ITunes 7 won't sync some songs to an iPod nano upgraded to 1.3 software

I make the HUGE mistake of upgrading iTunes 7 (won't do THAT again) and upgrading the software on my 4GB nano to 1.3 (won't do THAT again, either). Of course, I hit the good 'ol recovery loop -- thanks, guys -- when I trial-and-error'ed my way out of that. Then it told me it wouldn't sync about 150 songs I PURCHASED FROM THE ITUNES STORE because "you're not authorized to play those songs on this computer." What kind of nonsense is THAT?

Choose Authorize Computer from the Store menu in iTunes and provide your account information when prompted.
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ITunes won't sync some songs?

I got them from a youtube-mp3 site, (only because they're songs that never got popular enough to be on iTunes and stuff, so youtube-mp3 sites are the only way) but usually it works. I have youtube songs on my iPod and they work fine. The thing is, the last three songs I put in my iTunes library refuse to sync to my iPod. I have tried everything I could think of. I am not out of space, and my laptop is authorized. I have tried it multiple times and made sure all my software is updated. I only have two computers authorized including the one I'm using. I sync my iPod, and it says 'Syncing'. After that, it puts songs that I bought on my iPod onto my iTunes, but not those specific three songs to my iPod. It was two songs, but I added another one and it won't sync. Yes, all of them are checked, and I don't even have the option where it only copies checked songs and movies to my iPod anyways. I honestly have no idea what to do and I am starting to get very frustrated. If anyone knows how to fix this, please.

+It will try for about 3-5 minutes, then it give me a message about it not being able to read the disk or something to that nature. I even tried this for my iPod Shuffle and the samething occurred.+
In the course of your troubleshooting to date, have you checked through the following document?
"Disk cannot be read from or written to" when syncing iPod or "Firmware update failure" error when updating or restoring iPod

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Of course it will not sync at all. You have it set to manually manage music.
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Hello,
First, I want to check to make sure your purchases have all been made with the same iTunes Store account. If you've ever used multiple accounts, then you need to make sure your computer is authorized for the account that was used to purchase that music. You can determine which account was used by right clicking on the file and choosing Get Info. Click on the Summary tab, and in the middle portion of the window, right-hand column, you'll see the iTunes Store account information used to purchase that song.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306424
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Upgraded to iTunes 8 and iPhone 2.1 the other day. Now I'm having trouble syncing the iPhone... The problem is that iTunes won't sync all my purchased TV-eps. It WILL sync my "The Office" ep, but NOT my "Two and a half men" ep or my "Entourage" ep. What is going on?! Anyone know a solution to this?
Thanx

Jim VanLeeuwen wrote:
Select the videos that won't sync and use the iTunes Advanced menu > Create iPod or iPhone Version. iTunes will create a version for your iPhone while leaving the original in place, which you may retain or delete at your option.
Jim-
Okay, next time I promise to at least challenge you a little bit LOL!
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Basically, just copy the files out of the folders and back onto your computer and put them into iTunes like you normally do.
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yeah, clue's in the name?

Ouch, tough spot, but offhand I'd say some memory may have gone bad, or maybe just needs re-seating after all this time.
Not much you can do, but try this anyway...
PRAM reset, CMD+Option+p+r...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
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HT1535 I would like to move my songs from my ipod nano back on to my freshly reinstalled windows and iTunes. Can that be done? I turned off automatic syncing so I can charge up the ipod.

I would like to move my songs from my ipod nano back on to my freshly reinstalled windows and iTunes. Can that be done? I turned off automatic syncing so I can charge up the ipod. Help!

You won't be able to, just by navigating out the iPod's photos folder in iTunes. You'll likely need the help of some sort of third party software to get the job done for you. One thing you'll want to keep in mind about these photos is that they are no longer in their full resolution, but instead are scaled down thumbnail versions that were optimized for viewing on your iPod's Video smaller 2.5" LCD display.
Here is one such product.
http://www.macroplant.com/phonetopc/
Google for more.
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