Itunes not recognizing ipod touch?

why my ipod touch is not being recognized by itunes?

Assuming you have a PC, start here:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Itunes not recognizing ipod touch, but recognizes ipod classic....?

This is my second time syncing my ipod touch and I've had my classic for forever and just use it to play in my car. I tried shutting down and it still did not work. Help? Thanks a bunch
Also...my computer recognizes both of them (Asus, Windows 7)

See:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
The iPod touch uses different drivers than other iPods.

11.1.4.62 itunes update not recognizing ipod touch

Please Help. Did the update to Windows 8.1 yesterday and now iTunes does not recognize my iPod(s) etc. I looked in Windows and device shows up but now in iTunes. I downloaded the new iTunes and reinstalled (Repair) and that did not help. Anyone have any suggestions at all?

See section 5 of TS1538: iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows.
If that doesn't help it may pay to tear down and reinstall iTunes in the following manner...
Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs (Win XP) or Programs and Features (later)
Remove all of these items in the following order:
iTunes
Apple Software Update
Apple Mobile Device Support (if this won't uninstall press on)
Bonjour
Apple Application Support
Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
The uninstall and reinstall process will preserve your iTunes library and settings, but ideally you would back up the library and your other important personal documents and data on a regular basis. See this user tip for a suggested technique.
Please note:
Some users may need to follow all the steps in whichever of the following support documents applies to their system. These include some additional manual file and folder deletions not mentioned above.
HT1925: Removing and Reinstalling iTunes for Windows XP
HT1923: Removing and reinstalling iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
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ITunes 12.1 not recognizing iPod Touch 5

I just installed IOS 8.1.3 and iTunes 12.1. Ever since then, my iPod will not sync to iTunes. My computer will recognize an apple device, but when I look in my iTunes nothing is connected. I tried uninstalling and re-installing iTunes, restarting my computer and iPod and everything else that has been suggested. I've Determined that it is my iTunes that is the problem. I plugged in my iPod to my friends laptop which has iTunes 10 and i could transfer music perfectly. Same cord, same iPod. But if i try to do it with on my computer with iTunes 12.1 it does no recognize my iPod. I've tried everything that has been suggested, so if anyone knows if they are going to fix itunes 12.1 or what can i do? (Don't send me to any links telling me to refresh anything or uninstall/re install because nothing works)

Hey guamislandboy,
I see that you are having an issue with your iPad being recognized on your Windows PC. Here is an article that will help you troubleshoot this issue:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod not recognized in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204095
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Braden

Windows or itunes not detecting ipod touch

my computer is not detecting my ipod, ive tried reinstalling itunes, restarting my computer and device and pretty much all of the troubleshooting solutions offered online but still it will not be detected, it has previously worked without fail its just in the last few days i have noticed it. the actual sync cable is fine and ive treid several.
thanks

- Have you tried everything here:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
- Try anohter computer ot help determine if you have an iPod or computer problem
- Make and appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

Ipod locked says connect to itunes i have windows vista itunes not recognizing ipod

purchased used ipod 5 come to find out its locked says ipod disabled connect to i tunes..i put it recovery mode but itunes isnt recognizing it.im using laptop and windows vista..can anyone help

Hi murph4113,
If you have a disabled iPod Touch that is instructing you to connect to iTunes, but iTunes on your Windows machine isn't recognizing it, you may find the troubleshooting steps in the following articles helpful:
iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
Regards,
- Brenden

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?

Start here:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

USB Device Not Recognized (IPod Touch 5g) (Win 7 64 Bit)

I have seen many threads for this but nothing that they suggest has fixed this for me.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/JediJake2429/Capture_zps9d26bcea.png
I have an I touch 5g Model MD724LL/A, IOS 7.1.1
I have two Win 7 64 Bit Machines.
I tried two cables,
I tried two computers,
I have restored it,
I have put it into recovery mode,
I have uninstalled all apple software, and removed all traces from the registry,
I have done a fresh install of Itunes on the laptop which had never had it on there before,
I have ran the windows troubleshooter, and the Microsoft fix it troubleshooter,
I have removed all traces of the ipod driver and tried updating,
I have updated the driver from the itunes folder on my pc,
I have tried everything listed here: My iTouch 5th generation is not recognised by my computer. why?
I have tried everything listed here: Windows 7 blocks my iPod Touch
I have tried everything listed here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/ipod-touch-5 th-generation-not-recognized/85dac803-680e-4ce8-842c-9f58b0df7f7f
My wife even took it to the apple store today and they told me that it is a windows 7 issue. they basically would not do anything for her.
Funny thing is, after trying everything that was suggested to me online, by those at the apple store, and using my own PC knowledge as I also work in IT, it still does not recognize the driver. So it seems to me that Apple need to get their drivers updated to be compatible.
I currently have a $400 piece of crap Ipod that I cannot use because apple cannot make a driver that works.
Anybody that has anything new to suggest, be my guest.

Illaass,
It works connected to another apple device. I have TWO windows 7 64 Bit Machines both with widely different configurations, and they both have the same exact issue. This IS a driver issue, that much I agree with apple on. However its not a WINDOWS issue. APPLE makes the driver that is installed with Itunes. That Driver does not work. (As a side note, Apple really should get their head out of their A$$ and come up with better solutions vs telling their customers to restore their windows config. That's straight up BS.)
JEM24,
I have done that. I have also taken a PC that had never had any apple software on it and installed itunes on that. Tested, same result.

ITunes not reading Ipod Touch

ITunes is not recognizing my IPod Touch. I have troubleshooted off the Apple website and even uninstalled and reinstalled ITunes. Still not working. Any suggestions?

Try other computers to help determine if you have an iPod problem or an iPod problem.

