I received an ipod from a friend, and cannot sync my music onto it. help!

My son received an ipod touch 3rd gen, from his aunt. We have not been able to sync his songs onto this device because it is not recognized on our computer. There has to be a way to sync this new ipod to our library, right?? Please help!!

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HT1212 got an ipod from a friend and tryed to start it up and it is stuck in the connect to itunes screen and it will not pop up on itunes all in all it says i have to enter my password but i cant because its in the connet to itunes screen. help please!!!

i got an ipod from a friend and i tryed to start it up and it is stuck on the connect to itunes screen, it wont even pop up on itunes it says i have to put in my password to continue but i cant because it is stuck please help me!!!!!!!

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

Every time I try to sync my ipod touch it comes up "Cannot sync error 13019" can you help?error

Every time I try to sync my ipod touch it comes up "Cannot sync error 13019" can anyone help please?

I have the same problem but I still cannot get my itunes to work.
I've downloaded the latest itunes, I've unsynched voice memos, music, apps, movies and everything else. I've restarted itunes and my computer but still I cannot synch my ipod touch, I still get the error 13019. Any other solutions?

I bought a iPod from my friend and erased all content from the iPod and the screen is white? Any suggestions

I bought a iPod touch 4g from my friend and I erased all content from the iPod and the screen went black, to the apple sign, then to a white screen and stayed like that, what do I do?

Did you try to connect in recovery mode and restore? iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to restore

I have a iPhone 5 -and cannot sync my music to it . I'm iTunes it shows it syncing but when I check my phone no music is on it.

I have a iPhone 5 but cannot sync my music to it from my iTunes on my lap top.it shows as doing it and the amount of memory it has used but when I check my phone no music is shown. The same with previous purchased music . It shows it as downloading but when it is finished no sign on the music ....any ideas .. I have a ipad and mini and it synced to this ok

Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
iTunes 10.7 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
From Here > http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

Is there a way to un-sync my iPod from one computer and then sync it to another computer with iTunes without losing all my data or downloading software?

Hi, I'm selling my current computer that my iPod is synced to and want to un-sync (I think the correct term of phase is) my iPod from my current computer, so i can then sync it to my new computer without downloading any software or deleting all my data. Is this possible? If so, please tell me how. As usual, any help would be helpful.

Do this:
- iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
- Then import into your new computer
- Copy any synced photos to the new computer
- Backup the ipd to the new computer
iOS: How to back up
- Restore the iPod from that backup. The link directly above says how.

I upgraded my iphone 3GS and now it won't play sounds from apps or music. I also cannot sync my music onto my phone.. PLEASE HELP! :(

Hi Guys
I recently upgraded my iphone 3GS to the new ioS 5.1. After I did this and synced my phone, it won't let me play any audio from apps, itunes or music. It will allow the phone to ring but that is all. When I use viber I have to press this button and change it from docking to iphone. I take it that the phone thinks I'm permanently on a docking system.
It also will not sync my music back to my phone. My music is on itunes but it won't let it sync.
I have restored my phone twice and it still won't work - HELP!! Please???

Your device is broken. If you want a device that works better than the one you have now, then you'll either need to bring your phone into Apple for out of warranty exchange ($149), or find a 3rd party repair shop in your area and see what they can do, if anything at all.

HT4205 Bought my iPod from a friend and created my own iTunes account. When I updated this I now can't download any of the programs he had on this when I bought it! How do I get those programs back'?

Can't download Facebook, some games and iBooks because I don't have the right operating system but I can't download a newer version....anyway around this?

Purchase a newer model iPod. You have a 2G iPod , those can only go to iOS 4,2.1 and many apps now require a higher version.

I got an ipod from my friend and

ok so my frined gave me her ipod. so i connected it to my computer and it did the sync thing and i said not to. it will let me add songs to it...and delete all of the previous ones on there. but i want to keep some of the ones she had on there....i do not want to delete them all....so how would i delete some of the songs?

highlight the ipod icon on the left side of the itunes window. when the summary page is displayed, click on the "music" tab. if the "sync music" is checked - uncheck it. this will allow you to manually control your music.
to delete music:
on the upper left corner of itunes is the "library" - click on "music" located just below it. find the song you want to delete and highlight it. now go to the "edit" menu of itunes and drop down to "delete." you will get a message asking if you want to remove the song - if yes, click "remove." read carefully since this option is permanent.
if you want itunes to sync music in the future, go back and check the "sync music."
mac mini Mac OS X (10.4.9)

HT201210 I bought this ipod from a friend and he had erased everything now how do i get it to update without having the error (-1) none of your trouble shooting things have worked.?

Ive tryed everything its not working

Error 1 or -1
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
The "device may need service" means a hardware problem. In that case make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

HT201272 ipod has lost camera and cannot load apps previously installed - please help

my sons ipod has had to be re installed and has now lost the camera and all his apps, but has music ! please help

The camera cannot be "lost" as it is a part of iOS. It can be disabled via Restrictions in Settings > General > Restrictions.
As for apps, ensure they are selected to sync in iTunes.

