IPod/iTunes problem--double whammy

Hi, today (6/16) my iPod pretty much erased itself, and now I went from 1156 songs to 141. iTunes said I needed to download an iPod software update--so I did.
It wiped everything from my iPod. Under devices in iTunes I can't even play music. And by the Apple icon where songs are played it says iPod sync complete, OK to disconnect. I'm thinking about getting a new iPod but maybe not a touch. Does anyone know what to do, it'd be much appreciated. Thanks.

Is your music still on your computer? If it is, check your sync settings and resync it.
What did you download, BTW? The last software update, 2.2.1, was months ago.

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IPod/iTunes problems on Windows XP

Now equiped with 5G iPods, my wife and I tried putting our photo album onto them. We have separate Windows XP logins.
Problem 1: Using the same photo directory was impossible: the "iPod Photo Cache" that is created there is write-protected against users other than the creator. Couldn't it be made shareable, or else created elsewhere than in the shared photo directory root (as is the iTunes music library)?
Problem 2: All our music files are on an external USB hard drive. Up until now, this drive did not need to be connected for me to sync the iPod with the podcasts in my music directory. It would just claim it couldn't find the disconnected files. I decided (given problem 1) to put a copy of our photos on the external drive too. When I tried sync'ing without the drive attached, iTunes got stuck in a busy-loop, using up all the CPU of the machine. I had to kill the process. I copied the photos back to the PC's internal disk, attached the external drive, reconfigured to point to the internal drive and sync'ed. All OK. Then I sync'ed without the external drive being there: looping again!
Problem 3: Windows XP has a much too simplistic approach to assigning drive letters. Even if you use the Computer Management -> Disk Management tool (accessible via the Control Panel's Administrative Tools) to assign a particular drive letter to an external drive, Windows is only too happy using that letter for another, non-assigned drive. Unfortunately, I loaded my songs into the iTunes library when the external drive was labelled G, the first free drive letter on my machine. Short of deleting the library and starting again (something I don't want to do), there is no way I can see to repoint the library references as a group (you can do it file-by-file, but that's incredibly slow and frustrating for even a single directory/album; forget a collection of 6000 songs!). Can this be scripted in some way on XP?
Thanks for any help/suggestions/fixes to iTunes!
Sony VAIO VGN-A190 Windows XP

I have no idea. It is not listed in any App articles and a Google search did not even find a hit for the error number.
All I can suggest is:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP

Solution for some iPod/iTunes problems...

If you are having one or more of the following problems, Windows may be confusing iPod with a network drive or hard drive and may exhibit strange behavior, like:
-iPod does not show up in iTunes or as disk in Windows Explorer
-iPod does not show up as disk in Windows Explorer (even though disk mode in enabled ont he iPod).
-iTunes and Windows Explorer report the wrong amount of available space on the iPod.
-No songs appear on the iPod after an apprently successful update from iTunes.
-Music copied to mapped network drive instead of iPod.
-The iPod setup assistant appears in iTunes everytime the iPod is connected.
-iTunes displays the "iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode- use iTunes to restore" message even after the iPod has been restored.
-The wrong iPod name displays in the iTunes source list.
Please note*changing the iPod drive letter may not affect what letter theiPod uses on subsequent connections, so its not the best long-term solution unless you want to change this everytime you have issues.
To change the drive letter:
-Open Control Panel in Windows
-Go to Administrative Tools
-Go to Computer Management
-Go to Disk Management
-Locate theiPod and right click on it, then click Change drive letter and paths.
-Use the drop-down box to select a new drive letter. Make sure to use a drive letter that is not already assigned to a network drive. The drop-down menu will display all letters that are not assigned to a physical drive, but network drives will stil be listed so be careful. If you arent sure, add a new drive and pick your own letter, something way down the list is best since common drives are A, B, C, D, etc.
-click OK
-Click yes on the confirmation box
-Restart computer
Good luck!!! It worked for me!!!

