IPod Sync Log

Question

My iPod Classic has come up missing. The last I saw it it was connected to my G4. I know it synced because the most recent songs I listened to show up in my recently played playlist. I would like to pinpoint when it was disconnected from the G4. Does anyone know if iTunes creates a log of syncs? I cannot find it nor a tip online.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.

Answer 1

You'll need Property List Editor to do this, which is included with Xcode on your Mac OS X disc, or you can get Xcode here: http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html .
Go to ~/Library/Preferences/ and open com.apple.iPod.plist with Property List Editor. Under Root>Devices, you should see a list of random keys (there might be one, there might be 5, depending on how many iPods you have connected before). Look under each key for a Firmware Version String, which obviously tells you what firmware version the iPod has installed. You use this to identify the iPod so you can see when it was last connected. You could also use the Serial Number property if you have that documented. Once you have found the proper iPod key, you can look at the "Connected" property to see when it was last connected. Of course, it only tells you the day it was connected. It doesn't give you a specific time.
That's the best advice I can give you for this matter. Hope it helps a little.