ITunes 7 Bug: iPod sets iTunes' synchronization settings!

I certainly hope this is a bug and not a feature. I have a home computer and a work computer that I use my iPod and iTunes with. I want my podcasts to automatically be copied to my iPod at home, but not at work. So at home I have the "Sync Podcasts" feature turned on, and at work I have it turned off. But the iPod changes iTunes' synchronization settings based on the synchronization settings of the copy of iTunes it was last connected to! So assuming I leave home with an iPod full of podcasts, as soon as I plug my iPod into my work computer and run iTunes, ALL MY PODCASTS ARE DELETED because the iPod turns the "Sync Podcasts" feature on, and there are no podcasts on that computer to sync. And there's no way to prevent that from happening beforehand, because the "Sync Podcasts" feature doesn't even exist until you plug the iPod in and let it do its thing. So now I'm really ticked off, and I turn "Sync Podcasts" off. When I get home and plug the iPod in and run iTunes, my Podcasts don't automatically sync anymore because the iPod has turned the "Sync Podcasts" feature off. So right now, I'm using a workaround in which I leave the "Sync Podcasts" feature off on both computers, and only turn it on temporarily when I want to sync the iPod.

An update to iTunes fixed this a while ago.

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I have exactly the same issues with my new 80G iPOD. I have found that when connecting to my PC, the iPOD does not start iTUNES 7. This can be resolved by stopping the iPOD Service in Computer Management, connecting the iPOD and then starting it again. Then when you start iTUNES it finds the iPOD. - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
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Did you restore to factory settings?new iPod via iTunes on this computer?
What happens when you try to sync?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
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I had the same problem a few days ago - just let it keep circling as it will eventually stop. Make sure it's plugged into the computer and walk away. Check on it periodically and do whatever the stupid thing says to do. I think mine "circled" about 5 times before it finally worked. . .

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I was just wanting to know how to change the settings of my itunes so that when I import music into it, it automatically converts the music from MP3 to AAC; so therefore the music imported is already in AAC format when it appears. I've set the import settings to AAC and all that, but when i either drag and drop music from explorer into the library; or go through the file-> add file/folder to library route, it still imports it as an MP3 and i have to convert it after.
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Chris CA wrote:
UrbanBurbanTurban wrote:
I was just wanting to know how to change the settings of my itunes so that when I import music into it, it automatically converts the music from MP3 to AAC;
Is there some reason you are converting from MP3 to AAC?
All this really does is lower the quality of the music.
About the only reason you would need to do it is if you require an AAC file but iTunes and iDevices will work fine with MP3.
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Hello willy198
Try removing an option that you sync like music. Uncheck it then sync and then revert the change back. Test the sync and it should resolve the issue.
iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
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I'm a bit of an audio geek, so I can tell you that YES whatever sounds right is what you want, but NO those settings are not very good. The general setting is "OK" but the values are extremely out of range. Take that setting and reduce the distance between the sliders and you're getting there. Look for example at how the other iTunes presets are made, the don't go that far from the horizontal middle, and for good reason.
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5) now it's time to start playing round with the V shape. Go ahead and try sliding the sliders a little up or down between 125-250 and 1K to 4K. You may find that some need to move a lot out of the average "V" shape before the sound is good. This is what my iTunes EQ settings ended up looking like for my Motörheadphones "Motorizer" headphones:
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Where are iTunes sync settings stored?

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I think the device stores those selections along with which library they belong to. That's why you get the prompt to erase and reload with a different library. If you had restored the backup taken immediately before the upgrade that would probably have restored your selections.
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Hey elizabethdw,
Thanks for the reply.
To fix this issue, attempt to do a detect and repair in Microsoft Outlook. Which is done under Help>Office Diagnostics.
Save your PST information just to cautious!!! To do this: File>Import and Export>Export to a File>Personal Folder File, then save this file to somewheres where you can find it.
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I look forward to your reply.
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Is this the error message that you see?
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Ok well, i'm having a problem updating my ipod. Are you saying i should not even attempt to update and be glad for the block? I keep getting error messages.
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Hello billwoodard11,
Thanks for the question. If your computer is not compatible with HD 1080p content, you should receive a prompt stating so - but should still be able to download the content for use on other devices. For more information, check out this resource:
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201850
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Download the latest version of iTunes. You can download iTunes for free.
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