IPod as USB drive

I am trying to use my iPod as a USB drive and a part on iTunes on my Win XP Pro system. The iTunes is working fine and the USB works on other Win XP Pro systems. Any ideas. Thanks.

Do you want to know how to enable it a sa disk drive?
iTunes prefs -> iPod.
Check Enable Disk Use.

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Initial problem: Device not found; located error in USB driver, uninstalled driver, rebooted sytem, found new driver - installed properly able to sync. (No hidden drivers listed in que) unconnect/reconnect ipod and USB driver error returns.(Each time)
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Make sure you have no other USB drives connected to your computer when connecting your iPod. I have a 4th gen Nano which fails to connect up when I connect it to my other Vista-based PC only if my USB hard disk is connected up.
I need to disconnect my external USB hard drive in Vista to get it to "see" the iPod. Also, might be handy to disconnect other USB devices like printers and your Logitech camera (which I have also connected, but that doesn't have any problem).

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That's a lot of drives... probably too many.
Is that drive that dismounts on a hub with the iPod? Is it bus-powered (takes power from the hub)? If so, my guess is that the iPod initially takes more power than the hub has left, and that causes loss of connection to the USB drive.
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Is it really true that you can't use an iPhone or current release iPod as a USB storage device? I have been happily using my first generation iPod Nano for storage, and thought that this facility would continue to be available on new models like the iPhone.

The current iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod shuffle models support their use as external USB drives. The iPhone and iPod touch currently do not.
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Hi,
just got my new 160gb classic, trying to install it and as soon as my pc recognises it, it says that "Ther was a problem installing the following driver: Apple IPIOD USB driver. An error occured during the installation of the device. The system cannot find the file specified".
Anyone got any ideas on how to solve this problem ?? I have the upto date ITUNES, and i used to have two IPOD minis which work fine ! I also have this problem with one of the new IPOD nanos.
Any help i would appreciate !
Cheers

I'm not sure if this page is exactly what you are after but it might be worth having a look at: iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date

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Hi –
I've noticed a new problem with my mac recently.
When my iPod shuffle or USB flash drive is connected, the computer hangs for a few seconds. (displaying the SBBoD when the mouse is above any application)
The behaviour is similar to what occurs when the OS tries to read or write a bad file on the boot drive, but the only thing that gets written to system.log is "kernel[0]: USBF: 2156845. 75 [0x3d6d200] (Reset) USB Generic Hub @ 2 (0x4b200000)"
The only sources I can think of for the problem are the two new USB device I got around Christmas time: an iPod shuffle and a TI-84 graphing calculator. I haven't noticed the problem in other accounts on this machine, but other users don't use USB storage devices that often so I can't be sure. My external USB hard drive mounts instantly and without any problems.
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I guess it fixed itself; I'm not having any problems any more.

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I wonder if software update does a combo update or regular update. I have download both from apple's website but wanted to see what other though before trying to run the combo update.

Hello, heatsiphonman,
I am having the exact same issue with my 5G iPod. I tried a clean restart (with no memory of open windows), and all the other suggestions via the support website and it's still a no-go. Not sure where to go from here. It seems like it may be a Lion issue or a combination of Lion and iTunes 10.5. I may take it in to an Apple store and see if I can get it to sync there. Meanwhile, I'll keep a close eye on this topic to see if anyone else might be having this issue.
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The USB drive on my computer is no longer working. How can I transfer my iPod library to another computer.

Try:
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities

USB Drive and iPod do not show up on desktop

Hello,
I put the computer to sleep when I'm going to be away for awhile and overnight. When I come back and wake it, my USB drive does not appear on the desktop. I have to restart the iMac to get it to come back.
Also, when I plug my iPod in, iTunes updates it and then within 10 minutes, the icon does not show on the desktop but I can see the iPod in iTunes.
Any ideas?
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Brad

I did run the hardware test and everything passed.
For about 3 hours last night, everything was working fine. This morning the USB drive icon is there but not the iPod. I think I will try the OS reinstall but not for about a week. I will be out of town all next week and can't get to it before I leave.
Something may have gone wacky while loading some application. A couple of the suspects would be Adobe Lightroom beta 4 or Google Earth. This issue only started within the last 5 days or so and I think those are the only applications I've loaded in that time.
Thanks for the help in eliminating some of the culprits. I think the OS install should fix. If not, it may be time to have Apple take a look.

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Hello, kcanole.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Here are a couple troubleshooting articles that I would recommend going through when experiencing this issue.
Resetting iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1655
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Restoring iPod shuffle to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1481
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Jason H.

IPod Nano, Windows, and USB driver quirkiness question

Hey all,
I recently helped someone who was suffering from two separate, show-stopping iPod/iTunes problems to get things into such a state that they could actually make use of both. Things seem to be working fine, though one of our solutions seems to me to be a bit less than optimal.
For the sake of providing as much information as possible, the first problem (though likely unrelated) was the infamous vanishing iTunes installation. We solved this by using the ctrl-alt-delete trick on an iTunes 4.9 installation (that is, by ending all of the install processes when the installation-ending error message shows up.) Okay, that's not the best solution, but it seems to be all that we can do for now.
The main concern, however, is with the iPod USB driver, and a problem that began with the formatting of the iPod. I can see that at least a few people have had this problem, but here it is for the sake of it:
The iPod installation software would state that the iPod needed to be formated, and then proceed to sit for a very long time, "waiting for iPod," until it would eventually fail. We solved this using the second technique (uninstalling the iPod USB driver) outlined by Paul Green7 in this thread: William Brame, "Initial formatting of iPod Nano", 02:49pm Sep 22, 2005 CDT
After doing this, we ran the iPod setup software again, and it told us that the iPod didn't need to be formatted. Obviously this was rather confusing, but upon loading up iTunes, it proved to be true. It appeared as an actual drive in My Computer, and it showed up properly as a 4gb iPod which songs could be copied to without a hitch.
That is, until the computer was rebooted. After a reboot, the iPod would only be recognized once again as a "USB Mass Storage Device," would not appear in My Computer, and indeed iTunes failed to recognize it as anything other than a 360gb storage device of some unknown sort.
So, what we found was that every time the computer was rebooted, the driver needed to be uninstalled again, and when Windows booted again the iPod would be properly recognized.
Now, as I said, this leaves things in a working, if far less than ideal, state. Can anyone think of a more proper fix for this? It seems to me that we've only partially addressed the problem here, and I can't help but think that this may not be the best state to leave things in.
Also, if nothing else, is there any possibility of ill effects resulting from our currently-employed solution? As far as I can tell, the worst thing about it is that it's merely bothersome, but then, I've had difficult understanding these problems in the first place.
That said, if anyone can offer any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!

The key to your problem is more than likely the 360GB storage device. This is a symptom of having either network drives or an external hard drive attached to your computer, and Windows confusing them with the iPod. The solution is to reassign the iPod's drive letter. See this:
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See
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- I would start with
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
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paying special attention to item #5
- New cable and different USB port
- Run this and see if the results help with determine the cause
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Also see:
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- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem

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Disabling disk use MAY work... my Mac OS X is not that new so I really don't know. Go in itunes on the ipod summary page and go to the check boxes to do that. ??? good luck

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