ITunes resyncs entire Library everytime iPod is connected

iTunes always resyncs my entire library (music, videos, and games) whenever I connect it to my mac to sync newly added songs or charge. It does this automatically and I end up having to wait for about an hour as my library is about 30GB. This is really insane. It should only have to sync the newly added stuff right?

Thanks, but I have tried that a number of times due to issues with this iPod and my G5, which causes the iPod to lock up. I have moved my library to an external drive and am now syncing from my Dual G4 because of that. Also, for whatever reason, after a recent update, the iPod wouldn't play any of my recently purchased Music Store content and I had to due the restore. It is resyncing the entire library right now and this is the first time I have connected it to my mac since then.

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Hi murr18140,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with your iPod classic not being recognized in iTunes for Windows:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363?viewlocale=en_US
I hope this information helps ....
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Hello there
basically the above ^^ itunes wont open automatically when ipod is connected ive tried the 5 steps and ive also tried the whole tray and exit thing its not WORKING!
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I have a interesting hunch that somehow Windows is doing something to you...
One thing you might want to see is if within Windows if the iPod service is running... As there are certain services which automatically get installed when itunes is loaded. These notice the device and loads the app..
Just for reference, here are my Windows Services and their status:
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Bonjour - Started & Automatic
iPod Service - Started & Manual
I thought that a 4th service existed, but can't find it...
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Hello Loggroller,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Are you talking about the *Open iTunes when this iPod is connected* option from under your iPod's Summary tab? If not, make sure you have this option ticked as well.
It might not hurt to try and remove and re-install iTunes and all Apple related software using these instructions.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925
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Hey!
That EXACT thing happened to me! 2 nights ago I'm downloading like crazy, all is well. I got on LimeWire and downloaded some videos and tried to put them on my iPod. Imported them into iTunes then tried to put em on my iPod and it completely wiped out all my songs! So I get back on, put the songs back in, and about half way through the update the thing freezes. I've re-installed everything, and have reset my iPod. Did you figure out what to do? Maybe your fix will fix my problem, too.
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