Have to restore every time I plug in to comp

Every time I either plug my nano into the computer to charge or add new songs, I get an error telling me to restore my ipod to factory settings and clean wipes it. I then reload my 16 gigs of music and do it again when I need to charge.
Needless to say, its getting frustrating, any way to fix this other than exchanging my ipod at an apple store?

The problem is that your ipod is trying to connect to a drive on your computer that is already in use. See the article below. When you change the drive letter, you to restart your computer before the changes go into effect.
http://thoughtsfrommylife.com/article-794-iTuneshas_detected_an_iPod_in_recovery_mode_-_Use_iTunes_torestore

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Why do I have to restore every time I want to sync?

Apple,
I am SO frustrated. This has been going on for YEARS at this point. Every single time I download a new album of music and want to sync it to my iphone, it simply does not work. It says the sync is complete, it shows all the tracks with a grey dotted circle next to them, and they NEVER sync to my phone.
There is plenty of space on the phone.
The only way I can get it to work is to completely restore my iPhone to NEW every time I want to sync a new album which is absolutely ridiculous. Please help.
Cheers,
Kyle

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IPod needing to be restored every time plugged in

I have had my 120 gig iPod classic for a little under a year. I updated my iTunes and now, every time I plug it in, it needs to be restored. Once I restore it, it is fine, takes a million years to reload all of my music and is fine until the next time I plug it in. I have tried reinstalling iTunes and the same problem still happens. Can't figure it out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because I don't live anywhere near an Apple store.

Doublechecking something known to cause those symptoms.
By any chance, do you have a copy of WinAmp installed on that PC?
If so, try slim's suggestion from the following post:
http://discussions.apple.com/post!reply.jspa?messageID=11170851

ITunes requires iPod restored to factory settings every time I plug it in

I'm using iTunes 10.1.2 with an iPod Classic 120GB - since I upgraded to iTunes 10.1.1 every time I plug my iPod into the USB port and open iTunes I get a message saying the iPod cannot be read and to restore it to factory settings. If I then do this and copy all music back onto it, next time I plug it in I get the same message.
It seems to be iTunes that is doing this. My iPod works absolutely fine until I have to plug it in to charge or add music to it. Even if I cancel and don't restore to factory settings, after ejecting my iPod it will then say it has No Music on it. All the files are still there though.

Pretty much anyone using an iPod Classic with iTunes 9 or 901 is screwed in a similar manner. Read around these threads and you'll see man. Sorry, no word from Apple yet on what's going on.
Looks like their ''upgrade" to version 9 may actually be damaging hardware, as hard as that seems to believe.

My 6th Generation Nano Shuts down my Thinkpad, I've tried uninstalling iTunes, turning off auto sync'ing and restoring my ipod, but every time I plug in my iPod, my whole pc goes blue and then reboots in safe mode. Please Help. Thanks.

My 6th Generation Nano Shuts down my Thinkpad, I've tried uninstalling iTunes, turning off auto sync'ing and restoring my ipod, but every time I plug in my iPod, my whole pc goes blue and then reboots in safe mode. Please Help. Thanks.

Hello kidmango,
I am going to have to agree with planb77. Look into other drivers in your computer causing the issue, not just the nano's drivers.
It is possible that security software is the culprit. Use this:
iTunes: Troubleshooting security software issues
You may have to restore your computer to a previous point. From before the issue started. Contact computer manufacture or Windows for steps, or do a search with a search engine.
I would test the ipod on a known good computer to see if its the ipod is the issue. My gut says no. You can set a reservation at an Apple Retail Store. Apple.com/retail .You can also test a known good ipod on your computer.
Hope this helps.
~Julian

I have repeated devices in iPhoto; it seems that every time I plug my phone or iPad to my computer it makes a entry in devices, how do I stop this?

