Eek - iPod icon gone!

had problems with iPod the other week and had to reset all settings. now when loaded onto Mac all I get is a hard disk icon (not an iPod icon). iPod icon shows in iTunes but enable disk use is greyed out in iTunes preferences (yet I can use it as a hard disk). help required please.

Check these out.
iPod doesn't appear in iTunes or on the Mac desktop
iPod does not appear in iPod Updater or iTunes in Mac OS X
iPod appears on the Mac OS X desktop but not in iTunes.
Try to restore it in disk mode.
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Unknown "Sad iPod Icon" Error With No Resolution I can Find

I have a Third Generation iPod 40GB
I was camping and during my camping trip my ipod froze and I was forced to reset it. (Holding Menu and Select for a few seconds)
The Apple Icon showed as normal but then I got the "Exclamation Point Folder Icon" Error and I had never seen this before so I left my ipod alone.
Later that night I wanted to check the time and turned on my iPod without thinking the main menu came up instead of the previous error but once I realized it was alright I was over joyed and proceeded to test my music I played my first playlist and it started to rapidly skip through the songs it would show the title pause for a split second and error to the next song... I tried to stop the song and the iPod Locked up and I was again forced to reset it this time i got the "Sad Ipod Icon" error In an Endless loop of showing the Error Then retting the Ipod causing its harddrive to run for about four seconds then stop and start endlessly.
I got home and researched the problem learning I'd have to Restore my Ipod, It wouldn't connect in its current Error Loop State so I went through the Motions to put the Ipod into Disc Mode so I can connect it...it worked like a charm that far but when i plugged my Ipod into my computer (I run the firewire cable as my USB ports are Only USB1)
after about 30 seconds of being connected I heard the trademark sound showing it was connected then the Ipod Reset itself Showing the Apple Icon again and Ending the connection before I can Restore my iPod
I've Tried this 5 times and used a diffrent computer to try and reformate the Ipod Using Internal Windows Reformatting In Windows XP Still no Luck
I've Completely Run out of Ideas and Have Googled my problem 100 diffrent ways none of them coming up with anything like this problem Can someone Please Help me.
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Alright I fixed it and heres how it went...I tried a 100th time to connect via USB and this time being frustrated i gave my ipod another smack...it knocked it out of the loop it was in and it connected to the computer... and the Ipod was recognized but corrupt I then got it to show in the restorer and Restored it to factory condition but it still couldn't show up in Itunes but it showed in windows explorer so I then went to the iPod troubleshooting section about that and went thru there instructions to get it to recognized and after some of that I used there instructions to rebuild the "Control" folder on the ipod and it worked perfectly and it showed up and I'm as we speak i'm uploading music this is gonna take a while!

Ipod icon doesnt show up in 'my computer'

this is my second post today
well, i plugged in my ipod
i opened my computer to check something
and something seemed bare so i tried to find it
my friend pointed it out that the ipod icon was gone
does anyone know why this happens??
is there a way to restore it??
please help me out!! your help will be appreciated

Hi Harpreetfromindia,
You may want to look at this article which describes how to get photos into your Windows PC from your iPhone and how to troubleshoot if having difficulties -
iOS: Unable to import photos to computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3195
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

I think my ipod i gone forever :( PLEASE HELP

so i updated everything...and my mini is still saying to go to ipod support......its buzzing...i think its dead...forever...it has a frozen battery,apple logo, and sad ipod icon on it.....is it gone forever?

See these troubleshooting articles.
My iPod is sad.
What does this picture on my iPod mean?
Also, there is a pretty comprehensive post written by another forum member which is about the sad iPod icon.
The Sad iPod icon.

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Can someone please help me, I moved the ipod icon from my itunes to try to load some files and now I've lost the icon on my desk top. The icon that should be at the bottom of my page in itunes is also gone. Does anyone know how to retreive it?

I've thought of trying to re-install my ipod, but afraid I will loose everything. Will I loose what I have in itunes if I try to reinstall Itunes? If I reinstall my ipod cd, will it automatically re-install everything? I'm at a loss. But I can't try to install my files without the ipod icon.

