Ipod may be dying....not an itunes complaint

or maybe it is
my ipod will only synch about 20 songs at a time. I manually drag my playlist onto my ipod...it will do some, then say ipod cannot be written to or synched....then I do it agina and get a few more of the list....until, after 20-30 drags, I get it all
any thoughts? iPod or iTunes?
its a photo ipod (60 gig) with a TON of use
works fine in the car...which is my major concern

turns out the USB port on the front of the G5 is weak....I plugged the iPod into the back of the cinema display and now its working perfectly.
strange........

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Ipod recognized in windows, not by itunes. i've seriously tried everything!

hi all
looked everywhere for the answer to see if this has been discussed but this is the weirdest i've ever seen any of my ipods behave. ok...
30gb 5.5 generation ipod. plugged it in one day, won't sync to windows. froze up itunes only but not all of windows. funny. tried it again. says ipod is corrupt. attempted to restore it, but as soon as i hit the restore button, itunes freezes again. after about a dozen attempts i finally get it to the "restoring ipod" dialog box, but that gets stuck too and i have to restart. ipod stuck on "do not disconnect".
so i trialed and errored. tried 3 different usb-ipod cords. same thing. plugged in my oldschool 20gb ipod. windows and itunes both recognized that instantly and synced it. tried my 4gb iphone. same thing: windows synced that and recognized that.
finally took it to the apple store. the guy restored it for me on a mac. says it must be my computer. plugged it back in today (mind you, it's all reset, except i need to reformat it from mac to windows) and guess what, doesn't work. i took it to my brother's laptop computer, worked fine on there. restored it to windows based platform. got home tonight from a yummy thanksgiving dinner and hey, guess what, won't work!!!! same problems.
i've tried different cords, ipods, iphone, different computers and i am still not sure if the computer is the culprit or the ipod. oh and for the record, i have a custom built, quad-core 2gb desktop computer, and i have plenty of power, so it meets all the itunes requirements.
any help would be a blessing. karma police will thank you.

i have a similar problem. it doesnt freeze itunes, just makes it very slow. i tried restoring it but it was going for about 2 hours and was still in the first phase
also, every time i connect the ipod, i have to open itunes myself, and it thinks its an ipod it hasnt seen before (although the name is the same). it also de-authorizes any songs i got from the itunes store and so they dont get copied to my ipod.
this is most annoying, im sure all i have to do is restore it but i dont know how to do that if itunes wont do it.
thanks

IPod Recognized in Windows, not in iTunes

Like many others on this forum, I've been having issues with iTunes and my iPod since installing iTunes 7.0. My iPod appears in My Computer, but iTunes will not recognize it.
My first instinct was to try the iPod updater, however when I attempt to run it I get the following error message: "Invalid iPod Service Version."
I have tried everything I could find on this website, starting with all the steps in Apple's "iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes" article. Most of these steps have not worked, though I've had limited success with the step entitled "Restart the iPod Service." After performing this step, iTunes does indeed recognize my iPod, but this only works until the next time I eject my iPod. It does not appear to be permanently solving this issue for me, as I have to manually restart the iPod service every time if I want it to work. I noticed during this step that my iPod service was set to "Manual", so I changed it to "Automatic", however this has made no difference.
None of the other steps in that article have worked for me, and yes I have done every one of them. I have additionally uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes several times. I have attempted to uninstall iTunes 7.0 and reinstall an older version, but this no longer works as there seem to be errors if I attempt this. I have tried reinstalling the iPod software, but this hasn't helped either. I have tried the first 4 out of the 5 R's, but this hasn't helped (I'm not quite willing to believe I have to restore my iPod just yet). I have tried resetting the iPod while it's connected to the computer, but this hasn't helped. I saw in one user's post that he was able to fix his problem by going to the Device Manager, clicking on his iPod, clicking the Volumes tab, and clicking Populate, but this didn't work for me. I have tried toggling AutoRun on and off, but this hasn't worked. I tried deactivating all potentially conflicting startup services, but this hasn't worked.
I'm really at the end of my rope here. If anybody has any new suggestions I would greatly appreciate the help.
Dell Dimension 4600 Windows XP Pro

