ITunes and iPod having trouble communicating
Allright, first off, i have to say that when i want iTunes to show up, it takes forever for it to open.
When iTunes DOES open when my 80GB iPod Classic is plugged in, it says the software for communicating with iPods was not installed properly. It says to reinstall iTunes. I have done this less than a week ago, only to have been shown the message AGAIN! I continue to use my iPod for a short while, and within days this problem persists... Why is iTunes being ridiculous like this for no reason? I havent changed anything my system, nothing has been changed with iTunes, its perfectly fine... Im really annoyed. I cant add music to my iPod now that it cant even show up in iTunes. Fan TASTIC!
This refers to permissions on your computer which must have been changed. Start by using Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then do the following:
Reset User Permissions and ACLs in Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
From the Utilities menu select Terminal. At the Terminal prompt enter: resetpassword. Press RETURN. When the window opens select your startup drive where it says "Select the volume containing the user account:" At the bottom of the window you will see, "Reset Home folder permissions and ACLs." Click on the Reset button.
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