ITunes crashes when I plug in my iPod mini to my Mac

In the last week or so I have not been able to update my iPod mini, as plugging it in to my Mac makes iTunes crashes. My Mac still recognises the iPod, as it shows up on the desktop. I have updated iTunes to 6.0.5 but this hasn't helped. I am having problems with some other software since I updated my operating system to 10.4.7 -don't know if this is related.
Any thoughts?

My guess is that those are unrelated problems, and about ur itunes crashing try pluggin in ipod withought itunes open then wait a few minutes before opening itunes this has worked for me in the past.
Good Luck

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My 80GB iPod classic had been working flawlessly with my MacBook Pro until yesterday afternoon, when I plugged it in to sync and iTunes crashed with this error:
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000014
I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes, deleting my iTunes library file, and using another computer to restore my iPod to the factory settings all with the same result. I can sync my Nano to this computer still, and I can sync my Classic to other computers. This particular computer/iPod combo has gone wonky on me. I've wracked my brain trying to come up with any system changes prior to the sudden failure and I can't think of any.
This is a work machine and I have FileVault turned on per company policy. I can't take the machine to a Genius Bar since it's not mine, and while IT looks the other way on the matter of personal music on the work machine, I can't ask them for support since it's not a business necessity. Any ideas on how to solve? Am I out of luck on getting a replacement iPod since it syncs with other machines?

RevDoddy,
If iTunes is crashing, why don't you send a crash log to those lazy Apple engineers.
Typically, you'll need to configure Dr. Watson on your PC in order to generate crash logs. Windows start menu -> Run. Type in "cmd". Hit return. At the prompt in the command line window that comes up, type in
drwtsn32 -i
And hit return.
This will create crash logs in Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Dr Watson\. There'll usually be a file in here called "drwtsn32.log" If there's already a file there, it most likely has multiple crash logs in it (new crash logs are just appended to the end of the file). So, delete this file. This will make sure you're not sending extra information I don't need. These crash logs are text files, so you can open them in notepad or whatever to see what information you're sending.
So, get the machine setup to collect crash logs, do the thing that makes iTunes crash. You need to send that file to our buddy Roy. Make sure that you include:
(1) the drwtsn32.log file.
(2) the link to this thread.
(3) a one line description of your problem, i.e. "iTunes crashes on launch".
(4) the username that you're using here in the discussion boards.
(5) the link to this thread.
(6) tell him Toonz sent ya.
Roy is getting a little swamped with messages and needs to make sure he gets all the information. And if he doesn't get all this information, the message is just going to get dropped on the floor.

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I recently installed OS X 10.7.2, and iTunes 10.5. Now, whenever I plug my 80GB iPod 5.5G, iTunes will, "Quit Unexpectedly". If iTunes isn't open, and I plug my iPod in and then try to open iTunes, I get the same error message before iTunes loads. It seems to be an endless loop, and I can't sync any new music to my iPod.
Anyone have any ideas?
EDIT: I should add that I've tried restarting my Macbook Pro and my iPod multiple times

I have exactly the same problem with iTunes 10.5 and Snow Leopard.

ITunes crashes when I plug in my iPod

The problem started with iTunes 9.0.1.
My iPod was plugged into my PC and I was playing music from it when it just cut out half way through the song. I tried to bring up iTunes but it was non-responsive. I closed it, restarted my computer and tried again and incurred the same problem. As long as my iPod was plugged in I couldn't bring up iTunes, not even to unplug my iPod. After taking out my iPod it turned out that it had lost everything, no music, no videos nothing. Even weirder on the settings screen on my iPod it says 0KB free space.
I tried updating iTunes and got the same problem, iTunes would work fine until I tried to plug my iPod in after which it stopped responding. I tried reinstalling iTunes and still the same problem. I tried different USB ports and no luck. I tried plugging it in in Disk Mode, the iPod showed up on 'My Computer' but when I tried to access it 'My Computer' stopped responding. I know that the most likely answer is that my iPod is just fried but I'm holding out in the hope someone will have an answer.
Thanks in advance for all replies

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I have downloaded the latest version of itunes but when i plug in my ipod it doesnt list any devices in itunes to enable me to choose my ipod to sync it. Its like there is a link missing or something blocking my computer talking to itunes. My computer itself recongnises the ipod but itunes doesn't. Please help!

Yes reinstalled itunes a couple of days ago but got it sorted now thanks, the problem was that when i wiped my computer last week and reinstalled everything using the discs the free McAfee anti virus that the computer came with was still in my all programmes list although i aren't using it. This morning i tried unistalling that (didn't think it would make any difference as the programme wasn't active) once uninstalled i pluged the ipod in and hey presto it is now recognised by itunes, THANK GOODNESS. So panick over for now, thank you very much.

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I know that this has been asked numerous times, but I haven't found a solution yet. The basics:
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My 3rd gen ipod touch, when I try to access my music and videos (my photos are still there), just goes to a white screen.
After going to settings and about in my ipod, next to music and videos, it just says loading and won't do anything else.
I've reinstalled itunes and it has the latest update.
I've restarted my ipod many times.
I don't know what else to do. Everything else runs fine, the apps and internet connectivity is all great. Can someone please help me? This has been an absolutely terrible month and my ipod crashing is the icing on the cake from ****.

Try this article:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues

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JoshJ86 wrote:
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Good day,
When I plug in my iPod nano, iTunes opens and starts to sync my iPod and then after about 6 secs iTunes closes unexpectedly. My iPod is no longer visible on my desktop even though it is still plug into my computer via a USB port.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes and am still having the same problem.
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thank you,
Cedartable

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here is the problem report i am getting
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX
Application Name: iTunes.exe
Application Version: 10.1.1.4
Application Timestamp: 4d06bba9
Fault Module Name: StackHash_0a9e
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset: 00000000
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 00000008
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 7177
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
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Hi lvinblue,
If you are having issues with iTunes unexpectedly closing when you plug in your iPod Shuffle, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
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Hello,
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Hi monicaxh1,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3716
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Hello! I've never had this problem before. Whenever I plug in my ipod to my ibook, iTunes will crash (i.e. "unexpected application quit" msg pops). My ipod will look like it's charging along w/ the msg "Do Not Disconnect" but it no longer shows "Ipod is Updating". If I don't plug in my ipod, itunes will work and none of my music has been deleted. So as of now - my ipod actually shows no music in it at all (all my photos and files that I store are still in it though). Please tell me how to fix this problem. Thank you in advance.
ibook Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Try this:
Move the com.apple.iPod.plist file (in ~/Users/YourUsername/Library/Preferences) to the desktop and attach your iPod.
iTunes will have to create a new iPod preferences file, which could solve the problem.
Hope this helps.
M
17' iMac fp 800 MHz 768 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.3.9) Several ext. HD (backup and data)

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