Hi Toonz,
Please note that in my above post I stated that I did indeed follow the steps you outline below, which I originally found in Apple's main article on this topic. The result was that it worked temporarily. The iPod was recognized, but only until I ejected it. It only works once. If I attempt to connect the iPod again (either before or after rebooting), it is again unrecognized and I have to manually repeat the steps below to get it to work.
Also I did take your advice and try booting with the iPod plugged in. During the boot up process I see a black screen with some text and a message, which I believe said "Diskette Drive 0 failed to initialize". Something like that. When my computer finishes booting and I open iTunes, yes my iPod is recognized, but again this only works one time. If I eject the iPod and reconnect it it is unrecognized. It is only recignized if it is connected before booting up, which is definitely not the way an iPod is supposed to work.

My computer will only recognize my ipod touch in iphoto, not in itunes

When I connect my ipod touch to my mac, my ipod is only recognized in iphoto....not in itunes. What can I do to solve this problem?

Try here. Do not omit the Additional Information paragraph since it applies to Snow Leopard.
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

Ipod shows in Windows, not in iTunes - it used to work!

I've tried everything I could find on the site to remedy this - resetting ipod when connected and when not connected, removing everything itunes and ipod related & reinstalling, changing iPod's drive letter, etc.
The problem started when our sysadmin migrated us to the domain. I now get an explorer window showing the iPod contents, but iTunes says: "The software required for communicating with the iPod is not installed correctly." When I start iTunes and then attach the iPod I get this message when the explorer window pops up. What else can I do to debug this?

but I can't delete them. I get the message "Cannot open IPodService.iPodManager: Error while opening key.". I wrote a little program to try to open or delete these keys, and I get error 5 - Access denied.
good lord. if you're capable of doing that, you're way better with registries than i am. but i might be able to keep pumping observation and experience from reports here on the forums at you, that might be helpful with this.
i've seen one report of someone not being able to open one of those keys, but i wasn't able to follow up on it. but i've had some more experience with "sticky" keys in some threads dealling with recalcitrant installation errors. (typically 1406s and 1402s.) let's try to transfer some of those techniques over to this situation.
I don't see any iPod apps or services running. What could be locking these registry entries?
okay, although iPodService.exe is our main process/service relevant to the ipod, iTunesHelper.exe is also associated with iPod connections:
Background processes installed with iTunes 6 for Windows
so lets try locking that one down too in MSCONFIG prior to any attempts at registry edits:
Using MSCONFIG to troubleshoot conflicts in Windows
other possibilities ... (bit of a long shot since you tried a registry edit in safe mode with no joy) i've seen people be unable to edit registry keys on some PCs if they have an antivirus application running at the same time (which makes a perverse sort of sense). other applications might also be implicated in that sort of behavior. so prior to any registry edits, let's try shutting down all background applications (including TSRs) prior to the edit. try the techniques from this InstallShield document:
Close Applications Running in the Background
(if you can get this to allow the reg edits, try it prior to the reinstall attempt too. if it's blocking your regedits, it will probably block the registry key modifications during the install too.)
... and we'd better check on malware too. some malware does lock down registries in unusual ways (to prevent removal, i guess, but an incidental horking of some registry keys isn't out of the question.)
let's get some fresh definitions onto your PC and check for viruses and spyware. you might want to also try an "online" scan with your security software provider to try to cover the possibilities where the security software on the PC has been compromised. (or if your tech support has some advanced "off-PC" antimalware techniques, i'd try throwing those at the beast.
keep us posted.
love, b

Ipod appears on desktop not in itunes

One day, I went to sync my ipod (2nd generation click wheel from 2004) with itunes and I ran into trouble.
My ipod didn't appear in Itunes or desktop and when I (properly) disconnected the ipod from Itunes all my music had been erased. I came to apple's site and followed the "not appearing anywhere on computer" steps.
I got my ipod to reappear on my mac desktop. But it didn't recognize it as "liz's ipod" anymore just "Ipod."
And it still won't appear in Itunes.
I've updated itunes, tried several different usb cord, reset it till one day... I got it to appear in itunes (for less than ten seconds).
I have a family road trip soon and would like my music back so any tips or suggestions would be helpful.
I honestly think it's just dead.

