Ipod Touch 4th gen, "usb device not recognized", doesnt work on other computers either. Any assistance available? Thanks.

My ipod isnt recognized by windows! xP still charges though, but doesnt do so on an xbox 360 either. works perfectly fine, but isnt recognized on my windows 7 laptop or another one i tried syncing it on. any help or suggestions? thank you for reading

- Try another cable
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
Did you do everything here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Including
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
and for the computer in queston
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Every time I plug it into a PC (any PC, Mac or Linux PC) the Device is not recognised at all not in iTunes or Windows, the iPod is disabled and it's my friends, his computer that he synced it on last is completely broken. I am trying to get it recognised so that I can restore it but I just cannot get it recognised, I have tried both recovery and DFU mode but to no avail. Please help .
BTW I am not sure what iOS it is on but my friend thinks it is on 5.XX

- Try another cable
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
Did you do everything here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Including
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
and for the computer in queston
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Ipod touch 4th gen - what is the yellow bar know as "other" in storage on itunes?

ipod touch 4th gen - what is the yellow bar known as "other" in storage on itunes? It is using all the space and not allowing me to download anything else. Is there a way of getting rid of it?

It includes arwor, mail. messages and some app date. Basically, what is not icluded in the other categories. If over about 1 1/2 GB that usually indicates that the "other" includes corrupted files. Usually restoring from backup eliminated the corrupted files. However, sometimes restoring to factory settings/new iPod is required.
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
To restore to factory settings/new iPod see:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software

I have a iPod Touch 4th Gen. Would not turn on. I try doing a reset (Power/Lock and Home for 10 sec), still nothing.

I have a iPod Touch 4th Gen. It ran out of battery. So I charged it and it wouldn't show the charging sign. After a few hours, I tried turning on the device, it would not work. I try doing a reset (Power/Lock and Home for 10 sec), still nothing.
I've tried plugging it in to my computer.
Used different chargers, usb cables.
Try doing reset.
I did not drop it recently or drop the device into water. It was working fine before.

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Trying to upload to youtube a 16:9 video through my ipod touch 4th gen and its not working.

Hey i have managed to download the Imovie for the Ipod touch 4th Gen, I can't seem to export or upload to youtube a 16:9 screen just a very thin screen. I don't have a apple mac, I have windows vista. I realise for some features you have to use a apple mac. So is there anyway that I can fix this problem, thank you for your time and patience.
-Spiritualperformer

See:
fix for Home button
Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button
You can also go to Settings>General>Accessibility and turn on Assistive Touch It adds the Home button to the iPod's screen.
Yes, if you get it fixes, the iPod will likely be erased. Apple will not repair your old iPod, they exchange it for a refurbished one and do not transfer data.

I have had my Ipod touch 4th gen for 2+ years and was working fine until I upgraded to ios 6.1.3. Now I cannot play games and most of my apps keep crashing.

My ipod was working just fine for the past 2 years and ever since upgrading to ios 6.1.3, i simply cannot play games or anymore such as Subway surfers, carrot fantasy, 4 pics 1 word, etc. I also noticed that i had 1.2 GB of free space on ios 5.1.1 but then decreased to 900+ MB after "upgrading" to ios 6.1.3. I then deleted one of my space-hungry apps (the sims freeplay) to clear up some space and now have 1.6 GB of free memory. Just a thought, could apple have purposely done this with their software update to actually make an older, phased-out product such as my ipod touch 4th gen work worse than it has in its previous versions of softwares to force you to scrap it for a newer product?

- Double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod.
- 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.
- iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

New IPod Touch 4th Gen isn't being recognized by my computer or itunes.

I got a new IPod Touch yesterday and I am finally getting the time to sit down and set everything up and when I plugged it in it makes the charging sound but itunes is not finding it and neither is my computer. I've been messing with it for hours now and at one point my computer thought the IPod was a camera. I've tried updating itunes to the newest version, uninstaling/reinstaling the drivers, even tried updating the IPod to iOS 6 thinking that might help but still nothing. What am I missing?

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IPod nano 3rd Gen 8G "Device Not Recognized" on 2 diffrent computers...

I have the latest versions of iTunes on both a Windows XP service pack 3 computer and Windows 7 Laptop. I've tried multiple cords but both computers tell me "device not recognized", I've uninstalled and reinstalled all drivers. Done a reset and Disk Mode reset on my iPod. Haven't droped it or damaged it in anyway since i've connected it sucessfully to my computer last time. Will charge on a wall charger, car charger and dock. Tried connecting friends iTouch and it was registered by Both computers.
And ideas on a fix other than the $100+ apple wants, I'll just got buy a new MP3.

