IPod Shuffle Sync issues

I have a 4G Shuffle that I had to transfer to a new laptop with Win7. I copied the songs over and have iTune 10.5.2.11 and the songs show there and on the shuffle but on shuffle they are "grayed" and can't get shuffle to play.

The songs will appear grayed out in iTunes unless the Manually manage music option is enabled from under the Shuffle's Summary tab in iTunes.
B-rock

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Ipod shuffle syncs all music but only plays-back MPEG audio

My iPod shuffle syncs all the music I specify but will not play-back AAC files!! It will only play-back MPEG audio files. Is anyone else having the same issue? Have restored it numerous times and tried fewer files / more files but no joy. The voiceover just says "please sync with iTunes"

Hi MattG-Eastbourne,
If you are having difficulties with your iPod shuffle not playing certain audio content you may want to troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
iPod: Troubleshooting songs and audiobooks that won't play
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2045
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L

I have a ipod shuffle synced to a desktop (ver 9), I have a new laptop and downloaded itunes (ver 10.7). When i plug the ipod in the new laptop it wants to delete my songs. How do i use my new alptop and ipod together?

I have a ipod shuffle synced to a desktop (ver 9), I have a new laptop and downloaded itunes (ver 10.7). When i plug the ipod in the new laptop it wants to delete my songs. How do i use my new alptop and ipod together?

Your iPod is designed to sync with only one iTunes library at a time. It will recognize the iTunes library on the PC as a new library. If you sync the iPod with this new library, all content will be erased from the iPod and replaced with what is in the new library. So what you will want to do is copy everything from the iPod to your new iTunes library on your PC first.
See this excellent user tip from another forum member turingtest2 outlining the different methods and software available to help you copy content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device
B-rock

I have one ipod shuffle synced on my computer but it won't let me sync a second one. Device isn't recognized and device icon doesn't show up in itunes

I have one ipod shuffle synced in itunes on my computer but it won't even recognize a second ipod

Is the second iPod also a shuffle, or is it a "big" iPod? If they are both shuffles, what are the two shuffle types? This document shows the four types of shuffles.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1719

Can I put music from iPod Shuffle, synced to computer A, onto iPhone4, synced to computer B?

Can I put music from old iPod Shuffle, synced to computer A, onto new iPhone4, synced to computer B? Both devices and both computers belong to me. Computers are not on same LAN.

You can if the music was puchased with the same AppleID.
Synch the iPod Shuffle with computer B to get it's songs onto that computer. Then resynch the iPhone4 to computer B.

Ipod manual sync issues

Why does my iPod not sync all the songs in a playlist when I manually sync it with my computer? It shows up as 51 songs in the playlist on my mac (all software is updated, included itunes recent version), but only 48 on the ipod playlist.

i know it sounds tedious but try and play every song on the list
if some of them give error messages and then show an exclemation mark next to them that means ur itunes still has them listed but the songs are not where the itunes thinks they are (them being deleted for instance) and thus does not actually have them to sync over. that would cause this issue.
if thats the case u should delete the songs that have those excelmation marks and resync. the playlist should be the same after that.

IPod Touch Sync Issues - Fails, then 100% CPU

I've been having a problem where when I try to sync my iPod Touch on my computer, it fails some way through, then the CPU is cranked up to 100% and I have to forcibly restart my computer. Ever since I've installed Windows 7 64-bit I've been having sync issues so I tried restoring it completely and I got myself into this mess. I originally had Vista 32-bit so I'm not sure if it's because of the change. But I have an HP Pavilion dv2615nr. Any help would be greatly appreciated cause I cannot get any music onto my iPod.

dv2615nr
I believe you've got an nVidia chipset on that model. If so, and you've got over 4 GB of RAM, you'll need to update your Host Controllers.
It's available either as a Microsoft hotfix:
[You encounter problems when you move data over USB from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has an NVIDIA USB EHCI chipset and at least 4GB of RAM|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976972]
... or as a Host Controller update from HP:
[Driver update for Win7 USB issue on nVidia chipset systems now available|http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Lockups-Freezes-Hangs/Driver-update-for- Win7-USB-issue-on-nVidia-chipset-systems-now/m-p/188193]
(Unfortunately, it doesn't always appear on the downloads page for a specific model ... if you upgrade to 7 on some earlier models, they don't always provide all potentially relevant drivers. I couldn't find any Windows 7 drivers available for you model for example.)
To doublecheck to see if your model does have an nVidia chipset, it might be worth posting over at the HP Support forums.

Ipod shuffle 2GB issue

I have an ipod shuffle 2GB. I put 15 songs on it. When it connect it to my computer, it shows all 15 songs there (also saying there is 2.09GB available), however only 3 songs play. Any ideas?

I resolved the problem..
Its a issue with the Base Dock which we use to connect to the computer..
I just replaced it and it works great now..
Need more help mail me : [email protected]

Ipod shuffle sync problems

my ipod shuffle no longer syncs to my computer. "itunes cannot recognize this ipod at this time" when I followed the instructions, I could not restore it with ipod reset utility because I have Windows vista. ??

