IPod Sync Problems after trying iCloud

I tried iCloud but decided not to use it. After I cancelled it, my ipods will not sync with my PC or iTunes. The computer doesn''t recoginze them. Does anyone know the solution to this problem? I have tried many of the proposed solutions posted. My iPhone still syncs.

Hey Bluewailer!
I have an article here for you that can help you troubleshoot this issue with your computer not recognizing your iOS device:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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Hello all,
Can anyone PLEASE help?
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Now, it hangs... and hangs... and hangs... and hangs.
During this, I notice that "Manually manage music and videos" is ticked (which I didn't have ticked before), and also 'Enable disc use' is also ticked, although greyed out.
Occasionally, the spinning beach ball will disappear and the pointer will return, but this is very very briefly and I have a split-second to try unticking - first - the "Manually manage music and videos" box and then - later, if I'm lucky - untick the 'Enable disc use' box. However, on the odd occasion I've managed this, I haven't been able to go further except for two occasions when I managed to click "Apply". The iPoid on those to occasions started to update... but went nowhere... it just did nothing.
When the thing finally just hangs and hangs, I eventually have to 'force quit' iTunes and unplug the iPod without first ejecting. There was one other occasion when I managed to - split-second when the spinning beach ball disappeared - to click "eject" and the iPod succesfully did so.
There were a couple of occasions in the past when I had trouble with my iPhone and was told to delete/trash the iPhone photo cache folder. Remembering this, I tried this for the iPod (iPod photo cache) and it made no difference... same situation.
I did notice on one occasion at the beginning of all this that when I managed to unplug my iPod from iTunes, all the album covers were missing from the iPod (although still in iTunes). This was long before I tried deleting the iPod photo cache folder though.
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First things first the spinning beach ball is usually an indication that Search is going nuts.
Turn off Search entire Library by clicking on the downward pointing arrow to the right of the Magnisying glass and untick Search entire library.
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If it is in your itunes then you should be able to plug in the iPod and uncheck Manually Manage music and sync
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Greetings,
See this post: https://discussions.apple.com/message/12799057#12799057
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Hi there,
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