IPod flashing red in iTunes

I left my iPod connected to my computer all night, and when I opened iTunes in the morning to manage it, the iPod icon in the source window was flashing red! I have never seen this before- it was not updating or doing anything in particular at the time. It's still doing it right now. Does anyone know what this means? I haven't been able to find any documentation on it at all.

My son's friend got an IPod 60 GB. The new video IPod. He logged on my Windows computer and plugged his new IPod into my son's ITunes. When he did this it automatically copied all of my son's songs onto his IPod but it flashed red. We then restarted his IPod wiped everything off of it and reset it to the factory settings. I set up him as a new user on my computer and it gave him a blank Itunes library so he could download and update just his IPod. The problem now is that it won't eject the IPod and it flashed red on startup. It gives me the message that the IPod cannot eject because files are in use by another application. How do I fix this?

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I seem to be having a major problem. After updating to 10.4.2 the ipod was sluggish when adding songs. My Ipod was wiped clean in itunes 5 then I had a folder with an exclamation point - followed all the advice reformatted etc. I was able to load 3 songs - 1 at a time after shut down. Now when Itunes opens the ipod is flashing red and then I get the message - can't read from or write too. What do I do?? I reformatted 3-5 time, changed fire wire ports shut down etc - still no luck.

I am not sure this will fix it, but you mentioned a photo editing program had been installed. If that was due to a new digital camera, you might try changing the drive letter assigned to the ipod. Some digital cameras and photo frames seem to "take over" certain drive letters (typically E,F,or G).
Try changing the ipod drive letter to something further down the alphabet, like M. Directions are at the end of this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1493

Ipod flashes red when attempting to sync.

since 5.0 i have not been able to sync and i have lost 1200 songs from my ipod that are still showing in my itunes library. when i attempt a transfer the ipod icon in the margin of itunes flashes red then i get unknown error -69.
A) what does the flashing red ipod icon indicate?
B) to what does error -69 pertain?
3) would resetting my ipod and erasing everything solve the problem?
P.S. i just purchased an ipod mini for my wife and have been able to put songs on it from my itunes using the same cable that i use for my 40gb ipod.

Its not your ipod it's a smorgasbord of probolems everyons been having with itunes 5. Wait till they get a patch for it. I have a probolem windows or itunes shutdown and dont recognise my pod when plugged in!

Flashing red in iTunes?

We've noticed that the songs all disappeared from our 30 GB iPod. We plugged it into the computer, and in iTunes, the iPod icon is flashing red. What does this mean? What's happened? What's the best course of action?

My son's friend got an IPod 60 GB. The new video IPod. He logged on my Windows computer and plugged his new IPod into my son's ITunes. When he did this it automatically copied all of my son's songs onto his IPod but it flashed red. We then restarted his IPod wiped everything off of it and reset it to the factory settings. I set up him as a new user on my computer and it gave him a blank Itunes library so he could download and update just his IPod. The problem now is that it won't eject the IPod and it flashed red on startup. It gives me the message that the IPod cannot eject because files are in use by another application. How do I fix this?