I have repeated devices in iPhoto; it seems that every time I plug my phone or iPad to my computer it makes a entry in devices (if iPhoto is on or not), how do I stop this? Here is a current grab from my iPhoto screen. If I click on one of the old entries a bunch of blank squares appear for the images. The last device in the list for each phone works..
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Try trash the following file
com.apple.ImageCaptureNotifications.DeviceDiscoveryDatabase.501
from HD/Library/ Caches
and restart your mac.

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as62467 We appreciate your G3 question! Let's see how we can help. What you are able to adjust is the USB connection mode by going to the home screen and selecting'recent apps' (in the touch keys bar), settings,storage, the menu (the 3 tiny dots) and tap usb pc connection. If you do not want the software to try and install choose either the internet connection or camera option. Let us know if this helps.
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Every time I plug my phone in, itunes asks if I want to restore it with a past back up or if I want to reset it as a new phone but all I want to do is back up my phone so I can download ios 8.

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heres what my compy says the problem is: escription
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: iTunes.exe
Application Version: 9.0.2.25
Application Timestamp: 4ae90227
Hang Signature: e16e
Hang Type: 2048
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 7c0d84b89770f21b73f15549cf799571
Additional Hang Signature 2: d690
Additional Hang Signature 3: 19d2f5eb7a0152fcdb75ee94ef95c820
Additional Hang Signature 4: e16e
Additional Hang Signature 5: 7c0d84b89770f21b73f15549cf799571
Additional Hang Signature 6: d690
Additional Hang Signature 7: 19d2f5eb7a0152fcdb75ee94ef95c820
Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: 798341825

I'm trying to restore my iPhone, but every time I plug my phone into my computer it doesn't show up in iTunes. Someone please help?!??

I'm trying to restore my iPhone, but every time I plug it in to my computer it doesn't show up in iTunes. Someone please help?!?!

Hey nataliexcupcakes,
If your iPhone isn't appearing under Devices in iTunes after you connect it, and it can't be restored, you'll want to follow along with this article for a resolution:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Best,
David

This phone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. i have installed and re installed the program and every time i plug my iphone 6 in the same message pops up

this phone cannot be used because the required software is not installed. i have installed and re installed the program and every time i plug my iphone 6 in the same message pops up

Have managed to cure it based upon the following information received -
I keep having this problem with iTunes when I try to connect my iPod Touch to iTunes. I keep getting this error message: "This iPod cannot be used because the required software is not installed".
What I did:
Run the iTunes installer to remove iTunes, then install the 64-bit version of iTunes.
I have already done this required step about a hundred times and I am still getting this same error so if you have any idea of what I can do please help.
Solution
I was running the 64-bit version if iTunes, and I did uninstall and re-install just to make sure -- no luck. Turns out there's a really easy solution, I'll spare you the detail of how I figured it out, but if you encounter the same issue, here's the solution:
1) Using WinRAR (or any other decent archiving program), extract iTunesWindows64Setup.exe
2) Right click on AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi and choose Properties.
3) Switch to the Compatibility tab and check the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" box, and select your only option, "Previous versions of Windows", in the drop-down box.
4) Click OK
5) Double click the AppleMobileDeviceSupport64.msi
6) Tell it to Repair your current installation
7) Done!

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Every time I plug in my new iphone, all my contacts get erased and my daughter's contacts appear on my phone as well as her pictures from her ipod touch. What do I need to do to keep this from happening?

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I have windows 8... Every time I plug in my iPhone to my computer it opens up to my PC instead of iTunes. When I try to connect my phone to iTunes the device button doesn't appear. What do I do?

Every time I plug in my iPhone to my computer it opens up to my PC instead of iTunes. When I try to connect my phone to iTunes the device button doesn't appear. What do I do?

