ITunes says iPod needs recovery, no iPod connected
Whenever I start iTunes 11.0.1.12 I get a message that reads, "iTunes has detected an iPod that may be corrupted. You may need to restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes. You may also try disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod." It displays a picture of an iPod classic and a page titled iPod Recovery Mode with my iPod's serial number and a button that says Restore iPod.
But my iPod classic is not connected. Sometimes it freezes on this page and I have to force shut iTunes to use it.
Any ideas about how I can make this stop?
Thank you.
Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? If not, have a look at the bottom section that covers what to try if the message keeps reappearing: iTunes has detected an iPod in recovery mode - Use iTunes to restore
Towards the end it says "If after restoring your iPod, the message described above reappears, the iPod drive letter may need to be reassigned. See the "Change the Drive Letter" section of this document for steps to assign a different drive letter" which contains a link to this article: Windows confuses iPod with network drive
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