Itunes not recognising iPod and cds

When i insert a CD or plug in my iPod to my Mac it does not register in itunes, therefore i am unable to sync anything

Can you do a system restore rollback to a time when the iPod was recognized?

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ITunes not recognising iPods and I can't find my purchases

Hi
I recently wiped the hard disk and decided to a clean install of everything, in spite of having a Time Machine backup (Time Machine was deleting older backups to make room on 1 terabyte drive, the hard disk on my computer showed only 650 G used.
I'm not doing badly, though much may yet come to light. However, iTunes has no memory for things past i.e. purchases, playlists and very importantly 2 iPod Touches and an iPod Classic which are said to be paired with another computer.
I assume there are files I need to find and restore, but I don't know where to find them. Library won't selectively restore and shows some 50 G which I haven't been able to restore either, in my attempt to resolve the problem.
Advice please, I am stuck.........
mac363

Tine has healed

ITune not recognising iPod touch, on and off.

Okay, this is not the usual iTunes not recognising the iPod.
I had this problem when I first set up my iPod. After a full uninstall and reinstall of iTunes, as described in the support article, my iPod was recognised. Now I have added more music to my collection, and a couple of the apps need updating I wanted to update my iPod. I connected my iPod and nothing, it does not show in iTunes. It is showing in my computer as a camers which I really wish it would stop doing. Also when my iPod was connected the first time I set up to allow it to wirelessly update and it won't do that either.
I am stuck on what else to do. I just hope I am not going to have to do a full uninstall and reinstall every time I want to update my iPod, because it rather defeats the purpose.
I have read and followed the instructions here:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/assistant/itunes/
I have even de-authorised and re-authorised my account as suggested at the Apple store. It is the latest model of touch, not sure what gen that is but it is only two weeks old. What else can I do to try and get this sorted?

Illass thank you for the reply, but as I said I have done everything on the support page. I even printed off the uninstall instructions as it gave you a rather precise order to do it in and I did check for the folders to see if they had been left, I learnt that when I updated my graphics drivers and still a game said my card wasn't up to scratch, even though my card supported shading 4.0 it only needed 2.0 for the game.
I also printed off the software conflict information otherwise I would have gotten totally lost.
However thank you for the disabling info, as it was getting a tad annoying when I was connecting it to charge up.
I decided to uninstall and reinstall again and low and behold it is recognised again. That makes it the second time I have had to do this to get my touch recognised. However doing this everytime I want to update is going to be rather annoying.
Ah the days of the Nano 2nd gen, and the innoence of those times. Shame some clumsy so-an-so knocked it out of my hand and stepped on it as it was just so simple to use.

Itunes not recognising phone and apps saying 'waiting'?

I recently got a replacement iphone from apple after my old one wouldn't charge. I connected it to itunes and restored it from back up of my old phone. Then noticed that all apps on phone were saying 'waiting'. In the meantime I installed new version of itunes and made sure all the apps were updated on itunes. Tried to sync again, but now itunes not recognising the phone? The computer recognises it but nothing comes up on itunes.
I used the trouble shoot and updated the phone software, made sure phone was charged, switched off and on, used a different port etc. Really want to avoid reinstalling itunes if I can help it!

I have solved this myself by asking itunes to run a diagnostic on device connections. It told me to go to close itunes on my computer and disconnect the device. Then click 'start', 'control panel', 'administrative tools' (i just searched 'administrative tools' in the start search field.
Then click 'services' and 'apple mobile devices'. This programme was not running at all so I clicked 'start service' on the left and now itunes is recognising my phone again and it is currently syncing, so hopefully that has solved the problem!

All downloads failing to mount and iTunes not recognising iPod!

My iBook G4 (Model No A 1055) needs alot of updates however i can't install anything. It downloads to the Desktop fine but when i go to open the attachment so i can actually install it a message comes up saing "The following disk images failed to mount" and the reason is a "corrupt image". I have tried to do this with Firefox, iTunes and Adobe and they all say the same!
I also now have issues with iTunes (7.2) which is all of a sudden not recognising my iPod shuffle (2nd gen). It doesn't come up in devices or anything when plugged in my iPod shuffle will just flash orange a few times and then nothing. I have tried to connect it to another (and much newer) Mac computer however it doesn't recognise it on there either.
Has technology just got so good my lappy is basically extinct and i need a new one or is there something i / Apple can do to help get me up to date with everything? Any help and feedback would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Louise

if you are running OS 10.3, it's pretty much obsolete
you can try getting OS 10.5 installed, but it can slow down the computer, 10.4 is not much use anymore either.

