Ipod won't sync. I don't have a 'devices' section on my sources. HELP!!!!!!

I am frusturated to the point of tears.
I've been working on this thing for three hours. First it was trouble with the iTunes installation. That all got sorted out, so I hook my ipod nano 3rd gen up and NOTHING HAPPENS!!! So I sit there and look through every help topic and discover that I don't have a 'devices' section under my sources so I'm pretty much screwed. Please help me before my brain explodes. Please!

Devices is only visible in the source list when an external source such as your iPod or a CD is mounted and showing in iTunes. If your iPod isn't showing up have a look at these troubleshooting pages they may be of some help:
iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes
iPod missing in My Computer and in iTunes
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
If you are using a laptop, this page might help: iPod not recognized when connected to Windows laptop over USB

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Can't update my iPod - message is that it is because all of the playlists on my iPod no longer exist.
The songs, ratings, playlists, and so on are all safe in my library, but there is nothing left on my iPod and I can't load anything on it.
Why doesn't it sync so what is on my computer goes on to my iPod? Anyone met this issue before?

Sorted - it was only syncing playlists, so changing the setting cleared the problem. Breathes sigh of relief.

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I have one of the oriignal IPOD's circo 2006. I've got about 150 tunes on it which has been fine but today tried to add another 200 or so and was advised I need about 848 MB to load them. Is there any solution. I have 2 playlists. One with the original 150 tunes and one with the addiitional 200 tunes. Thoughts as now my IPOD won't sync at all and I don't want to delete any of the songs if I don't have to.

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Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
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Do the songs play in iTunes?
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Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
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I've been having the same problem ever since I upgraded to iTunes 9. Before the update I never had any issues syncing new songs or playlists. I have purchased several new albums and haven't been able to get them synced to my iPod. When I plug in my iPod I get the syncing message and the "Do Not Disconnect" message shows up on my iPod for about 30 seconds to a minute, but when it finishes nothing has been added and the storage amounts haven't changed.

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I have an iPod Touch, and I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 RC. Unfortunately, now my iPod won't sync!
Also, I just got an iPhone as well as changed my Apple account name / email. The iPhone syncs without problem, but I can't get the iPod to sync at all.
Do I need to change my Apple id back, or is there anything I can do so I won't lose the apps on my Touch?
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Also, my hard drives are partitioned, so it's the exact same library -- just a different OS, a new version of iTunes (I think), and a couple of extra ringtones I created. Exactly the same otherwise.
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My iPod won't sync; how do I fix this?

My iPod won't sync any of my music. It says there is a disk error. Is this a hardware issue or something else? What should I do?

Try connecting your ipod to another computer and sync only 1 file or song just for isolation purpose only to see if it'll sync.
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Ipod won't sync. I don't have a 'devices' section on my sources. HELP!!!!!!

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