Ipod disconnected in middle of sync, now frozen help

i disconnected my 4th gen ipod in middle of sync to itunes. now frozen with a picture of cable and itunes logo. if i plug into computer says i must restore and lose everything. have 1000 pictures not backupped. please help!

That's not good news. I'm sorry to say those photos may be gone.
Before giving up, you might try to force the iPod to restart. I've seen them "realize they're OK" after doing that, but rarely.
To restart, hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together for about 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.

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I have an old I pod that was syncd with a windows computer, now i am trying to sync with my mac itunes account. We have the same i tunes account but it is saying i will lose all my songs if i sync now. Help?

I have an old I pod that was syncd with a windows computer, now i am trying to sync with my mac itunes account. We have the same i tunes account but it is saying i will lose all my songs if i sync now. Help?

I would recommend you use a program called senuti that allows you to copy your songs over to a new computer from an iPod. Unfortunatlly you have to pay for the full version but it allows you to have 1000 free song capacity of copying over and a movie counts as the capacity of 1 song.
http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/

2 error messages from ipod/itunes. Will not sync anything. HELP!

I JUST GOT MY NEW 3G 8GB RED IPOD NANO THIS MORNING AND AS SOON AS I PLUGGED IT IN, IT WONT SYNC. THE FIRST TIME I PLUGGED IT IN IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED SYNCING MY MUSIC BUT I STOPPED IT BECUASE I WANTED TO MANUALLY PICK MY SONGS.
NOW EVERYTIME I HOOK THE IPOD UP AND TRY TO SYNC SONGS, VIDEOS, OR PHOTOS THE LIST OF EVENTS HAPPEN..
-PLUG IN IPOD AND WAIT FOR IT TO COME UP
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-CLICKS "OKAY" AND TRIES TO SYNC A FEW SONGS (OR ANYTHING ELSE) ON THERE ANYWAY
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I have no idea what to do, please help me.

*MESSAGE POPS UP AND SAYS "SONGS ON THE IPOD CANNOT BE SYNCED BECAUSE ALL OF THE PLAYLISTS SELECTED FOR SYNCING NO LONGER EXIST*
You get this problem when the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' is being used to sync your iPod and then the playlist it has been updating from is deleted. Most people use this setting when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library. If your library is larger than the capacity of your iPod, iTunes by default makes a new playlist called something along the lines of "Owner's iPod". If you for any reason delete it, you will not be able to sync your iPod.
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -iPod to make it the first playlist in Sources. You can make it a smart playlist that picks the songs for you or just a normal one and drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 3700MB for a 4G iPod Nano. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod:
iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
To make a random playlist go to File>New Smart Playlist.
Uncheck "Match the following rule"
Check "Limit to" put "3700" in the number box, choose "MB" from the first list box, choose "Random" from the next list box. Check "Live Updating"
When you want to change the selection in the smart playlist just delete everything in it and it will add a new selection. When you want to change the normal playlist just delete out what you don't want and drag in a new selection.

Ipod classic (120GB) Freezes while syncing music please help

My ipod keep freezing while im syncing music it stops around 300 - 400 songs and just stops or cancels itself out
What ive done
Uninstalled itunes
Reinstalled it
Restored it around 10 times
tried it in disk mode
If you have any ideas please share and I shall try it

i have the same problem ! i have reformatted ipod also reinstalled i tunes now at the end of the old teather!! cant afford to pay itunes support help would be greatly received

7th Gen iPod Classic was unplugged during sync, now it pops up in Windows Explorer, but not iTunes. How can I fix this?

Okay.
I have a Windows 7 x32 OS, and an 80gb Silver 7th Gen iPod Classic.
So, I bought an iPod used off of eBay and I recently decided that 80gb was a bit too much, so I was going to resell it on eBay and buy a smaller iPod.
While I was restoring it to set it back to factory settings, my computer shut off due to a power problem.
Now when I plug it in, I get a message from windows saying "You need to format the disk in drive :M before you can use it. Do you want to format it?"
It shows up in windows explorer as a Removable Disk, and it isn't being detected by iTunes. I plug it in the iPod says "Connected. Eject before disconnecting." with a symbol that it makes when it is syncing.
I've tried putting it in disk mode, and it still will not detect it.
Can somebody help me? I really don't want to be stuck with a broken iPod.
If anyone needs or wants any more information before they can advise, please feel free to tell me what you need to know and I will post it!
Thanks, and have a blessed day.