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A 2nd gen shuffle is about six year old at this point. The likely cause is a battery that is worn out, with greatly reduced capacity or inability to hold a charge. The initial green light shows a good charge. The red light means the battery is drained.
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I'm sorry to hear you are having these issues with your iPad. If your iPad isn't responding or doesn't appear to be charging, you may find the information and troubleshooting steps outlined in the following articles helpful, in particular the following portion:
If you don't see the charging screen within an hour, or you see the connect to power screen, check your connector, USB cable, and power adapter. Make sure that everything is plugged in firmly, free of debris, and not damaged. You might want to try a different USB cable or power adapter.
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If the device remains unresponsive or does not turn on (or power on), reset your device.
If there is no video or if the screen remains black, verify that the device has enough charge to turn on:
If you are using an iPad, ensure that it's connected to the USB Power Adapter supplied with the device.
Let it charge for at least twenty minutes, then see if it starts normally.
If there is no image on the screen, press the Sleep/Wake button to attempt to wake the device.
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If the above steps do not resolve the issue, or the if the screen remains black or shows a persistent Apple logo, try restoring with iTunes:
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I am in Windows XP, 'My Computer' doesn't recognise my iPod and neither does itunes. Please can someone help!?!
I have 60Gb colour screen ipod (but not video ipod) and has worked for the last year approx since I had it, always used to update automatically as soon as I plugged iPod into the computer. I had been using an old version of itunes until last night I was finally told that in order to continue to purchase music from itunes I have to download the latest version (itunes 7.02). This downloaded fine but today went to sync my ipod and get the new music/podcasts on my ipod and I can't seem to get itunes to recognise my ipod at all.
I don't have a 'devices' option (just Library, Store, Playlists), no iPod symbol and 'Sync ipod' in 'File' cannot be selected. Can't find ipod in My Computer either. All it does is charge when I plug it in, even though battery is already fully charged!
I have tried restarting computer, plugging in ipod before starting the comp, uninstalling and re-installing itunes, checking in 'run' etcetc
Please help...can't put any of my music on to my ipod
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Just in case this problem is affecting anyone else - I have since found the following post by 'Thegua' and it has worked so thank you so so so much!!
(I only had to get as far as reinstalling my iPod, didn't have to continue on to doing the 5Rs, and I didn't lose any music) THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!.....
The solution 2 ur problem is the ipod 5R's . u will need 2 reset ur ipod and if possble reinstall de ipod and itunes softwares. but first u will need 2 try reseting ur ipod , it will not delet the songs on ur ipod, it refreshes ur ipod. try that first. move de hold button near de earphone hole. it has a red sign. move that switch back and forth about three times and press de select button (middle ) and the menu button all at de same time , then hold dem both until u see de apple logo appears (apple sign). the release all buttons, ur ipod is reset. if this work then do the 5R's.to know wat de 5R's are go to apple.com and u will see it at de left hand corner of ur screen. it is five steps that will correct any problems u r having with ur ipod. it should correct them. it involve resetting ur ipod, restarting ur computer, reinstalling ur ipod and itunes softwares and runing de updator files, and all that. try it, if that dont work it means u will have 2 send the ipod 4 repairs.
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Reset iPhone: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Ipod was disabelled and needed connecting to itunes, with countless attempts nothing happend therefore performed as reset, now instead of turning on and off, ipod displays connect to itunes but is not recognised by computer nor will it connect to itunes

ipod was disabelled and needed connecting to itunes, with countless attempts nothing happend therefore performed as reset, now instead of turning on and off, ipod displays connect to itunes but is not recognised by computer nor will it connect to itunes, try enabelling for restore but only connec to itunes is shown consistently

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.
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My ipod says Ipod disabled connect to itunes. But when I try to connect to itunes it says I have to enter the passcode on the ipod to use itunes...any help?

Ipod screen says Ipod disabled connect to itunes...but when I connect to itunes it says ipod is passcode protected and I must enter passcode on my ipod to continue. But I cant enter the passcode becaue the ipod is disabled. Brothers entered a bunch or wrong passcodes to disable so I couldn't play it.

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
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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 iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

My ipod says "ipod disabled connect to itunes" but when i connect it says i hve to unlocked the ipod first but there is no way to unlock it on the ipod the slide bar is gone what do i do?

my ipod says "ipod disabled connect to itunes" but when i connect it says i have to connect to itunes bu twhen i connect it say i have to unlock it first but there is no option to unlock it the slide bar is gone what do i do?

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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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

I have an ipod touch 8gb that is disabled. on the screen it reads ipod disabled connect to itunes. But when i connect it to itunes, it says that it cant work with the ipod because it is locked with a passcode. what now?

I have an ipod touch 8gb that is disabled. on the screen it reads ipod disabled connect to itunes. But when i connect it to itunes, it says that it cant work with the ipod because it is locked with a passcode. what now?

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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Ipod nano 4gb use itunes to restore востанавливаю все равно все тоже

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restored my ipod and now it works but why does this happen? Is this a hardware problem, if it is, should i return my ipod. Or is this just a software problem that will be fixed in future updates?
I'm not sure why exactly an iPod will say "Use iTunes to restore", but probably just because of a regular internal software problem.
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You restored the iPod, and have never gotten that icon or any problems ever since.
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