Itunes won't sync ipod (error 54)

Question

I installed the new itunes and bought a new ipod and initially I had a problem getting itunes to recognize my device but after going into update driver software it now recognizes the ipod but I still can't sync! It will start to and then I get an error message 54. Any help is appreciated as I am really tired of spending so much time on this one ipod problem.

Answer 1

This is from an old post - it seems to have fixed the problem for some people.
Error -54 is a file permissions issue -
if you open the Start menu & type %userprofile% (including both % symbols) then hit Enter you should see the My Music folder, which is the default location for iTunes music files.
Open My Music, select the iTunes folder
Then, make sure you have sufficient control over the contents of that folder -
    right-click on the folder, go to Properties
    Security tab, Advanced..
    Permissions tab, Change Permissions...
    click your account name in the list, make sure it says 'Full Control' [if not, reply to that effect & we will need to revise this answer]
    check the box underneath for "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object"
    click OK. That should recursively give correct permissions right down the folder hierarchy.