Itunes wont recognise ipod and ipod not playing!!

My ipod is being recognised in windows but not in itunes. When i connect it a message pops up to say that problems have occured and to scan and fix them but when i do it says no problems were found yet it still doesn't pop up in the sources in itunes. My Ipod also wont play. It appears to be playing but status bar doesn't move and there is no sound. Iv tried resetting, reinstalling and updating but no luck. Also tried restoring in disk mode but it wont let me do that either. Apple told me to try a different usb cable and a different computer but nothing has worked.. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!! Please help!!

mine is also not being recognised by itune i am investigatingbthe screen resolution on the setup pageon i tunes which does not fit screen and has no enter button to initiate

Windows Vista - iTunes not recognising iPod!

iTunes is not recognising my iPod and the iPod Setup Assistant isn't showing automatically. Can anyone help. I have a new laptop with Window Vista is this operating system the problem? Can help would be appreciated. I can import music into iTunes OK and purchase music from iTunes itself I just can't get iTunes to recognise my iPod!

> Step 3:Download and install the latest chipset drivers from the laptop manufacturers website.
>*So here I am with the issue still not resolved. How do i Download and install the latest chipset drivers >in order to have Toshiba Satellite L300 & Microsoft Vista recognise my ipod?
Install an hardware diagnostic tool like Everest home Edit or similar.
This tool would provide all hardware details about your notebook.
It would list all devices and chipset name too.
I think its Intel chipset so you could find the driver on the Intel page
Greets

Windows XP or iTunes not recognising ipod

I see a lot of posts regarding ipods not being recognised by either Windows and/or iTunes and I just thought that I would pass on this tip that has helped me fix this problem on two Windows PCs.
In both cases the cause of the problem was usb related. For some reason Windows sometimes gets its underwear in a twist with its usb configuration and in both cases the following procedure fixed the problem.
1.Turn off the computer.
2.Unplug all USB devices from their connections in the computer except for keyboard and mouse.
3.Turn on the computer.
4.Plug devices back into the computer or hubs, one at a time in the following order. Wait for Windows to find and enable each device before connecting the next.
a Hubs
b Printers and multifunction devices
c Scanners
d External drives (not memory or key plugins)
e Camera and PDA docking stations
f All other devices
5. Make sure the devices work.
That's it.
I know it sounds like alchemy and i'm not suggesting that it will work for everyone with ipod recognition problems but it has certainly worked for me with two PCs. My PC and iTunes happily run 3 ipods - a shuffle,an ipod mini and an ipod nano.
I thought the above might just help some harrassed Dads and Mums from tearing their hair out on Christmas morning.
lowdown
Compaq Windows XP P4

Do either of these help?
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes for Windows
iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes
Is the software up to date?
iTunes
iPod Updater
Updating iPod's Software
Also, if you have a 4G iPod, why post in the iPod nano forums?
btabz

Windows XP/Itunes not recognising ipod

Hi - hope there's someone out thre who can help me!
My son's ipod stopped working after he connected to itunes and recommended he download new version (sounds familiar, huh?) Anyway to cut a long story short, it's not worked since - I've tried deleting all versions of software and updates, etc, etc., for the last two weeks!
Tonight I thought I was getting somewhere, the ipod says it has Version 2.1 under settings, I connect to the PC and it says I need to configure ipod (removable disk E is shown in My Computer - but freezes if I try and right click on it!)
I install Version 2.1 Updater from original disc, then User Guide, then Itunes, Version 4.1.
It then says again Ipod is not readable - needs to be reformatted for use on PC and asks me to click on Update to proceed.
This opens up Updater 2.1 - both Update and Restore buttons are greyed out, after a couple of minutes Restore is no longer greyed out, so I've clicked on this, (already backed up music!) After a while, the blue task bar starts moving and when completed it says
"ipod has been restored to factory settings. Please leave ipod connected while it completes task" - on the ipod the apple logo is showing. After another wait it says Restore complete. I then get a message saying 'USB device is not recognised and I need to format it to get it to work on my pc and so the cycle begins again!!
Anyone out there got any ideas how to get round this problem? Son now using my Zen 20Gb which he complains is chunky but heh, it works!!
Thanks in advance of any help!