Honestly, I don't know!! I searched ITunes and IE7 and saw that others were having the same problem I was and that if they stopped using IE7 Itunes started working again.
Basically, I was just proud of dumping Internet Explorer! See, I really love Macs. I had an ibook that finally conked out and i couldn't afford another mac.

Major ipod/itunes problem

I've read many threads and tried many things to help me, including the 5 Rs, loading ipod in disk mode, diagnostic mode, reinstalling itunes, clearing out the temp file, clearing out previous itunes installers, and more.
Background: I used to have an ipod but it was stolen, so for my vacation i'm borrowing my girlfriends. Previous to these events her ipod would freeze every so often. Not a big deal though.
I plugged the ipod into my computer, and synced my music it deleted hers and when I got back to my computer it had stopped because one of my songs could not be found or something. So I hit okay.
Problem: Itunes functions normally when the ipod is not plugged in. As soon as I do, it takes about 5x longer to open itunes, I get the autoplay message. When Itunes opens the ipod isn't showed in the status menu, later minutes it will be 'IPOD' and I get the "Ipod is corrupted please restore" message. After the restore is done, it freezes when it restarts at the apple screen. It does that almost any time it restarts. (Yes i've tried doing it in disk mode). Also when I try to right click on the "Removable disk" in My Computer it freezes my computer. Also makes the infamous ticking noise.

Um i was listening to my ipod when my headphones came out then my screen froze and it hasnt unfroze its been like 30 minutes and my family doesnt know anything about ipods what do i do?

IPod/iTunes problem. Help!

I'm going to make it simple.
Last week my G5 crashed and Darwin came up asking for login. This stank but I got it fixed and now my computer is up and running. But now I am having a problem with iTunes.
I want to update my iPod because I have new thing to put on it and it shows up on my desk top but not in iTunes.
I have tried alot of things to try and fix it but nothing seems to be working. I need this fixed. Can anyone help me out? Do I need to update my OS? I don't see why because my iPod worked perfectly when I got it.
Poawer Mac OS X G5 Mac OS X (10.3.2) Adobe, iPod, iLife '04

Trying to help you here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=4431703#4431703

Can anyone help me fix my iPod/iTunes problem?

I have an iPod Touch Gen 3 with iOS 5.1.1. I'm running Windows 8 (which is probably my first problem) and iTunes 11 or whatever the latest one is. For whatever reason, whenever I add a song from my laptop to my iPod, the song: A) either skips, only plays the first couple of seconds and then goes on to the next song, or doesn't play at all and goes on to the next song, and B) has heavily pixelated and distorted artwork. I originally thought that it was my old iPod screwing up, which is two years old and semi-broken, so I assumed it was just ready to die. I've deleted and reinstalled my iTunes, but that didn't help. I'm going to run a security scan soon to see if there's anything wrong with the iTunes files. If anyone has had this happen and knows how to fix, or if anyone has an idea to give me a direction to go, please help me out.

Troubleshooting songs that skip
- Unsync all music and resync
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Ipod/itunes problems...help please

I have some 7000 songs on itunes. Yesterday I went to burn 2 new CDS to itunes and whilst they burnt they took an age to do so and the resulting files were 'warped'...and cannot be listened to on either the ipods we have or the itunes lbrary direct. I have tried 3 different disc drives on my pc and the same results each time. I last burnt CDS the day before yesterday without problems. I have even updated itunes to the latest updat 7.5. Any suggested resolutions would be appreciated.

this happened to me too

Ipod/itunes problem

my computer crashed last week and i restored the songs from my ipod back on itunes. Today when i went to put my ipod in it says that "cannot communicate with ipod, another user is logged into itunes on the computer" which is impossible cause i was the only one running itunes. now when i plug my ipod in itunes doesn't even recognize it. please help!!!

