itunes? i somehow remember something about the itunes synchs to what is on the ipod (which would be nothing on this new one).
any direction will help as i only have a small window to do/send this to him within the next days.

There are a bunch of ways to pick what you want to sync to his nano. When you plug in the nano, if you make sure the device on the left panel in iTunes, on the main panel you'll see a bunch of tabs in which you can select what is synced. Click on the "Music" tab and you'll see that you can pick playlists, artists, or genres.
The first option, playlists, is a very common technique. You create a playlist in iTunes ("File" - "New playlist") and then drag-and-drop music that you want to put on the nano into that playlist (and make sure you select this new playlist in that "Music" tab described in the previous paragraph).

How do I place a 2nd iPod on my iTunes account so that....

...neither iPod loses its particular apps, games, music, etc when it synchs? Yes, I know this is supposed to be simple, simple, simple. But it wasn't, wasn't, wasn't EVER with the 2nd iPod's predecessor.
Brief history: I have an iPod. Yay. All very fine and well. Synched it with my computer and it worked and we lived happily ever after -- until my 10-year-old an iPod last Christmas and I tried to create an account for it on the same computer, using Apple's directions. Hah! Upshot: The two iPods then lived happily never after together and much cursing rained from my mouth when "Method Three" resulted in the erasure of my own iPod's library at iTunes.
I managed to restore that using my own iPod -- though my library was renamed "Previous iTunes Libraries" and I never have managed to successfully rename it. It remains "Previous iTunes Libraries."
Meanwhile, that awful burp was enough to get the second iPod working and thereafter we never could get the thing to synch without destroying my own iPod's library -- even though it was recognized as a second iPod and there was a second account and everything. Consequently, we stopped synching the stupid thing which was OK since the 10-year-old could charge it without connecting to the computer and he was using it mostly for games and a few songs which we downloaded wirelessly.
Then his iPod screen cracked -- apparently, it's not the best idea to let them slide between sofa cushions and then sit on them. Luckily, its one-year protection plan was still active and we just got a brand-new replacement. Stupidly, I tried to synch the thing again last night in an attempt to download the games and history that he had so it could go on the new iPod. Sigh. You know: Big mistake. My own iPod's library is now full of swiss-cheese holes and I've lost things that I'd taken off my iPod so I guess they can't be replaced. I decided to forget trying to save his iPod's history and we're starting over, from scratch, with the new iPod. He'll have to get apps, etc, and start over again with his games, etc. And I pray to God that we can set up the iTunes account so it actually works this time. Please! Help! Me! Do! This!
I've been told that Method Two (second iPod is just a different playlist) is best but what about apps? If both iPods have, say, Angry Birds, does Method Two save two separate sets of Angry Birds, each with its own history? I figure my lost songs/apps are gone forever as is everything that was on his iPod even though it was purchased with my user ID and all that. I figure this is a bad, bad dream but I am hoping you will help me wake up from it into a nice, shiny, smoothly working iPod world.
Thanks for your time and I appreciate all help! The new iPod is not going to be used at all until I'm somewhat confident/hopeful that I can pull off this allegedly simple and easy operation.

9850,
you can do it by creating sub-folders within the folder that is selected to be synced.
e.g. Folder "Photo" has been selected to be synced to your iPad.
Create two sub-folders e.g. "Family" and "Vacation" within "Photo" folder and put photos in both sub-folders instead of "Photo" folder.
Now sync your photos and in photo's tab, after you have selected "Photo" folder to be synced, make sure you select all Folders as example below:
Once completed you will find both folders "Family" and "Vacations" are in your iPad's album including Camera Roll. e.g. below:

Pioneer car cd player wont connect with my ipod. I continue to get "error 19"

Pioneer car cd player won't connect with my ipod. I continue to get "error 19". I've tried everything in the book and I can't get either my ipod touch(2nd gen) or my iphone 4 (both with the latest updates) to work. Pioneer unit model # is DEH-P8300UB

The iPod is designed to work with iTunes, you can't load songs onto it without either iTunes or some other iPod manager which you would still need to download. Without software on your computer to manage your iPod then it's pretty much useless, explain to your grandparents that the iPod will not work without iTunes. If you need to explain to them what's required then let them have a look at this page: iPod nano Fast Start: The New User's Guide to iPod nano

Downloading and installing 3.0+ to 2nd ipod touch

For the next two months, I am away from home (and my "base" computer) but my 2nd ipod touch badly needs updating to the new software 3.0 or higher. How can this be accomplished on a public computer?
Also will I have to pay again after I paid for it on my first ipod touch? I don't want to sync anything and I don't needt to do a back up yet... I simply need to install the update.
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Kam D'Bret wrote:
Yeah, since it is a public computer there would be no need for them to have a backup file from my ipod. Plus it will take forever to wait on it.
Well, keep in mind that the backup does not consist of your media files, only your iPod preferences, contacts, calender, web links, game data, etc. This normally only take a few seconds, and you can always delete the backup from within iTunes (as long as your Touch is still connected).
Kam D'Bret wrote:
I think I will try downloading the update to itunes while my ipod is still disconnected and see if there is any trouble and then connect to install if everything goes well.
OK, just beware that its not always the downloading part where problems happen, usually the problems (if there will be any) occur during the OS installation, and that is where a firewall and AV software can get in the way (among other potential issues). I'm not trying to scare you off, just warn you that there can be problelms and you might think twice before insalling a new OS while away from home. If you really wanted to play it safe, you could use a 3rd party software to extract your media files to a local computer before udpating the OS, but you probably don't want to do that on a public one.