Hey there,
Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support document relating to this issue? If not, check it out. Hope it helps.
[iPod appears on the Mac OS X desktop but not in iTunes|http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27658?viewlocale=en_US]
B-rock

Ipod video - transfering videos not from itunes

how do i transfer videos onto my ipod that are not from itunes?

I found this guide to be very helpful. It's Mac centered but also covers Windows. It's a great starting point.
http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/ipod-video.ars/1
Good luck.
iPOD 5g 60gb Windows XP

Download ipod album art but NOT into itunes

I keep all my music on my ipod. some of it had album art when it was on my computer, which transfered fine, and I can see it on the ipod. now I would like to update all the album art on the ipod, but none of the music is on my computer. there seem to be many freeware utilities out there to update album art but they are all for itunes and not just the ipod. I will not move all the music back to my computer just to get the art; there must be a way to do this easily. I'd also like to avoid setting up an itunes store account just for the privilege. thanks!

Maybe reading this article might give you some help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60950
m

Ipod seen in profiler, not in itunes

I recently used my ipod as a backup harddisk, this involved erasing the whole ipod hd. The backup worked ok; then I restored the ipod software and loaded my music on it. It froze, after some erratic behaviour (split screens, and quickly jumping from song to song, etc.). I reset it by pressing menu and play; still frozen. Now it won't show in itunes, and won't show as a disk on the desktop, (but it does show as a firewire device in system profiler ! so the ipod exists, and the fw cable must be ok). I can sort of reste the ipod by pressing menu and play, as prposed by apple; than everything on the pod works, but connecting it to the computer freezes the wheel (and later the buttons). The ipod disk checkup says it is fine. I tried to use ipod updater, but the buttons on the dialog window are grayed. All actions Apple proposes and all actions I can think of require that my Ipod appear in itunes. It is irritating that Apple keeps adressing the 'not appearing in itunes' issue by proposing things that rely solely on its appearing in itunes:
“If you reformatted the hard disk on your iPod, or if something has damaged or altered the disk's format, iTunes or the Finder may not recognize iPod. To resolve this issue, restore iPod.” (from the Apple website). Boy, would I love to.
After clicking the ling to restore I get this:
“How to restore iPod
1. Ensure that you have an active Internet connection as new versions of iTunes and iPod Software may need to be downloaded to your computer.
2. Download and install the latest version of iTunes if you do not already have it installed.
3. Open iTunes, and then connect your iPod to your computer using the USB or FireWire cable that came with your iPod.”
So fas so good.
“4. After a few moments, your iPod will appear in the Source panel in iTunes.”
But it doesn’t.
And it doesn’t appear in disk utility either.
Any clues and/or solutions would be very welcome.
I use an old clickwheel ipod (which has been working fine for years) and a quicksilver 876 G4.
Peter van Hulten

I still don't get it, how can I put it in disk mode if I CANNOT see the iPod in iTunes..?
Did you read the document i linked you to? here's another link to it:
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
whereabouts in that procedure in that document (that you get to by clicking that link) does it say that you have to connect it to iTunes to put it into disk mode?
... never mind ... i guess you've fixed it anyway ...

IPod touch 3rd generation not accessing iTunes account through wifi.

I have a 3rd generation iPod touch with iOS 4.1. I currently have no computer so I download music directly through wifi. When I try to download music it asks for my iTunes password, and when I enter it the message pops up asking for the password again. It does this over and over. I am using the correct password and even changed my password just to be sure. The same thing happens when I try to redeem an iTunes card or view my account. Not sure if it matters but I've been doing this at 2 different Starbucks. Any ideas?

It sounds like this may be the fix:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3540
(Mac OS X v10.6 or later: iOS device not recognized in iTunes after restart)

HT1632 I can view a workout on my ipod touch history, but not in itunes or on nike+ website. I can't seem to upload this run and it's really annoying as I'm loosing about 12k of runs. It seems to happen when I program in a custom run. Can you help?

