I sync my ipod to my itunes but my ipod tells me there is no music on it but my itunes says there is

I had to restore my ipod because my itunes said it couldnt connect to it and once i did that and synced it again it says i have no music on my ipod and i tried restoring it again and its the same problem. But when im in my itunes it shows my ipod is connected and i click on it and it has my whole library on it. im starting to go crazy help me!!

See:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
or
Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data - How-To Geek
You can only sync with one ITunes library. It you switch iTunes library iTunes will erase the iPod and replace it contents with what is in the library of the new computer.

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You can sync music and videos from multiple computer/iTunes library if you sync manually. Manually syncing is included here:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389

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Hey Alan626,
Thanks for the question. This issue definitely sounds frustrating. To troubleshooting, you may find the information in the following article helpful:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2529
Additionally, you may want to check your disk with Disk Utility:
Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1782
Thanks,
Matt M.

TS4062 my old laptop died. i want to sync with new one. itunes says it will erase and sync onlnew.. i dont want to lose stuff from old computer. help?

my old laptop died. i want to sync with new one. itunes says it will erase and sync onlnew.. i dont want to lose stuff from old computer. help?

Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

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i have 4 ipods on itunes but my computer was running slow so i put windows 7 on it but it wants me to sync my ipod but if i do i will lose all my music on my ipod how do i take my music and send it to my playlist so i can sync myipod so i won't lose any music

Sync is only oneway, from PC to your device. Unless you have the music on your PC, iTunes is going to wipe out what you have on your device if you are syncing to a new library.
You can only transfer Purchased music over to Itunes on your PC.
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
As for you own music, you may have to use a third party software. A good Free one is called Sharepod which you can download from Download.com here:
http://download.cnet.com/SharePod/3000-2141_4-10794489.html?tag=mncol;2

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Why does syncing iCal need Safari Safe Browsing Data? How can I turn this off?

See:
iTunes 10.5 and later: Troubleshooting iTunes Wi-Fi Syncing
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You will have to upgrade your operating system version and possibly your whole computer. We cannot provide more information easily until we know more about your system.
Get more information about your computer. Go to the Apple in the upper left corner of any window, then "About This Mac", then "More Info..." Copy and paste the information here, but omit the serial number and Hardware UUID (if present).
Apple does tell you about required equipment for the iPhone -- in 8 point medium gray type on a light gray box. The Store associates kind of automatically assume everybody is running a new model computer and the one I met when we bought our iPhone had never seen a pre-2008 Mac and was somewhat puzzled why anybody would own such an antique.

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PLEASE HELP!! The computer in question is a Dell laptop.
Thanks.

For iTunes version 7 or later, then you can transfer purchased iTunes store music from the iPod to an authorized computer by using the "file/transfer purchases from iPod" menu. Note that the maximum of 5 authorized computers applies here.
Find out how to do that here.
How to copy iTunes purchases from an iPod or iPhone to a computer.
For all other non purchased content (your own CDs etc), check out the instructions/suggestions here.
Music from iPod to computer (using option 2). This a manual method using "hidden folders" and although it works, it is a little more involved than other methods.
Much easier ways are to use one of the many 3rd party programs that copy music from the iPod to the computer.
One of the most recommended is Yamipod. This is a free program that transfers music from iPod back to the computer. However, it does not transfer playcounts/ratings etc.
Other free programs are Pod Player, SharePod and Floola and iDump.
If you want to recover just the structure of playlists from the iPod (and not the actual song files themselves), there's iRepo for Windows. which I understand has this feature along with all the standard features for these programs.
iPodRip also has the feature enabling you to reconstruct playlists.
There is also CopyTrans. This does preserve ratings/playcounts etc if those are important to you but this program is not free. It also supports video transfer.
More information is contained here.
Copying content from your iPod to your computer - The Definitive Guide.

Wont sync because of not enough space but it also says i have free space at the bottom

I synced my entire itunes at first. Then I got some more music off an old ipod and wanted to put it on knowing I have to select specific artist or albums instead of the whole collection. I have around 3000 songs on the ipod now. Its not letting me sync around 2000 songs it says because not enough space. The gauge at the bottom says i have 6 gbs left and the ipod it self says it has 3 gbs. This is all besides the point because Im trying to put less stuff on there. Why?

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Try disabling the computer's antivirus and firewall.
- Next try the manual install method of:
iDevice Troubleshooting 101 :: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
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- Then try on another computer

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Am trying to sync my 3gs to itunes,keeps coming up with a notice saying! iphone in recovery mode. Must restore the iphone before it can be used with itunes.
Am really worried about doing this as the phone came with a note enclosed saying "Do NOT restore or update iphone software on itunes when asked to otherwise unlock will be lost"
Is it safe for me to restore or will it block my phone?
Can anybody help me please?

Sounds like you purchased a phone that was hacked to run on a network other than the one it was originally locked to.
Where, exactly did you get this phone? If it's already in a state where it says it must be restored, you don't have a choice. If the phone was hacked, it will be re-locked to the network it was originally locked to. ONLY the carrier it is locked to can legitimately authorize unlocking the phone.

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