Transferred itunes library from Windows XP PC to new Windows 7 PC. plugged in 3rd gen Ipod. Ipod icon appears along with playlists, music etc. Songs are grayed out and won't play. Please help!

I recently transferred itunes library from windows XP PC to new Windows 7 PC. The transfer was successful, however when I plug my 3rd gen Ipod Nano into the new PC, the Ipod icon appears along with the music, playlists, etc. The songs are shown but are 'grayed out' and wont play or sync.The 'Devices & Printers' window in new PC shows icon for Ipod driver & is OK. The icon for the Ipod appears but depicts a delta shaped warning icon that states that the Ipod is'not operating properly'. Tried troubleshooting. The troubleshooting message states the the Ipod is 'disconnecting'. Can you help me with this problem?

Then, I dropped the entire itunes file from the old PC (XP) into an empty external drive.
That "itunes file from the old PC"? Is that the iTunes folder, from the old PC, that was in the user home folder's Music folder?
All of the library, playlists, etc. from the ipod as they always have been are shown, by they are 'grayed out' and will not open or play.
That's on the iPod, correct? Are all of your old playlists in iTunes, from the old PC, still there in iTunes on the new PC? Are the songs in iTunes still playable?
This document provides the steps to transfer a complete iTunes library between two computers. See the section called External drive.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer - Apple Support
There are many steps, but this is a summary. (1) On the old PC, consolidate all of your iTunes data into the iTunes folder. (2) Copy this iTunes folder to the external drive. (3) On the new PC (that has iTunes installed but NOT running), replace its existing iTunes folder with the one from the old PC (on the external drive). When you run iTunes, it uses the iTunes folder from the old PC, and it should look like iTunes on the old PC (with all the playlists, ratings, play count, etc.), and your iPod will see the iTunes library as the same iTunes library (because it is the same library).
If you did something different, and the old PC is still accessible, you may want to try it using the method from the linked document.

Can anyone help me ? all songs on my ipod are gone, but still in library.

can anyone help me ?
when i plug my ipod into my computer, itunes comes up,and i noticed that everything under the "playlist" section,for ex."recently added" "recently played" etc., are no longer there.
when i try syncing my ipod an error comes up and says
"songs on the iPod cannot be synced because all of the playlists seleccted for syncing no longer exist"
and all my songs are still on my library, but there are no songs left on my ipod.
can anyone help me fix this problem im having ?
dell Windows ME

can anyone help me ?
when i plug my ipod into my computer, itunes comes
up,and i noticed that everything under the "playlist"
section,for ex."recently added" "recently played"
etc., are no longer there.
when i try syncing my ipod an error comes up and
says
b>"songs on the iPod cannot be synced because all of
the playlists seleccted for syncing no longer
exist"
and all my songs are still on my library, but there
are no songs left on my ipod.
can anyone help me fix this problem im having
dell Windows ME
one of the problems may be that the original files may have been moved.
before you do anything, open itunes, then click on the ipod icon on the left side of the screen. there should be 4 check boxes. make sure the "manually manage music" check box is filled in
for one thing, try finding the folder where all of your music is stored.
then, click and drag the music into itunes, or onto your ipod.
Windows XP

I can't sync any new songs to my iPod, when i plug it in my computer I don't see the iPod icon on iTunes, please help.

I can't sync any new songs to my iPod, when i plug it in my computer I don't see the iPod icon on iTunes, please help.

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I have two ipods under one apple id (mine) and my daughters ipod has gone missing /poss stolen is it safe to keep using my ipod? should i do anything to protect my apple id?

I have two ipods under one apple id (mine) and my daughters. my daughters ipod has gone missing /poss stolen is it safe to keep using my ipod? should i do anything to protect my apple id?

Change the passwords for all accounts used on both iPods.

What version of itunes would show a ipod icon instead of a music icon on my ipad

I sold this ipad to a friend and now it shows she only has IOS 4.2 and therefore can not load apps. It also shows an ipod icon instead of a music icon. It the reason she is having problems the version of itunes downloaded. And is it possible her old dell computer can't load a newer version of iTunes?