It is opening up your computer generally because there are photos in the camera roll to prompt you to import them to the computer as you would a digital camera.
To correct the issue with the iPhone not being recognized in iTunes, see this support document. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538

IPhone 4 has to be restored every time I want to sync + Other ridiculous problems

Hey,
I am on a Windows 7 (64x Ultimate edition) machine, and I own an iPhone 4 16gb, and pretty much 75% of the time I plug my iPhone in to sync it, it will get to syncing the files (whatever they may be, regardless if there are any new updates or nothing at all) and then it will say:
The iPhone cannot be synced. A duplicate file name was specified.
After this, i must restore my iPhone. From here, I then click on the latest backup and click restore. This is where it gets stupidly ridiculous.
The progress bar for the restoration won't move unless I click and drag the little restore box around my screen. It's as if the computer doesn't realise it's meant to be doing anything unless i'm physically dragging and dropping the window all over my screen. What the computer estimates to take about 3 minutes (I have never had it work propperly so i don't know how long it usually takes) will take me about 20 minutes of me dragging and dropping.
THIS IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED.
Once it is finished, it will disconnect for 10 seconds, reconnect and be fine. then i can backup the phone and sync etc. Sometimes when i connect to the computer it is fine and backs up and syncs fine, but the majority of the time it screws up (always in the same way) and i have to go through the process again.
If anyone could PLEASE shed any light on how i can fix this, it would be unbelievably appreciated, i've dealt with this problem for about 8 months hoping with each iTunes update that it would be fixed but alas it has not.
Other info regarding iTunes:
I have two internal harddrives, C: and D:.
D: was my original harddrive (320gb so when i upgraded computers i moved it into my new one as a slave to a 1tb harddrive. I still keep all my iTunes stuff on my D: drive and have iTunes installed on C:.
My music on my phone is manually managed so no, it doesn't sync music when it plugs in; it only syncs new apps (+updates) and new photos.
If you require any additional system information then i am willing to post.

It's not a matter of me assuming to restore it, once the error comes up, the only next step I can do is to restore it. I can't access any of the iphones settings in itunes or anything, it's a mandatory restore. If I just cancel the sync (before restoring) and disconnect the phone, all my apps crash on opening: aka unusable phone. So I have literally no choice but to restore every time the error shows up if I want my phone to work.
I have no idea where I may have duplicate files as it doesn't tell me, so if that is the problem (which I don't think it is) then I don't know where I have to go to delete the duplicates.
And the duplicate file error still doesn't explain why leaving iTunes to restore the phone doesn't work and me having to drag the window around. I know it sounds utterly ridiculous, my friend didn't believe me when I told him either but then I showed him and he was as confused as I am. If I just leave the restore to do its own thing at it's own pace, it will loa maybe 20% then fail for whatever reason.

Why do extra, empty "on-the-go" playlists appear every time I plug in my iPod? It's really annoying.

I have an iPod Nano 3rd Generation that has never given me any problems, but iTunes is acting ridiculous. Every time I plug my iPod into my computer, one or more "on-the-go" playlists randomly comes into existance. It is always empty, and there have been times I have ended up with 8 or 9 new, empty on-the-gos. iTunes has been acting stupid for a long time now, and this is just about the last straw for me. Anyone know any reasons and/or fixes for this?

Not sure why they are happening, but you might my KillEmptyPlaylists script useful. Have you tried resetting or restoring the device yet?
tt2

Why does iTunes shut down every time I plug in my iPod nano?

For the last few months every time I plug my iPod into my mac iTunes automatically shuts down and an error message shows up. I have an iPhone and this problem doesn't happen when I plug it in. I have already taken my iPod to the apple store to see if they can fix it and they restored it but, when I took it home and plugged it in nothing has changed, iTunes still suddenly quits. I am running out of ideas on what the problem could be.

If the Apple Store Genius Bar was able to connect your iPod to a Mac and run a Restore, iTunes did not unexpectedly quit, so there is probably nothing wrong with the iPod.
Since you can connect an iPhone to your Mac and there is no problem, there is probably no hardware problem on the Mac.
That leave the iTunes installation. So, I would download the latest stand-alone iTunes installer and install iTunes again. If you use 10.5.8 (as it says in your profile), you should be able to use the latest version available here
http://www.apple.com/itunes/
If you are not using the latest version of iTunes already, please post back with the version you are using (and the reason you are using an older version).

Have to restore every time I plug in to comp

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