I have set up a 2nd iPod in iTunes but want to remove this so my original iPod is only device

I have set up a 2nd iPod in iTunes but want to remove this so my original iPod is only device

iTunes does not support drag and drop for iOS devices.
Connect either the iPod or iPad to your computer, launch iTunes.
Select the iPod (iPad) under Devices left side of the iTunes window in the source list.
Select Books from the menu.
Then click the Sync button bottom right side of the iTunes window.
You can select All Books or Selected Books.

Installing 2nd ipod on one computer

Need HELP - I have an ipod 2nd gen installed on an Itunes account, want to add a 4th gen to the same itunes account, use the same music, apps, etc. What do I do first? Do I just plug it in and let Itunes take over? Will it add all that I have checked to be added to the ipod, even though each ipod has its own identity?
Thanks.

If you want everything, including the data in the apps just restore the new iPod from the backup of the old iPod. You will probably be prompted for this option when you connect the new iPod to the computer. I was offered that option when I connected my new 4G iPod, specifically it asked me if I want to restore the iPod using the backup of my iPad. I said yes and things worked fine. As expected, iPad only stuff did not go to my iPod.

When I try to sync music from itunes library to my ipod touch, it says it can't sync because the connection to the iPod was lost. Please help!

When I try syncing music from my library to my ipod, I get the message that it lost connection. My ipod is plugged in to the computer though. Does anyone know how to fix this?

How is your iPod configured to sync music? In other words, what options and configurations do you have enabled from under your iPod's Summary and Music tabs in iTunes?
Maybe have a look at this article as well to verify your iPod is set up for syncing music.
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
B-rock

HT1699 i dont know how to connect my new ipod touch to itunes to set it up

i dont know how to connect my new ipod touch to itunes to set it up

Look at the Users Guide:
iPod touch User Guide (For iOS 5.0 Software)

2nd iPod in a row saying "Disk cannot be read from or written to." Help!

My setup is as following:
MacBook Pro 2.16 Ghz Intel Core Duo
Mac OS X 10.5.2
Lacie 250GB External Hard Drive attached via Firewire
iPod Classic 160GB Black
iTunes 7.6.2 - Library has about 16,000 songs
Using the above setup, my 5th Generation iPod, my iPhone, and my iPod Nano all work just fine. My newly purchased iPod Classic however, refuses to work. Here is the story so far...
I have all of my music on my external hard drive. On the external, there is a folder entitled "iTunes." Inside of that, there are 2 folders. One entitled "Album Artwork" and on entitled "iTunes Music." The music folder contains all of the actual AAC and Mp3 files that makeup my iTunes Library. The actual library data itself, the files entitled "iTunes Library" and "iTunes Library.xml" are on my computer HD, in User>Music>iTunes. Now, I dont know why the library file is on the computer when all the music is on the external, but maybe thats just the way that works.
Anyway, I plugged in the new iPod Classic, it started to sync, and about 15 minutes in, I got a pop up box that said "iPod Sync failed. Disk cannot be read from or written to." So I did a few things to try to make it work. I reinstalled iTunes, I restored the iPod a few times. I set it to only sync music and not TV shows or Movies or Podcasts or Photos. I tried to sync it again. Nothing worked. So, thinking I had a bad iPod, I brought it to the store and swapped it out for a new one. Not a "new" one, but one from the back, so it was refurbished. I tried that. It still didn't work. So I called Apple tech support.
Tech support had me set my iPod for Manual use, and then alphabetically import songs by artists. In other words, bring over all the "A" artists, followed by the "B" artists and so on...So I did that, I got to importing a few songs by Cyndi Lauper, and it got to one song, called "Shine" and the error message came up. So I figured, there it was, the corrupted file. So I deleted it from my computer, and proceeded to go on importing manually, just in case. Well I continued for a while, and at the end of the day, there were about 100 songs that would not copy over. These were songs that worked just fine when you played them through iTunes, and worked just fine on all my other iPods.
So I manually transferred over all the songs that worked, which was about a 100 less than my full library. Along the way, instead of deleting the corrupted songs, I unchecked them. After I did the full manual transfer, I set up the iPod to an automatic sync, only syncing over songs that are checked, thinking the unchecked ones, the corrupted ones, would not even try to be transferred over and it work fine.
I was wrong. With the sync, this time it stopped on a song that was not corrupted the first time around. Not knowing what to do, I ejected my iPod, and it wouldn't eject. It said "iPod appears to be corrupt, please click restore." So I did that, thinking this would finally fix it, since the computer realized the iPod was messed up. I was wrong again. It didn't do anything, it just made it so I could eject my iPod.
So I'm now on my 2nd iPod classic. I've done what Tech Support has told me to do. Now I need help. Badly.

I had similar problems, it was a nightmare and on a 3 month ipod too!. I use a Powerbook G4 at home and a G5 at work - both were returning the same problems. so I sent it off to apple, they quickly sent it back saying there was nothing wrong with and it didn't need to be repaired. I tried it again and the same problems occurred "disc cannot be written to or read from." I could copy 20 songs onto it at the very most. A couple of guys at my work suggested updating it on a PC, then adding tunes via my mac as normal - guess what!? it works a treat!?. How ridiculous is that!? an Apple product works best on a PC. these generations of ipods are obviously designed to work best on Intel based Macs. What is wrong Apple? are you abandoning the G-generation!? still, atleast my ipod works for now - it will prove a problem when I have to update the iPod's software since I don't own a PC or an intel-based Mac.

HT1369 hey, when I connect either my ipod or ipad to itunes I get the promt ' i tunes was unable to load data class information from sync services. Reconnect or try again later'. Can anyone help me with syncing my devices?? Thanks in advance

Hey, when I connect either my ipod or ipad to itunes I get the prompt 'itunes was unable to load data class information from sync services. Reconnect or try again later. Can anyone help me with syncing my devices?? Thanks in advance

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