Hello b0nvivant,
Thank you for providing so much information about the iPod issue you are experiencing. I found an article with steps to take when your iPod is recognized in Windows Explorer but not in iTunes:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

IPod disconnects & stops charging after syncing even though battery is low

I have a 5G 30GB iPod video, both the iPod and iTunes have the latest software updates, I've only had it a month and haven't changed any of the settings.
When I connect iPod to my computer (a laptop, running Windows 2000), iTunes starts up and begins syncing with iPod as normal. However, if there isn't anything new to sync across, iPod will disconnect itself within 20 seconds or so and stop charging, even though the battery is still nearly empty. I don't think its a power to the USB hub problem as some laptops seem to have, as whilst its syncing it recharges fine, and a long sync period will see it fully charged - I just don't do those very often. Surely there must be a way to get it to recharge through the USB cable when its not syncing?
PS - I've tried the Apple support article on switching on the power to the USB hub, but my 'power' tab on the USB settings didn't have a 'keep the power on all the time' button, suggesting its always on anyway?
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80gb Ipod disconnected on it's own, now has error message and won't restart

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IPod Update Failed - Touch is now frozen - Help!

I opened a brand new 8GB iPod Touch today and it seemed to work fine. Then it seemed like apps that I bought and downloaded were not working correctly. Every time I clicked on an app it would go right back to the home screen. So I decided to update the iPod software. iTunes downloaded the update fine and then it went through the installation process on the iPod. At the end it said that the iPod just had to restart and it would be finished. However it never restarted. Now whenever I try to turn it on all I see on the screen of the iPod is an image of the little white USB connector and an arrow pointing to the iTunes logo (CD with a blue note). I have tried holding down the power button and completely turning it off and back on again but that doesn't help. My computer doesn't recognize the iPod so I can't do anything in iTunes. Help! What can I do? How can I get the iPod to finish the update of the iPod software?
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HT201263 ipod disconnects in middle of restoration process

In the middle of restoring setting on my daughter ipod, it just dsconnects from itunes and then states must put in passcode. Since the reason I am restoring is she forgot her passcode then don't work. Does anyone know how to get pass this problem.

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My ipod disconnected during an update and now all it shows is the logo with a loading bar. Any help?

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See Here,
Unable to Update or Restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
If the Device has been Modified, this will not necessarily work.

My iPod doesn't want to sync. Please help. :'(

Good day! I have a 5th gen. iPod and recently, I tried to sync it to obviously get my music into my iPod. Unfortunately, it connected, but it quickly ejected on its own. My computed doesn't recognize my iPod. And everytime I try to sync, this always happens. I've tried everything posted on the help page of Apple but it still didn't work. How can I fix this? Please help me. Thank you and God bless.

Does it stay connected long enough for the option to restore appears? If your ipod was previously owned, it might still be synced with that other computers library. Try this, make sure your ipod is fully charged, charge it in wall outlet, after that, press the center button and the menu button at the same time and hold for about 6-10 seconds. As soon as it powers off and as soon as you see the apple, immediately press center button and the play/pause button same time. It might take you a couple tries to get it, but what you should see is a check mark and it will say "Ok to disconnect", In the top part of the screen you will see "disk mode".
You need to be n disk mode and then your computer will recognize the ipod as being in recovery mode. Now you can start up Itunes, make sure your library is how you want it and do a back-up of your itunes library. Now plug in the ipod. You should see the summary page and should then be given the choice to restore. Which will set it back to factory settings. If that doesn't work, it sounds like a hardware problem. good luck

Whenever I try to sync my music to my ipod it says " could not sync error 13019" help please!!

i also tried updating my ipod and that didn't work either

Type "13019" into the search bar at the top of this page by Support and read the resulting help article.

Tried to download past purchased music but tried to do too many at one time now frozen help fix

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If you had given us sensible information, I could look it up for you if your efforts fail.
Right now, I don't even know if you are on a Mac or on a Windows box.
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My ipod does't want to sync

i am trying to put new song on my ipod but i can't becuase my ipod will not sync with itunes and i try to rest my ipod and still does't sync can someone help me

If you mean that iTunes does not see the iPod try:
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X\
otherwise. what happens why you synce. Error messages?

My computer shut down in the middle of syncing in now my ipod is frozen. it won't turn on or off

my computer shut down in the middle of syncing and now my i pod is frozen. it won't turn on or off

See Here for,
Frozen or unresponsive iPod touch
Try this First...
Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
Wait for the Apple logo to Appear...
Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds... ( But can take Longer...)
Release the Buttons...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If none of the above works, you may need to do this
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808

Ipod disconnected in middle of sync, now frozen help

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