When encountering this message, your iPod may simply need to be reset. This can be accomplished without a computer:
iTunes reports that "iTunes cannot recognize this iPod at this time"
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1416
Resetting iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1655
To reset iPod shuffle:
1. Disconnect iPod shuffle from the computer (if connected).
2. Move the switch on the iPod shuffle to the OFF position. Note that when iPod shuffle is off, the green stripe by the switch is not visible.
1st generation
2nd generation
3rd generation
4th generation
3. Wait five seconds. For iPod shuffle (3rd and 4th generation), wait ten seconds.
4. Move the switch to the play in order or the shuffle position. The green stripe will be visible in either position. For iPod shuffle (2nd and 4th generation), slide the power switch on (and you can see the green stripe).
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Matt M.

Computer says ipod shuffle synced, but no music shows up

Our family's computer crashed a while back, and my younger brother transfered the music from his ipod shuffle onto the new computer with help from my sister. Now he is trying to get the music back onto the shuffle. When he plugs it in the computer says that it is syncing and then that the sync is complete; however, there is no music transferred to the ipod.
Any thoughts on what to do? Thanks!!

He'll do better if he and everyone else in the family using the shuffle read this:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPodshuffle_FeaturesGuide.pdf

Ipod Shuffle Dock Issues

My ipod shuffle 2nd generations connector has snapped off inside the ipod shuffle itself. Rendering both the ipod and dock useless. I have tried to call customer services but apparantly my serial number is not known and they cannot help me any further. I bought it from Comet in July. Can I take it back there?
Truly awful product. I'd just bought a USB adaptor too!!

I have the same issue. Called Apple in Israel and they said the warranty doesn't cover breakage but if I can get the piece out they'll be happy to sell me a new dock.
This was my concern from the first time I saw this ridiculous design for the dock. The previous fill USB connector was great. Why couldn't they have at least gone with one of those standard small USB to big USB cables?

Ipod Shuffle has issues

My ipod shuffle when i turn it on ir gives me this orange blinking light . and when it is connected to my PC it does nothing. but blink it's orange light. This is connected to a windows machine, when i look into device manager, i see the ipod but no driver associated w/ it i have tried to run the updater, it just sits at the initalizing phase !!
Can some one tell me what is wrong w/ it ? i have Also removed itunes, and ipod updater .. stopped and restarted the SVC as per the support docs on the apple site.
Please help !!

I was having similar issues. Tried updating, resetting the shuffle like they suggest,(which I am convinced does nothing,) and finally figured out a solution on my own.
Opened up my computer on my desktop and noticed my comp. was not recognizing it as the name I gave it but rather just removeable drive F:
I tried to open it and it said there wasn't anything there. After clicking ok my comp said that drive F: was not formatted and asked if I wanted to format it. I clicked yes and was on my way again.
See if that helps some of you.

Ipod 4 sync issues

New Ipod touch will not sync, it connects, recognises the IPod, runs through the 4 sync steps but will not sync music from ITunes? Using a PC for ITunes....

Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer? If so you can only use the manual method and that only works with music and videos.
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
If you want to use this computer as the one syncing computer you need to restore the iPod on your computer
iTunes: Restoring iOS software

Ipod Shuffle Playlist Issue

I only use my ipod shuffle to listen to podcasts so I decided to organize all of them into one playlist in order not to have to jump around in voiceover. My idea with this was to create a playlist of podcasts, listen to them, and then delete that playlist and replace it with another. The problems is when I delete the playlist from my iPod it still list all of the podcasts from the deleted playlist on my iPod in the progress bar at the bottom, even though there is no podcast or playlist summary for me to access. The only way I have found to delete the listened to podcasts is to reset my ipod. Is there a way to delete a playlist and its content completely so I can put another playlist on it? I am unsure what to do since I am new to iTunes and iPod usage. Also, to clarify I am running the most current versions of iTunes and iPod software and I have the latest generation of iPod Shuffle. Thank you.

Does it connect to the car system through a USB port? A shuffle is a simpler device (especially if it's 1st or 2nd gen), compared to a nano, so some things that a nano can do, a shuffle cannot do. Interacting with your car audio system may be one of those things...
Also, if it connects using USB, is the car audio system also able to use a regular USB flash drive (with song files on it) connected to the same USB connection? If it is, when you connect the shuffle, the car audio system may be treating it like it was a USB flash drive (not an iPod). In that case, the car audio system is playing the songs (doing most of the work), and the shuffle is only acting as the data storage for the song files.
If that's the how it works with a shuffle, the "6" songs that DO play may indicate a file type. Maybe the car audio system can only play MP3 files, not AAC files. You shuffle may have 6 songs on it that are MP3 format, and the rest are AAC format. You should note down what 6 songs do play on the car audio system. In iTunes, find those songs and see if they have anything in common, such as the file type. You can do a Get Info (from a right-click) on the song in iTunes, and look on the Summary tab of the Info window, to see the Kind.

IPod 5G sync issue with Windows 8

I have an iPod 5G and recently bought a new Acer laptop with Windows 8. I can open itunes and it claims the iPod is syncing but nothing happens. When I try to eject it I receive an error message stating that files are in use with another application. Any suggestions how I can figure out what other application is running these files? I tried to restore the iPod but received the same error message.

I am having the same problem. It just won't sync. iTunes always end up shutting itself down or I have to force quit it because it quits responding. My iPhone syncs fine...no problems whatsoever. For some reason my 16gb iPod Touch with 2.1 is hanging up in iTunes 8.

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