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Try working through the following two articles:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306640
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
Hope that helps.
Aaron and macgirl77, neither of your Macs have USB2.0 which unfortunately is one of the requirements for the +iPod touch+. It seems that after a short period of syncing correctly on USB1.1 it fails.
mrtotes

Itunes not recognising ipod classic

Hi all, if your using a Black iPod classic 160GB with wheel on the front when using and connecting to iTunes, if iTunes does not recognise your iPod you will need to reload iTunes from Apple site, don't let any one tell you it is possible to uninstall iTunes THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE !!!!!! !!!! Even the people on the chat site could not tell me this. You will just need to reload over your existing iTunes, then when the system asks you, restore your iPod back to factory settings, don't fear as you won't loose anything! It will then take a while to copy everything back onto iPod, like a software update for iPod.I went through this experience and spent hours trying to uninstall etc until I got onto a very helpful guy in The States called Noble. So thanks. Good luck.

I've seen a few other posts from people having issues with Playlists not being correctly synced with various models of iPod, but as yet, I've not seen a solution.
I guess we'll just have to wait for Apple to fix it in an iTunes update. I think it's an iTunes issue rather than a Classic issue, and I'm sure Apple already know about it, but if you feel like it, you could send them some feedback at: http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html or for the Classic at http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html. Interestingly, the iTunes feedback has no option for "bug report". Make of that what you will!
Note that Apple do read the feedback, but they will not respond to you.

Itunes not recognising Ipod after upgrade to Itunes 9

Hello,
I upgraded to Itunes 9 as prompted, and now my computer (Windows XP) or Itunes 9 will not recognise my Ipod classic. I have tried uninstalling the USB drivers, uninstalling Itunes 9 and reinstalling Itunes 9 and then Itunes 8. Still not working.
Could someone please help, as I have been unable to find the answer.
Thanks!

Can you do a system restore rollback to a time when the iPod was recognized?

HT201210 Itunes not recognising Ipod?

I tried to update my ipod to the latest software and itunes did not recognise my ipod, can anyone help me on how i can restore my ipod now as this is what needs to be done?
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Nicole

What is the current status of the iPod? Des it work
What shows on the screen?

ITunes not recognising iPod touch

I can't sync my 2nd gen. touch with iTunes, when plugged in, iTunes doesn't recognise the iPod and the icon doesn't come up, however it does charge. I've been through all iTunes help and can't find anything. Any suggestions?

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ITunes not recognising iPod shuffle

Dear All
Just recently got an iPod Shuffle and when I plugged it in itunes does not recognise it. What should I be doing to change this?
Thank you
veedeekay

Hi Polydorus,
Thanks for the reply. Really sorry - didn't log the problem, but it was fairly generic, just said that something along lines that my 'Norton install was missing some files' (doh! realise now it'd have been useful to note them - but this was about my 3rd hour of working through my problems! Sorry).
If you know of any way I can get a "history" of updates from Norton let me know - I can publish the file. I am using Norton Version 10.0.3.3
Sorry to not be of more help!
SW11

Help! iTunes wont recognise iPod and ive tried everything..

I seem to have this ongoing drama with iTunes. I thought it was all over last week when I updated iTunes with the latest version. Everything was sweet for a couple of days. Now its back!
Whats happenning is this:
I connect iPod.
Nothing happens, it doenst start up iTunes.
So I manually open iTunes.
iTunes is very slow. Finally opens up.
Then it spends another 5mins "frozen".
Finally the iPod pops up but its asking me to re-name it.
It asks me this every time.
When it syncs it takes a long time.
When I ask it to eject, it takes probably 20min.
Sometimes i have to eject it from My Computer.
This is what I have tried to do:
Restart the computer.
Restart iPod.
Change USB ports.
Restore iPod from iTunes - it never actually completed this as after 2 hrs of watching the progress bar not going past the first stage I gave up!
Re-install iTunes. Couldnt get it to go past the part where it was stopping a service? Dont know what this means but it wouldnt re-install.
So can anyone suggest what I should try now cause I am stuck.
Please if you have a suggestion I would appreciate your help.
Thanks.

Update - I have discovered that iTunes will only recognise my iPod if I open it in the following order 1)Connect iPod, and 2)Open iTunes. If I already have iTunes open and then plug the iPod in it wont work.
Its still asking me to set up the iPod and it takes around 5mins to detect the iPod is connected.
Please can anyone help me?????

Itunes not recognising iPod and cds

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