ITunes recognizes my iPod Classis but unable to sync

iTunes lets me eject by using the little iPod icon in the top right. iTunes will not let me restore or access iPod inside iTunes. A few days ago iTunes recognized my iPod, but would only let me restore it back to a blank slate. I did that and I was able to sync everything from my library. The next day I go back and it shows my iPod as being plugged in, but will not let me sync, restore, or do anything to my iPod. I've read through all the support docs online, my iTunes is up to date, drivers are up to date, no idea what the issue is now.

Startng wth the iPhone and iPod Touch, Apple stopped supportng "disc mode" (and that's why your iPod Touch isn't "Aplle format" or "Windows format"). You access the musc, apps, calendars, etc. through iTunes, and you access the photos through the camera interface.
Windows is not "installing the wrong driver" you are just assuming that the device operates in a way that the newer devices no longer support. There are some 3rd party aps that will allow you to sync music from your iPod to your PC, but I have never used them so I can't tell you how well they work. I do seem to recall that XPlay2 was one of the names that supposedly supported doing that though...

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Itunes recognizes my ipod touch, but my computer still thinks it's a camera (and the drive only has pictures as a result; no music).

I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 7, and wanted to transfer my music from my old laptop onto it. Itunes on my new laptop would only let me transfer purchases, and not music that I got from CDs. So, seeing as I didn't have any sort of storage device handy to back up my old itunes library onto, I decided to just transfer my music straight from my ipod touch to my new laptop. I had done this many times before both for myself and for friends, so I was familiar with the process. What you do is you make sure that hidden files can be viewed, and you select "manually manage music..etc" in itunes so your device shows up as its own drive in My Computer. Then you click on that and you should find your music folders. Unfortunately, because my computer recognizes my iPod touch as a digital camera, the folders only had my pictures, and none of my music. I tried to update the driver and change it to usbaapl, the Apple Mobile Device USB driver. However, my device manager keeps saying: "The best driver software is already installed" or something like that. The driver Windows automatically installs is MTP USB device. I've tried uninstalling it but as soon as I plug my ipod back in it just re-installs the wrong driver again. So, is there any fix to this problem or will I just have to go invest in a flash drive to transfer my music?

Startng wth the iPhone and iPod Touch, Apple stopped supportng "disc mode" (and that's why your iPod Touch isn't "Aplle format" or "Windows format"). You access the musc, apps, calendars, etc. through iTunes, and you access the photos through the camera interface.
Windows is not "installing the wrong driver" you are just assuming that the device operates in a way that the newer devices no longer support. There are some 3rd party aps that will allow you to sync music from your iPod to your PC, but I have never used them so I can't tell you how well they work. I do seem to recall that XPlay2 was one of the names that supposedly supported doing that though...

TS3572 itunes recognizes my ipod shuffle but it wont charge

Whenever i plug my ipod shuffle into itunes it gets recognized, but for some reason it never charges. i did all the steps to reset it and it still doesnt work

You'll need to provide more info... When you connect it, the shuffle's light comes on briefly, but then goes out? Does the shuffle appear in iTunes?
Is your computer a Mac or Windows PC? If Windows, what release of Windows are you using? If Mac, what's the Mac model?
the led indicator light wont stay on as before
When you say "as before," I assume that means this shuffle worked properly before at some point. Was that with a different computer, or this same computer? If same computer, anything major that was different before when it worked properly?

ITunes is not recognizing my iPod so I cannot sync my music, but I can use home sharing and it will work... How do I make iTunes recognize my iPod touch?

I've had my iPod touch for over a year now, and I haven't used it or iTunes in a while. I updated iOS on my iPod and updated to the newest version of iTunes earlier. Now that I have put some new music in my music library (not from iTunes), iTunes will not recognize my iPod, but if I turn on Home Sharing, it will sync to my iPod... Which would be fine, but I have to have Wi-Fi all the time for that to work, and sometimes I don't have Wi-Fi when I leave my house. So how do I make iTune recognize my iPod?

Here:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

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I had an ipod classic 80Gb (older device - 4th gen?) as my daily device, a 16gb touch (newer one - 4th I think) as a backup when my ancient PC crashed and died, had to get a new one. This happened 1st of Sept. New PC has windows 8, and I downloaded latest itunes onto it. This latest itunes recognizes my ipod touch, even synced my new library with it (yes, I had to completely redo my playlists etc after the crash as itunes would not recognize the old library I had had on the ipod). But plugging my (older ?) ipod classic into the same usb port, itunes does NOT even recognize that there is an ipod. Here is what happens :
An olive green windowlet comes up (from itunes ?), beeps at me, tells me "there is a problem with this drive please scan the drive now and fix it". I assume it means the drive with the ipod in it because the beep happens right after I plug in the usb cable. I can see this usb port on windows file system, it says "ipod", and can, after some waiting, see the directories... iPod_Control > Music > Fxx etc., under which there appear to be songs ... mp3 and m4a and wav files, but their names are abbreviated with 4 caps, eg. IXOK.mpe, IPDT.mp3 ... but the little earphone symbol shows beside so possibly I could even play one were I to double click it (default player might come up etc.)... have not tried this yet. The default player mentioned would be itunes, but here is a problem : the whole time that my unrecognized-by-itunes ipod is plugged into the usb, itunes is completely hung up... can't even move the window across the screen. Once I pull the thing out of the usb, itunes is fine again.
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I ended up Erase and Syncing again just like I was moving to a new iTunes library. The relationship between my iPod Touch and iTunes got messed up. Everything else was fine. Once I did that everything backed up and re-synced fine.
So glad I didn't have to restore. The weird thing that happened was I canceled out from the Erase and Sync both times and iTunes still attempted to do it anyway. Once I let it, it worked fine.

