Itunes to ipod (please post before thursday 4/28/06)

I set my ipod's default computer to a different computer than what I wanted. But I thought I definitly wanted to stay on that computer so on the computer when it asked me if I wanted to set this computer as the default ipod computer i pressed dont ask me this again and answered no. Now I changed my mind. Please help meset this computer as the default.

Please don't get pushy demanding a response. Everyone here is just a fellow user, replying as we have time and knowledge to contribute. No one gets paid to help here, so it may take some time - certainly longer than just the few minutes between all your posts - before someone replies. Getting pushy will just irritate people and make them less likely to want to help you.
As to your problem, try this:
Using iPod with multiple computers
Perhaps that might help.

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    Try these steps, and see if it affects the way the album artowrk is showing (or lack thereof) on your iPod:
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    Then, reconnect your iPod to your computer, re-select this option, and disconnect it from your computer.
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    Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Restore “...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    If necessary Place the Device into Recovery mode...
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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    You may need to try this More than Once...
    Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...

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    Look in Troubleshooting in the iPod 4th Gen User Manual pdf and follow the 5 R's. That should replace whatever in the iPod doesn't permit iTunes to see it.

  • Everytime i eject my ipod and reconnect it all my music is gone. and sometimes while i try adding music to it. itunes completely freezes. please help. and sometimes when i plug it back into my PC i have to rename my ipod and such

    Everytime i eject my ipod and reconnect it all my music is gone. and sometimes while i try adding music to it. itunes completely freezes. please help. and sometimes when i plug it back into my PC i have to rename my ipod and such

    Antivirus has a tendency to freeze iTunes sync Operation with iPod Classic, causing a timeout, which corrupt your iPod filesystem, so when iTunes can't read the iPod, it is pointing to this problem. Other causes is when your iPod hardisk is dying, or your battery is dying causing hardisk crashes.
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    Connect your iPod to the PC and run chkdsk, to fix any iPod diskerror, then disconnect it, after chkdsk complete.
    Disconnect your PC from Internet. (just to make sure no nasties creep into your system while you syncing.
    Stop the Antivirus program
    Connect your Ipod to the PC
    When iTunes Open up, Restore your iPod please, this is for iTunes to map correctly, to fix the corrupted filesystem.
    When Restore complete, eject the iPod and reconnect again.
    Sync your ipod, preferably manually Manage in small batches and disconnect after every batch, to check that all is well, since you got such a huge library.
    When all sync is complete, and iPod disconnected, start back your Antivirus and connect back the Internet.
    If this doesn't resolve your problem, then let me know.
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