My ipod (4th gen) won't charge at all

When I plug it up in the wall or computer the screen will cut on and the apple will show up but right when it is about to show the lock screen it cuts right off again. Now it can barely load to the lock screen. It cuts straight off and repeats this action over and over again. It will also show the low battery sign but still nothing will happen once I plug it up. I also let it sit off the charger for X number of hours then plug it back up. It will show the low battery sign and charge like it normally does but then it shows the apple 5 seconds later then cuts right of again.
What should I do? How do I fix this problem?

Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable. The cable for 5G iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.
- If a 5G iPod
Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
And
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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If you connect it to the Mac with iTunes NOT running, and run Disk Utility, does it appear in the sidebar as a "disk"? Also, you can run System Profiler or System Information (depending Mac OS X version). It is in Applications/Utilities/, but you can also run it from the About This Mac window. Does the shuffle appear as a device under USB?
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IPod Touch 4th Gen won't charge.

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I bought this ipod about more than a year ago, so my warranty is over. I'm not sure if I can even go into the apple store and ask the Genius' for help.
Recently, just today, I had turned it back on in hopes of trying to see if it would charge again. I plugged it into my MacBook and surprisingly it charged, however, only for a short 10 minutes, then after it finished syncing, it stopped charging and disconnected itself from iTunes. Messing around w/ the cable cord, I moved it a little and it started charging again, this time only for about 2 minutes. Then it stopped charging and disconnected itself from iTunes again. And now I cant get it to charge at all. I've tried putting it into DFU mode, it doesn't work since I can't connect to iTunes. So I tried turning it off while it was still plugged in and it just restarted. I unplugged it, turned it off and it shut down completely; then I plugged it back in, and it would turn back on, but it won't charge.
I don't know what the problem is exactly. If anyone can help, that would be much appreciated. I'm not really looking towards purchasing another iPod anytime soon. /:
Meanwhile, I'm just going to leave it off as to not drain the battery.

Assuming you have a PC, start here:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

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Check the box for Sync Music. This enables automatic syncing for songs. Below that, if your entire iTunes library fits on your iPod, you can choose the option to sync Entire music library.
Otherwise, you can choose to sync Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. Then, select what you want to sync from the lists below. On convenient way to set this up is to create one or more playlists in your iTunes library with songs just for the iPod. Or you can use existing playlists. On the iPod's Music settings screen, find and select (checkmark) just those playlists under Playlists.
When you click Apply, iTunes syncs your iPod with your selection(s) on the iPod's Music settings screen, and keeps it "in sync" automatically.

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- Try connecting it to yur computer and se if it charger and it it appears in iTunes
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- Try on another computer
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
- Try another cable. Some 5G iPods were shipped with Lightning cable that were either initially defective or failed after short use.
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable. The cable for 5G iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.
- If a 5G iPod
Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Ipod shuffle (4th gen) won't charge?

I didn't use my shuffle for about three months and now it won't charge. I've tried charging it with my 13" macbook pro using a genuine apple cable that I know works

Double check the connection to the headphones jack, to make sure the plug is fully inserted into the headphones jack as seen in this document
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3572
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