Other computer not recognizing Ipod touch

I gave my ipod touch 4th generation to my brother. I reset it before I gave it to him but his computer doesn't recognize the ipod and neither does my dads computer. My brother has a macbook and my dad has a mac desktop. What could be causing this? How do I fix it?

See:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
You should have iTunes version 10.7 or later on the iPod and that requires OSX 10.6.8.
Hower, you shuld be able to sync (but not restore) the 4G with OSX 10.5.8 if you have iTunes 10.6.3
iTunes 10.6.3

TS1538 Computer not recognizing iPod Touch

My computer or iTunes is not recognizing my iPod Touch but is recognizing another iPod touch.

I had similar issue - on Win7 - (not sure what your Operating System is) and solved with this approach:
deleting the "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" under 'USB Controllers' in 'Device Manager'
Plugging device back in
And allowing internet search for drivers - this time device has been discovered and able to show in iTunes

Computer not recognizing ipod touch 1 generation

My Mac is not recognizing my 1st gen iPod Touch. I just updated to Snow Lepard, finally... Now it will not recognize the iPod. Checked for updates and downloaded those for 30 minutes, not any better. Any ideas?

Let me see if I can remember...
Hold down the Home button and then hold down the power button to power it down.
Hold down the Home button while connecting the iPod to the computer via the USB cord.
It should start up and show the iTunes icon and a picture of a USB plug on the screen. Release the Home button. At this stage iTunes opened up and said that it detected an iPod in the process of restoring. Click Restore (or Continue, or whatever it was). I was told I needed a software update, so I accepted that. It took about six minutes to download on my cable internet access. When the new software was installed iTunes tried to restore the iPod, but it was taking forever. After several minutes (five?) I got an error. I clicked OK and, leaving the iPod connected, restarted the computer.
When the computer restarted iTunes started automatically and detected the iPod. I clicked Restore again, and this time the restoration was successful. When it was done, it began synching the iPod (another long process, since I keep over 3,000 tracks on it).
I'm going from memory, so you may want to search for specific instructions on restoring an iPod Touch; but I'm pretty sure that was the sequence of events.
Good luck!

Ox upgrade / itunes not recognizing ipod/iphone

Just updated to ox 10.6.7 and neither my 4th gen ipod or 3g iphone are being picked by itunes. Can someone give me some pointers to resolve this? They are charging but not recognized by itunes. Thanks.

see Mac OS X v10.6 or later: iOS device not recognized in iTunes after restart.
also here: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X .

ITunes not recognizing iPod - FIXED

I was having the same problem as a lot of you where iTunes did not recognize my iPod. Now it does. Here's what I did.
Disclaimer: I am no computer expert, just read ALOT of posts and figured my problem out.
First problem I was having was that my cpu wasn't seeing the iPod as a mass storage device or iPod, just "removable disc". This was due to having my usb printer on. It was hogging resources I guess.
Still didn't work in iTunes and locked it up. Reset using the iPod (whre the Apple logo comes up and have to select language initial screen)
My problem included the following:
When I looked at the "about" list on the iPod it said "Songs: 0, Capacity: 0, Format Unknown". Nothing there so the computer wouldn't read it I guess. When I right clicked in My computer/J:removable disk and got to the list with "properties" (took a while but it finally came up) it said the format was RAW, and there were 0 bytes on the iPod.
This is the fix. On the same menu(removable disk - right click) there is selection called "Format..". Hit that and it should bring up a window to format the drive. Make sure it's set on "default Setting - or something like that", FAT32 and that the "Quick Format" is unchecked. Hit format and wait for it to finish.
After I did this the computer shows the iPod and iTunes recognizes it and off I went on re-syncing all of the music in my playlist.
Oh, and it did NOT delete the firmware in case you were worried like I was about that.
Hope this helps!

Hey coach913,
There are a few articles that should help you resolve that problem with easy step-by-step instructions. If you have an iPod touch, then take a look at this one:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
If you have any other kind of iPod, check here:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
Have a good one,
Delgadoh

ITunes not detecting iPod Touch

So I just got the 32GB iPod Touch today. 2nd Gen of course.
Already had iTunes in my PC before this. So as how it should go, I plugged the iTouch in, it started to sync my music. Okay so that was normal. Then it asked to update it's firmware to 2.2. And I said yes.
After updating it asked to install, but my songs were still syncing with the iTouch. I said yes to install the updates anyway. It started installing and suddenly my iTunes just crashed, saying some error and it couldn't install the latest firmware. Ever since then iTunes won't/can't detect my iTouch anymore but Windows can.
The driver installed is 'Apple Recovery (iBoot) USB Driver', is that the right one? That's about as far as it goes now. And when I turn on the iTouch it just shows that picture of the USB and an arrow to connect to iTunes.
Annoying enough, I've tried every single solution I could find on this forum. Even with the usbaapl.sys copy paste into inf folder, still doesn't work. Countless times reinstalling iTunes still doesn't work, reset the iTouch, still no hope. So if someone would please? I understand I'm not the only one going through this. I'm on a 64bit Vista, and YES I have iTunes 64bit version installed. I'm thinking if I should go to the Apple Shop to ask for help but I doubt they'd be of any service/knowledge of this. Really really frustrating. Please help, someone!?

Joshes wrote:
I'm thinking if I should go to the Apple Shop to ask for help but I doubt they'd be of any service/knowledge of this.
Hello,
Why not? Apple staff their retail stores with 'Geniuses' for exactly this reason - all part of the Apple experience. You can reserve a booking online first:
http://www.apple.com/retail/
Alternatively have you tried working through some of the kbase articles. I would suggest that you totally remove all Apple software components and then re-install:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Given that your issue followed a firmware update you may well need to Restore the iPod too:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Let us know how you get on.
mrtotes

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