Hi there,
I have just done a custom run on my Ipod touch 2nd Gen of 12k. When I finished the run is appearing in my run history on my iPod touch, however it is not appearing in my itunes 'Nike+' tab, or on the Nike + website. I can't seem to get this run to sync and it is really annoying because I'll be loosing 12k. Can anyone help or has experienced this before? I know there are solutions to add runs to iPod nano's and older iPods using the 'Enable disk' and iPod_control function however from what I'm aware you cannot do this on an iPod touch. Can anyone please help?
Many thanks
Phil

You should really read the manual.
"How do you restore from backup? "
Restore. When given the choice, choose to use backup.
"And how can I check to see if the pics and videos are on my computer somewhere first??"
They would only be where you put them. What program did you use to import them? Pics/vids taken with ipod are not part of the sync process at all. You should be importing them just as you would with any digital camera.
If you did not import them, then they are not on your computer.

5th Gen iPod, seen by Windoze, not by iTunes

I've been too busy lately to hang out keep up with the iTunes 7 issues, but I still have to stop the iPod service, attach my iPod, start iTunes/start the service every time I want to sync. Is there any hope that this is a temporary condition or is this just how it's gonna be from now on? iTunes 7, 5th Gen iPod w/1.2 software, XP Pro SP2.
TIA for your comments/help.

Wow, 10 days and not a single reply. Guess I'm not the only one too dumb to figure out what's wrong with iTunes.

IPod Touch 2G will not Sync. iTunes freezes. Help?

Hi,
I have an iPod Touch 2G and iTunes on 10.5.8. I cannot place the exact time things stopped syncing, but it was right around when I upgraded to OS 3 for the iPod, and installed iTunes 8.2. Subsequently, I have tried each version/update of iTunes thereafter, up to the most recent update for 9 (Sept.29,2009). I did receive error messages for a time when the problems started, but those have stopped now (AppleMobileDeviceHelper has quit unexpectedly.) I have been able to successfully sync about twice in the past four months - and that after waiting through a beachball for about 20 minutes each time. I also have tried installing the iPhone Configuration Utility. No go.
Not sure what to do aside from a complete uninstall/reinstall of iTunes. Gah. Someone tell me that isn't necessary and that there is an easy fix? Thanks;

Here's an easy fix: go to username/library/application support, and delete the folder "syncservices". Log out and then back in again. Itunes should be syncing the iPods normally. If that doesn't work, then I'd recommend you reinstalling iTunes.

Ipod Works with Windows, not with Itunes

Hi there. Three members of our family now have ipods. We were using them with 2 computers, with all three on each. It was only about two weeks ago that they stopped working with one of the computers. And not all at the same time, either. The 2nd and 3rd ipods connected to the desktop stopped working at the same time. The first to ever be connected remained working, but then stopped. These working/not working changes occurred around the removing (2nd and 3rd stopped) and then replacing (1st stopped) of our external hard drive. The drive letter for our ipods now reads 'C:', but our local disk has always been 'F:'.
I am using Windows XP SP2, the firmware is 1.0 for all of them. I used to have the latest Itunes and latest updater, but I recently reinstalled the CD that originally came with package, and now I have older ones. I tried everything on the support site's page "Windows sees my Ipod, Itunes doesn't."
I can't restore my ipod because the updator/ipod for windows doesn't detect it.
Thanks for any help.

I figured it out! I thought it had something to do with the ipod being remapped C:. So all I had to do was to change the drive to I: for Ipod, and put my Maxtor back to C.
:. problem solved.

Once connected ipod shows on desktop, not in itunes

i just got a new macbook pro, and ipod classic. i've used a mac for the last 3 years or so, and i've never had this problem. when i connect my ipod to my computer, the ipod appears on the desktop, but is not recognized by itunes. how do i fix this?

This is a known issue to many of us which all the usual fixes +do not solve!+
Report it directly to Apple. Please!
See here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2151415&tstart=0
and here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2130921&tstart=0
and here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2156034&tstart=0

Ipod may be dying....not an itunes complaint

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