- Try another cable
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
Did you do everything here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Including
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
and for the computer in queston
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7
different USB port?
Runs this and see if the results help with determine the cause
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

IPod Touch 4th Gen. iOS 5.1.1 - Sleep Mode and Other Questions

Hello,
I have an iPod Touch 4th generation with iOS 5.1.1
1) RE: Sleep Mode - I found this on another thread and it's regarding iOS 4.3.1.
Is the same still true for iOS 5.1.1?
If so, what is recommended for sleep mode - Airplane mode or Wi-Fi off - or is either one ok?
Wi-Fi is always ON with the 4th generation model running 4.3.1 when it is sleeping unless you either turn off the Wi-Fi or turn Airplane mode ON.
2) I only use my iPod Touch on my home Wi-Fi and do not use any cloud based syncing or iTunes Wi-Fi Sync. I do all my syncing manually from my MacBook Pro via USB to the iPod Touch. The way I do things is purchase what I need from my MacBook Pro via iTunes and then manually sync it to the iPod Touch. But there may be times, in the future, where I would want to purchase directly from the iPod Touch.
I recently updated my AppleID with my new email address via my MacBook Pro. But, I noticed that on my iPod Touch under "Settings" "Store" that it still shows my old AppleID. I have all Automatic Downloads set to OFF. How do I update the iPod Touch to reflect my new AppleID?
3) When I'm using Safari and I navigate to several websites, how do I easily get back to my home page (which is set to Yahoo!)?
Probably a dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out. I've set Yahoo! to my homepage but I would think there should be or is (and can't find it) a button/icon like on my MacBook Pro Safari to take me directly back to the homepage.
Thanks in advance for the help!

- Unless you use bluetooth, airplane mode and wifi off are the same as regards to battery drain. I like use airplane mode sinc that is directly under Settings.
- Go to Settngs>Store and sign out of existing account and sign in with the updated one
- I have no idea for the Safari question

I have an iPod touch 4th gen. iTunes sync hasn't been working.

I have an iPod touch 4th generation. I have the latest version of iTunes but it keeps getting stuck on this one song. The song is "Homewrecker" by Marina and the Diamonds. After signing up for their mailing list on the official artist website you get a free MP3 download of that song. Well, it comes up on my computer but won't sync to my iPod. It takes forever and acts like it's finished downloading but then iTunes freezes. If I finally get it to finish the sync, it doesn't sync the song to my iPod. There is an exclamation point that pops up by my device sign; when I click on it iTunes says the file "cannot be read." Also, I've noticed apps crashing more frequently. Is this because they're optimized for devices aboves 4th gen. with iOS 7? I can only have iOS 6 on my iPod. I've had it around 3 years now and it usually works just fine. Is anybody else experiencing that message in iTunes or apps crashing frequently? Any and all suggestions will be gladly appreciated!

This "There is an exclamation point that pops up by my device sign; when I click on it iTunes says the file "cannot be read." " means there is a prob;lem with the song file. Delete and reimport/redownload.
For apps crashing:
Periodically double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory. The 4G only has 256 MB of memory.
- Next
- 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.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

IPod Touch 4th gen home button not always working and deletes all songs on iPod.

I bought my ipod touch on may but since that day, the home button is not alway working and also sometimes when I sync my Ipod, it remove all the songs from it without asking me. What can I do? It is so frustrating..
thanks in advance for help.

Try:
fix for Home button
Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button
- If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
- If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
You can do it an an Apple store by:
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
or sent it in to Apple. See:
Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
- There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Regarding the songs problem, Are you always syncing to one computer/iTunes library? If y sync to another computer/iTunes library your iPod will be erased and its contents replaced with what is in the iTunes library of the second computer.

HT1476 how do i fix my Ipod touch 4th gen when its not charging?

No cable is working and i think it has something to do with my Ipod and not the charger.what do i do?

- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
- Try another cable
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

IPod Touch 4th Gen. WILL NOT sync!!

When i try to sync my ipod touch to my itunes it skips the process and says:
itunes could not back up the ipod 'Renae's iPod'because the backup was corrupt or not compatable with the ipod. Delete the backup for this ipod, then try again.
my ipod still shows up that its charging and comes up in my itunes but it wont sync.
i have already deleted the backup files for the ipod but it STILL won sync!!!!
The only thing that i can think of is when it was syncing earlier and my battery died and my laptop turned off.
-thats all that might have gone wrong.
Can someone PLEASE help me! i really want to sync my ipod and i have tried everything!!!!
deleting backup on the ipod did not help! so can someone else????

Did this happen after updating to iOS 5 or 5.0.1? Sometimes updates cause this type problem with some car systems.
You can try the standard fixes:
- Reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

Ipod touch won't sync - device not recognized error in windows 7

my daughter's ipod touch will no longer sync to our windows 7 computer. i am having a similar issue with my iphone 3gs. i have tried reinstalling the driver many times but no help.

I would start here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1495
Also the related articles on the left of that page may also help.
If you still need help please provide more information such as what "driver" are you talking about and specifically what you attempted.

"USB Device Not Recognized" Message when connecting iPod Nano

I get the following windows pop up when connecting my son's iPod Nano
*"USB Device Not Recognized"*
*One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message.*
I have successfully connected this device to this computer before so I don't know what has changed.
Message was edited by: ipodnannouser

This did not work for me. I have a laptop that was running Windows XP, and it had no problems recognizing the iPod. I was having problems with XP, and rather then reinstall XP, I did a clean install of Vista. I did a settings transfer, so the new install of iTunes came already configured--I mention this since I don't know if it was a factor.
When I plugged in the iPod, I got the USB Device Not Recognized. The usbstor.inf file did not fix the problem. However, the solution at http://www.winvistabeta.com/groups/275128/ipod-usb-device-not-recognized/message .aspx did fix the problem. Do this:
Reset the iPod:
1. Unplug the iPod.
2. Turn the hold switch to HOLD and then back to off.
3. Hold the Center and Menu buttons for 6 seconds until you get the Apple logo when you release them.
4. Plug in the iPod. It should now be recognized.
This worked fine for me the first time. Thanks! Jack

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