You need to play at least a part of songs purchased from the iTMS to authorize them. They won't copy to your iPod until you do this.
How to transfer Purchased Music from iTunes to your iPod
iTMS Song and Computer Authorization
If you've played & authorized them in iTunes and they still skip, try this. De-authorize the computer in iTunes/Advanced menu, then re-authorize it. You re-authorize it by playing one of the songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store within iTunes. It should ask you for your Apple ID and password, and then the computer will be authorized again. Sync your iPod with iTunes, and those songs should play on the iPod once again.
Another common cause of this is not having the latest version of iTunes.
If you are using the latest version of iTunes (6.0.2), then you need to make sure your iPod software is up to date also. Get the iPod Updater software, install it, run it and update your iPod.
When you have done this, authorize your music in iTunes by playing a few seconds of it within iTunes, re-sync your iPod, and it should transfer by whatever synching method you choose.

IPod / iTunes problems

My iPod is no longer showing up in my Mac's finder, nor is it launching iTunes. I've tried the re-sets, tried the iPod updater and now I've trashed iTunes, as per the recommended help. I'm now trying to re-install iTunes but I'm unable to as the installer tells me there is nothing to install.
Any suggestions? And will re-installing iTunes get my iPod showing up again?
G5, dual 2.7 Mac OS X (10.4.6) iPod with cradle

Remove the 'iTunesX.pkg' file from ./Library/Receipts and try installing again.
If the iPod still does not show up after that, you might take a look at this article:
iPod does not appear in iPod Updater or iTunes in Mac OS X
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.6) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

Serious ipod/itunes problems

ive been having serious problems with syncing my ipod. i get a different eror mesage everytime i conect it, and everytime i manage to get to sync it says i need to update to version 1.1.1 and everytime i do update it, it says i need to update it again as if i never updated it in the first place. and provided all of the dosnt happen, it will only sync about 50 songs at a time, then stop, and usualy display another random error message. ive looked all throught this forum, and ive seen other people with similar problems, but none of the solutions to those problems will fix mine. some one please help

it restores, but it dosnt fix the problem all that hapens is that my music is gone from the ipod, and eror mesages still pop up when i try to put the music back on

IPOD+ITUNES problem, please help

Before I loaded the new version of itunes, I could plug in my ipod and drag and drop things from my itunes library into my ipod. After loading the new version I can no longer drag and drop songs from itunes to my ipod, and i cannot select individual songs on my ipod in itunes. All the songs on the ipod are grayed out. I cannot play any music on my ipod thru itunes. I have tried reinstalling and resetting everything. Please help

There is a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs but not playlists back to iTunes on Windows posted in this thread: MacMuse - iPod to iTunes
If you prefer something more automated then there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod, this is just a selection. Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these, they are generally quite straightforward.
iPod Access Mac and Windows Versions
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
PodPlayer Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only

Can anyone help me with iPod/iTunes syncing problems after recent software update?

Hi there,
I wonder if anyone can help me. Last week I updated my iPod to the latest software (8.2). Today I deleted some albums from iTunes and added a few others. I also made some changes to a few of my playlists. I then synched iTunes and my iPod. However the synching has not worked.
When I connect my iPod, it shows up in iTunes pretty instantly. When I click on sync, I can see in iTunes that it is syncing and also on my iPod, but the changes do not appear on my iPod afterwards. Also, after the first syncing attempt, I lost two-thirds of my album cover art. So, I lost covert art, but no other changes were made. The albums I deleted from iTunes are still on my iPod and the ones I added to iTunes are not on my iPod.
I have looked at the music on my iPod while connected to iTunes. I can see the songs/albums I have added are there, but they appear in grey and have a doted circle (to the left) next to them. This shows that they have not synched (I guess).
I have already restarted my McBook Pro and iPod a few times. I synched my iPod with iTunes after every restart, but it has not made any difference. I also deleted the music I added to iTunes and added it again. I synched iTunes and my iPod after this, but it has made no difference.
I would appreciate any suggestions.
Many thanks
Summary:
Updated iPod to iOS 8.2.
Made changes in iTunes i.e. delete and added music
iTunes and iPod show they are synching, but changes to not appear on iPod.
Also lost cover art on iPod after synching.
Products:
iPod Touch, latest generation
iTunes 12.1.0.50
MackBok Pro OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Thank you for your reply. I followed your suggestion and restored my iPod to its factory settings. I then restored it from a backup file. All the problems have been resolved. Quite incredible that I had to go through that process to fix it. I hope Apple will find a solution to the iTunes problem soon.