The Version of Itunes is not the problem. Its the version of IOS. 4.2 is quite old.
She'll need to connect the iPad to her PC running the iTunes desktop Application. doesn't matter if its slightly older, to update to a newer version of IOS on the iPad.
Also assuming her Dell isn't really really old.. I'm sure she can run the newest version if the iTunes Desktop Application just fine. As the Requirements aren't really all that high.
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PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor and 512MB of RAM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, 32-bit editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7
64-bit editions of Windows Vista or Windows 7 require the iTunes 64-bit installer
250MB of available disk space
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Ipod icon no longer visible on iphone

I updated my 3GS iphone and now I can no longer see the iPod icon. I can access it through the multitasking tool bar. How can I get the icon back?

Settings>General>Reset>Reset Home Screen Layout...see if you see it now.

I was syncing my ipod (1st gen) while downloading an update to Itunes and now i get the sad ipod icon...can someone help me out or explain how to get it fixed? cause the Apple STore is acting weird and I don't know what to do

basically the title says it all...I've been using this for the longest time and now after i was syncing the ipod while downloading an update for Itunes the sad face ipod icon shows up and everything i try won't fix it. I'm wondering if anyone knows how they can help me fix it...please!

The Sad face icon is usually a very good indication of a hardware malfunction or failure usually with the iPod's Hard Drive, which would also explain the loud clicking noise you are hearing.
I assume you have seen this article yet?
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If you are up for the challenge, you can also try all of the troubleshooting mentioned described by another forum member Mitch 751.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1193481?start=0&tstart=0
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I recently bought an Ipod touch 2nd gen, (Ebay). It's in great shape and seemed to be wiped clean. When I connect (via windows computer) to Itunes with usb cord the Ipod icon shows, but the only function you can do is eject. When its in the upper right h

I recently bought an Ipod touch 2nd gen, (Ebay). It's in great shape and seemed to be wiped clean.
When I connect (via windows computer) to Itunes with usb cord the Ipod icon shows, but the only function you can do is eject. When its in the upper right hand corner and you click on it all you get is a done button, when it's in the side bar right click and your only option is eject, left click has no effect. If I go to "file">devices it's as if there are no devices connected.
I purchased a song with Itunes on the Ipod itself, and it transferred to my library on the computer automatically .
I have an Iphone 5 and a nano that are still functioning with Itunes thru computer so I'm thinking the issue is with the Ipod touch. I've reset it several times, rebooted it, with no change.
nothing on the internet has helped, I called tech support and got disconnected. Should I take it to a retail store? I just don't know where to go next, I'm of course willing to pay for tech or repair. looking for suggestions.

Try:
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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

My IPod nano (older version) is frozen, so I can't do anything, and all of the online "help" things say that the IPod icon should appear under "Devices" but it's not, and because the IPod's frozen... What should I do???

My IPod nano (older version) is frozen, so I can't do anything, and all of the online "help" things say that the IPod icon should appear under "Devices" but it's not, and because the IPod's frozen... What should I do???
<What's the difference between a message and a question?>

Which older model iPod Nano do you have? iPod Models
Read the user manual for a solution - iPod Manuals
A question ends with a "?" mark and a message ends with a "." period.

Ipod icons shows up on itunes but i cant sync any songs.

there was a corruption with my ipod so i deleted all my songs till there was nothing left in my ipod and when i was done cleaning out my ipod i had to start from scratch updated the latest itunes 7.5 i think and even updated my pod.....the problem is that i ran diagnostics for ipod and the ports show that it connected and i myself see the ipod icon YET i cant sync any songs i have?? can someone please help me i need help and i need someone to give me the steps to fix this.

That is because you are in manual mode and there is no "sync" for manually managed iPods. YOU do the transfer by dragging and dropping songs onto the iPod and remove them by selecting them and deleting them from the iPod.
So if you dragged and dropped tunes from the iTunes library into the iPod list, then the songs should be on your iPod. Check and see.
Patrick

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