IOS4 update = lost contacts, apps crash and cannot sync my music need help

I like many had no problems with updating in the past. I even enjoyed the days off an update just to get to grips with new features. This experience has been abolished with the IOS4. I’ve had my 3G for just over a year (just). I came to update to the IOS4. The update took a long time but I got there in the end. However when iTunes sync came into play is where Im having problems my apps moved across no problems but then I got iTunes couldn’t back up my iPhone because the computer wouldn’t allow. I googled this and came to apples support guide on the matter. which was just delete the back up file in preferences (before I did this I did get a text from someone I know but his name wasn’t coming up just the number I feared then Id lost my contacts) so I did delete my back up. but then the next problem was iTunes couldn’t backup because of an unknown error (-20) (I’ve researched this unknown error and I can’t find anything on it) so I restored the software on iTunes and still I get this error
so now Im left with a iPhone with no music, no contacts, no saved app data even apps crash on start. I read on softpedia (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apple-Knew-iPhone-3G-Owners-Would-Run-Into-iOS-4- Upgrade-Problems-Customer-Claims-145332.shtml) that an apple employee suggested that apple knew this was going to be a problem and there will be a fix at a later date after the iphone4 and IOS4 rollout and either to wait for this, or buy an iphone 4. To simply buy an iPhone 4 is not an option I bought my phone outright on a payandgo and Im disgusted that an apple employee can even suggest that. now that I know Im not alone on this I want to know just what apple are going to do to fix this asap (for the money I paid I could off got a decent laptop with Skype) I expect and demand a resolution to my problem that isn’t going to cost me more time and money than it already has.

just an update,
after reading that some people who are contacting customer support were having some success in fix/getting the iphone replaced. I decided to do the same after going through some testing with the customer care assistant. he told me that I should uninstall itunes and other apple software and reinstall itunes.
uninstall itunes, quicktime, Apple Software Update, Apple Mobile Device Support, Bonjour, Apple Application Support in that order
it didnt help me but I have now a referance number and I have to ring back tomorrow. the funny thing was that when the customer support guy was putting me on hold to find this resolution he told me that 'this is strange because we have not had this problem or any problems with our update on this phone'.........
I corrected the man and told him 'well, with respect if you was to go on your support forum you will find page after page of people with similar problems not getting answered'
and now im seeing people are having problems with the iphone4 lmfao

After Updating to version 11.1.4.62 cannot sync new music onto IPod

After updating any new songs I add will not sync onto my IPod. The songs are physically there on Itunes but will not show up on the IPod itself.

Found the answer....
Please follow this link.... Works GREAT for me!!!!
Thx GCK55.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24619760#24619760

Error Messages: "There is no disk in drive..." and "Cannot Sync (-124)

Hello everybody,
Kind of a unique case, but problems started for me when I upgraded to Itunes 8 on my new Toshiba Netbook which runs Windows XP. Seems like everytime I open Itunes and insert my ipod nano (4th gen), I get a Windows error message that reads "There is no disk in drive. Please insert disk in drive." After clearing from this message (it doesn't matter whether you press Cancel, Continue, or Try Again), I try to sync my music. No go. I receive an error from itunes that reads "Cannot sync music due to unknown error (-124).
Right now, this case has been kicked around Apple and Toshiba for two weeks. I'm getting frustrated becuase Apple is telling me that it's a fault with the operating system since Windows is assigning the wrong path to ipod. Toshiba is saying its a software problem with Itunes. As I wait for a solution, I have no functioning Ipod since it can't load up any new playlists.
I've tried the 5 R's, created a new user profile on my computer, and even changed the location of my usb drive for my inano. None of it has worked so far. One suggestion did work in getting rid of the error messages but didn't do anything to unlock my inano. It was the suggestion to go into "my computer" and checking the properties of my inano, then checking the boxes to scan and repair any errors windows finds in the inano. After this attempt, I'm starting to believe that it's a software issue with itunes 8. Something I want to believe since it saves me the trouble of sending my new netbook to Toshiba for work.
Any ideas here? Thanks for the help

try uninstalling the drivers
Plug in your iPod
Right click on My Computer and click on Manage
that will bring you to the Computer Management
On the left hand side click on device manager
on the right side click on the plus sign next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers
it will show a list, in that list locate iPod or USB mass storage device
right click and select uninstall
Unplug your iPod and plug it back in
Windows should automatically start installing them again
if nothing pops up then right click on Universal Serial Bus Controllers
and choose scan for hardware changes
If that does not work, try changing the drive letter
Go back into Computer Management
Click on Disk Management on the right
and on the left it should say your iPod
Right click and go into change drive letter and paths
click on the change button
Change it to something like N or M
Click ok, you will get a message saying "changing the drive letter may cause the program to no longer run are you sure you want to change this drive letter"
click ok
then restart your computer

HT1386 Please help...No matter what I do, I cannot sync my music from my iMac to iPhone 5...desperate!

I have upgraded to an iPhone 5 and I just cannot sync my music onto the phone. It synced with my iPad no problem (which I got after the iPhone 5) but it WILL not sync with the iPhone? I bought iTunes Match to see if that was why and that is just even more of a nightmare without constant wifi...Please help!?!?

Thanks for your suggestions Amy_lou, I have tried everything. Eventually it synced, I got in my car, plugged it in and it would not play. I switched the phone off and back on and low and behold, there was no longer any music on the phone (by which time I was cursing apple and ready to throw it out the window). A friend (a i guru) has had a go, looked up some stuff but no luck. I think it will have to be taken in to an istore. Really not happy with the iPhone 5.
Thanks again for your suggestions. Carys.

I received an ipod from a friend, and cannot sync my music onto it. help!

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