[iPod 5G] Problems with Windows' iTunes keeping it synced.

I've been struggling to get my iPod 5G working on my windows computer. This is what happens EVERY time:
- I connect my iPod, it gives me "Cannot read the content of the iPod XXX...."
- I Restore my iPod (have also formatted it completely several times).
- the iPod shows up in iTunes and it syncs.
- I take the iPod out and i reconnect and it starts all over again and i get: "Cannot read the content of the iPod..."
Connecting the iPod to my MacBook will make it appear in iTunes and I'll be able to see the music and update it.
Things i've tried (in semi-random order, except for the last one):
- Updated the iPod (1.2.1)
- Restored the iPod about 10x
- Different USB port and different iPod connection cable
- Erased the iPod (3x): using Windows' format tool 1x and the Disk Utility in OS X 2x.
- Uninstalled iTunes, Reinstalled.
- Fresh install of Windows XP.
Could this be an iPod related problem? (it seems to work fine on my Mac)
Could this be an iTunes 7 related problem?
The iPod is brand-new, i got it after my old one had gotten a white screen that wouldn't go away. Could it be a faulty iPod they gave me?
P.S. Please don't suggest to 'just sync it with your mac' because it should work with the Windows computer that holds all my music.
Windows XP Pro

hi chris
the difference is:
at home i've started it and it has been running 12 hrs without touching it
outside i've used it while running through the park five times, so i started and stopped it five times without touching it otherwise (didn't change songs)
do these five times starting/stopping waste 8,5 hrs battery runtime?
PB G4 1.5 GHz 1.5 GB Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Ipod sync problems ipod 2.2.1 touch OS10.6.8 itunes 10.6.1 The photos sync but the calendars and contents will not. I keep getting this error message... «iTunes could not sync information to the iPod «name of iPod» because a sync session could not be sta

ipod sync problems
ipod 2.2.1 touch OS10.6.8 itunes 10.6.1
The photos sync but the calendars and contents will not. I keep getting this error message...
«iTunes could not sync information to the iPod «name of iPod» because a sync session could not be started.»

Greetings,
See this post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/12799057#12799057
Cheers.

I think I found out what the iTunes + iPod update problem is

All,
I spent some more time trying to figure out what exactly this iPod update/iTunes problem is and I think I discovered something interesting.
I can manually sync my MP3's but not my AAC files. When I sync MP3's - iTunes and the iPod are fine. However, as soon as I attempt to sync even one Protected AAC file, iTunes bombs.
I'd be interested in seeing if others try this and get the same results. If this is the core problem, syncing protected or AAC files, then we may be able figure out the exact component that has botched everything up here.
Chris

RE: manual sync - I mean manual copying through iTunes. That is - not selecting to update the songs automatically. I drag them from my library to the iPod within iTunes so I have control what goes there.
Bummer - I thought I was on to something. All I can say is that I can sync anything but the Protected AAC's. When I let it automatically sync my iPod, iTunes bombed. When I selected manual syncing and moved a playlist, it bombed after a few songs. I tried to look into why it would stop on certain songs, and noticed that it was bombing on the protected AAC's. So, I copied over 1000 MP3's including songs and podcasts, and they copied successfully. I selected one AAC and immediately it bombed.
Maybe our problems are not the same?
Chris

IPod/iTunes problem--double whammy

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