I wanted to sync my ipod classic to itunes when this note popped up " Iphone 153" was not copied to the ipod " The  ****** iPod" because it cannot be played on this iPod

Have no idea why this popped up, and now itunes will not sync my ipod , what do I do now?

The Problem:
This could be due to a variety of situations.
1) The podcast video file is not in a format supported by your iPod Nano, the iPod Nano 5th Generation supports video formats .m4v .mp4 or .mov in a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels.
2) There isn't enough space on your iPod, check the size of the video compared to the space available on your iPod.
3) The third possible problem is that the podcast provider may not have properly uploaded the video file.
4) The video may not have been downloaded properly in iTunes.
Possible Solutions:
1) Update to the latest version of iTunes and check that the software on your iPod is up to date
2) Try to re-download the podcast from iTunes
3) go to the podcast provider website and see if they have a direct link to download the file.
Hope this helps solves your problem.

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