Itunes sees IPOD but I cannot get a drive letter to use as a hard drive.

I set disk use enabled but every time I unplug and replug the IPOD back in the check box is unchecked.
What system does windows/IPOD use to mount the IPOD and get a drive letter? I am using a customized version of XP and I want to make sure I did not delete a particular system in XP.

I don't think you'd be able to shut off the Logical Disk Manager service, which is what Windows uses to assign drives letters to mounted volumes. It is possible that it's not loading correctly or automatically, however.
Open up My Computer without the iPod connected and write down all the drive letters you see (for Hard Disk Drives, Devices with Removable Storage, and Network drives, if applicable). Then connect the iPod and double check just to verify there aren't any new drives present. Now right click My Computer and click Manage. In the Computer Management window, click on disk management on the left side. In the upper portion on the right side, look to see if there is a volume that matches your iPod in capacity (will be off by a couple of gigs, likely) but that doesn't have a drive letter. Right click that volume, and hit "Change Drive Letters and Paths" and then attempt to add a drive letter to the device, taking care to note that you are using a drive letter that is not on your list you wrote down earlier. It's usually best to leave some room between the iPod and the last used drive letter... for example, if you have A, C, D, E, and F drives, assign the iPod letter M. Then check to see if the M drive is showing up in My Computer, and right click it and eject it if it is. Then restart the computer.
These steps are a modified version of the steps found here...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
The article has screen shots that may be helpful so check it out.

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Hi there!
I've updated itunes, updated and reset the ipod twice. Problem is that when I plug in the ipod, itunes will come up and it sees my ipod, but it won't show any of the content. If I drag songs from my library into my ipod icon, it will make like they're copying over, but when the ipod is disconnected i find that the songs haven't transferred.
In short: itunes opens, recognizes my ipod by name, but wont' show the content, and won't allow new content to move to the ipod.
It has worked before -- in fact, I have 10 gigs of mp3's on the ipod. I just can't get any more on (it's a new 30 gig ipod).
I appreciate any help you might give!
Thanks!

I'm having the same problem! Any solutions?

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In iTunes, my iPod shows up with the correct name, but no files show up. When disconnected from my PC, all of my files show up and play just fine. Help! Thanks.

The songs that you had on your original computer are saved on that computer, and your iPod. You cannot drag songs off of an iPod and place them into a new library.
You can, however, use your iPod as an external hard drive, and use it to transfer files to a new computer:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
CG

HT204406 After accidently removing my iphone from computer whilst it was updating I lost everything, have been able to restore all except the music I had.Music is still in my itunes on computer but I cannot get it to go back onto my phone HELP!!!

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With your device connected to the computer, click on the Music tab, and uncheck the Sync Music box and sync. Then go back in and reselect the Sync Music box (and any other filters you want), and re-sync. See if that will download your music.
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leemamacita wrote:
i have tried to transfer files from my mac to my external hard drive but i just couldn't.. help me
More information would help. How is the external connected? Does the external appear on your Desktop? Has the external been formatted for a Mac? What method do you use to transfer files? When you try to move a file to the external, what does happen?

I just updated ITunes and now it will not open at all. My computer recognizes my IPod, but I cannot get ITunes to open at all.

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Perhaps give one of the following documents a try:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
iTunes for Windows XP: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues

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See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
Another way. You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.
Plug the USB flash drive into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov; DSCN0164.jpg).
Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import. (You can not export using the camera connection kit.)
Secrets of the iPad Camera Connection Kit
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57401068-285/secrets-of-the-ipad-camera-conn ection-kit/
This may interest you.
Expand your iPad's storage capacity with HyperDrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1153935/hyperdrive.html
On the road with a camera, an iPad, and a Hyperdrive
http://www.macworld.com/article/1160231/ipadhyperdrive.html
Since you are new to iPad.....
You can download a complete iPad User Guide here: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/ipad_user_guide.pdf
Also, Good Instructions http://www.tcgeeks.com/how-to-use-ipad-2/
Apple - iPad - Guided Tours
http://www.apple.com/ipad/videos/
Watch the videos see all the amazing iPad apps in action. Learn how to use FaceTime, Mail, Safari, Videos, Maps, iBooks, App Store, and more.
How to - Articles & User Guides & Tutorials
http://www.iphone-mac.com/index.php/Index/howto/id/4/type/select
iPad How-Tos http://ipod.about.com/lr/ipad_how-tos/903396/1/
You can download this guide to your iPad.
iPad User Guide for iOS 5
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipad-user-guide-for-ios-5/id470308101?mt=11
 Cheers, Tom

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Post in the Using Apple Support Communities forum area.

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I found information on how to transfer my itunes library to a new computer. I am going to use an external hard drive for this to transfer my itunes folder to the new computer.
I will then download and install a new version of itunes on my new computer.
My question is this. When I do this, will itunes have all my album artwork for all my library? My library has a lot of my own music and I have spent quite a bit of time copying album artwork that itunes did not add. I am really hoping I don't have to do this again!
Thanks for your help!

If you follow the directions in this Link...
Copy iTunes to an External Drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Everything should be carried across...

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From Here http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
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Use 3rd party software like:
http://www.digidna.net/products/diskaid
http://www.wideanglesoftware.com/touchcopy/index.php
For items purchased (including apps) from iTunes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848

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See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your Mac and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
Once you have successfully done that you can go ahead and choose Erase and Sync when you plug your iPod in.
B-rock

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hi i am trying to sync my friends ipod but i keep getting this message "cannot be synced a duplicate file name was specified

Hi big ds,
If you are getting a "duplicate file name" error, you may find the following article helpful:
iTunes: Troubleshooting issues with third-party iTunes plug-ins
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3430
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- Brenden

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