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Hi sonyndev,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The articles below may be able to help you with this issue.
Click on the links to see more details and screenshots.
Apple - Support - iOS Apps - iMovie
http://www.apple.com/support/ios/imovie/
iMovie Help: Get answers fast
http://help.apple.com/imovie/ipad/1.4/index.html
Send a project or trailer to iTunes
If you’re not in projects view, tap the My Projects button in the upper-left corner above the viewer.
Scroll to center the project or trailer you want to share.
Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen, then tap iTunes; tap OK when iMovie indicates that export is complete.
Connect your device to your computer, then open iTunes on your computer.After a moment, your device appears in iTunes, below Devices on the left.
Select the device, then click Apps at the top of the iTunes window.
Select iMovie in the Apps list below File Sharing (you may need to scroll to see it).
In the iMovie Documents pane, select the file you just shared, then click the “Save to” button; save the file to your computer in a place where you can find it easily.You can also save the file by dragging it to the desired location on your computer.
Disconnect the device from your computer.
Cheers,
- Judy

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I don't know how to get my computer and iTunes to recognize my iPod shuffle, but I already have a nano that works perfectly with my computer.

If you're connecting them both at the same time -- don't. Unplug the Nano dock, and plug the Shuffle into the same USB port -- preferably through a USB extension cable (to preclude any physical connection problems with the Shuffle). Unless there's something wrong with your Shuffle it should appear in the iTunes Source List, just like your Nano.
Roger

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My iPod charges, but doesn't sync with iTunes.

This is the Mac OS X Technologies > iSync forum - you are a Windows user.
iSync is a Mac-only application for syncing Contacts and Calendars to mobile phones and PDAs. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Windows, iPods or iTunes.
Try posting in the iTunes for Windows forum.

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Hi,
The songs need to be in the playlist(s) that go onto the ipod touch.
Plug the ipod touch into the computer and go to the music section of it from the devices menu. From here make sure that the playlist(s) that go on to this ipod are the ones that have the new songs.
Once this is done, click sync/apply.
I hope this helps.

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Do you have Restrictions set that prevent adding the apps? (Settings>General>Restrictions).
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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i can't get itunes to recognize my ipod touch, 2nd gen. synced it yesterday. have restarted both computer and ipod. my iphone syncs just fine.

You might find these sites helpful:
The New User's Guide for iTunes
iTunes 101
iPod 101
And of course the iTunes Help is a good, quick resource.
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I have synced an audiobook purchased from iTunes onto my ipod classic but I cannot find it on my ipod. Any suggestions?

I have synced an audiobook purchased from iTunes onto my ipod classic but I cannot find it on my ipod. I have looked in songs, artists, audiobooks, podcasts, etc., etc. with no luck. Any suggestions?

Hi mole02,
Welcome to the Support Communities! If you had issues with your movie rental, you can report it to the iTunes Store. These folks can look at your billing account with you.
Report a problem with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204084
Learn how you can request help with an item purchased within the last 90 days.
To report a problem or request assistance with an item purchased from the iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store:
Visit reportaproblem.apple.com in your browser.
When prompted, enter the Apple ID and password used to initiate the purchase of the item, then click Sign In.
Find the item you're having a problem with, then click Report a Problem next to it.
From the Choose Problem menu, choose the issue you're having.
Follow the onscreen instructions. You might be asked to describe the problem in a text field.
Click Submit, and we'll review your problem.
If you use Family Sharing and you have a problem with a shared item, ask the family member who initiated the purchase to report the problem using the steps above.
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

Though my system is authorised with itunes to play purchased apps,but when i sync my system it says it is no longer authorised...then how do i install my purchased apps?

though my system is authorised with itunes to play purchased apps,but when i sync my phone with the system for installation of apps it says your system is no longer authorised....then how do i install my purchased apps?

Hello swethachavali,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Make sure that you are authorizing your computer with the same Apple ID that you used to purchase those apps. Please review the following article for more information:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1389
Take care,
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HT1386 itunes recognizes my ipod but wont sync. I have just done a system restore.

After system restore, ipod wont sync. itunes recognizes my device but sync starts and then abruptly stops.

Are you still signed into your Apple ID on the iPod? Just noticed that you have the iPod classic. Maybe you would be better off posting elsewhere. Try here.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ipod/ipod_classic

ITunes recognizes my iPod Classis but unable to sync

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