My ipod touch 4g ios 5 will not sync auto with itunes

I recently downloaded ios 5 to my ipod touch 4g but now it won't auto sync with itunes. I have tried every thing!!

After reading all the discussions I have decided the fault lies with the new ios 5 and until Apple comes up with a fix I will not resolve it. I also read in these discussions about problems with Audiobooks not showing up as audiobooks in itunes but as music. As an audiobook reader here is what I have discovered: I have an audible.com acct and so far I have noticed no change when I purchase and download a book from that site. The problem comes when I use Overdrive Media which uses DRM and WMA format. These show up in itunes but not in my ipod which means I can only listen to them on my pc or laptop.

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I restored my ipod touch however the apps will not sync. I tried to re-download but I changed my apple id as my old id is no longer a valid email address. Any ideas out there please?

It might be logical to someone, but not to me. I agree it's a pain.
How did you change your Apple ID? Creating a new one is not what you want to do, but if you changed the ID associated with your purchases then that might have worked. You would need to sign in with the Apple ID on both your iPod Touch as well as in iTunes. I'm not sure how you changed it but clearly they need to match.
If it's just your password that is not getting recognized reset it here: http://iforgot.apple.com/
It will send an email confirmation to the email address associated with that Apple ID. The email address you elect to use might not look anything like your Apple ID. If you don't appear to get an email check your spam filter.

My iPhone 5S suddenly will not sync calendars with iTunes on my iMAC. I recently upgraded the iMAC to version 10.8.5. Am I missing a setting somewhere?

My iPhone 5S suddenly will not sync calendars with iTunes on my iMAC. I recently upgraded the iMAC to version 10.8.5. Am I missing a setting somewhere?

Hey Oynkus,
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You state you updated your iMac to OS X 10.8.5. Did you update iTunes as well?
If so, you may find the calendar sync options under Info.
Sync contacts, calendars, and other info with iPod, iPhone, or iPad - iTunes Help
Sync contacts and other info with iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad
Connect your device to your computer.
Click the device button, then click Info.
Select the items you want to sync.
Click Apply.
Take care,
Nubz

IPod touch 3G - activation required, will not sync properly, freezes up windows 7

Hi,
I am having a lot of trouble with my iPod touch 3G.
     I had not synced my iPhone 4 and my iPod touch for about a month as I was re-inputting my music into iTunes - I didn't want to sync them when not all the music I wanted would be synced onto them. Prior to syncing the devices, one day my iPod randomly displayed the "activation required" notification and the "connect to iTunes" screen. Neither my iPod nor my iPhone is jail broken, so this cannot be the cause of the deactivation. All I use my iPod for is plugging into my stereo system.
     Regardless, I had finally managed to sort through all my music and had managed to sync my iPhone with no hitches. However, I ran into various issues with the iPod. A pop-up in iTunes said that it detect the device but could read it and that I would need to restore my iPod. So I did so (restored to the back-up). However, not even a third of the way into the restore everything just seemed to stop. My screen went black with only the mouse flickering. I restarted my computer and tried restoring it again (again to the back-up). It got further this time and actually managed to sync some songs (around 70 out of 850). However, a pop-up appeared saying that iTunes could not write from the song or disk. So I unplugged my iPod and plugged it back in and it immediately slowed down my computer. Chrome would not respond, Shockwave crashed, iTunes would not respond, etc.
     Anyways, over the past couple days I have tried restoring the iPod (to factory settings) and that seems to have worked. I no longer have the constant "activation required" notification. iTunes seems to be having trouble syncing though. It will get a couple more songs synched and then display another pop-up saying that it could not write from the song files and then the synching process just gets stuck. The iPod no longer displays the synching icon, but iTunes remains stuck on "finishing sync".
(The problem cannot be with the songs as they sync perfectly fine to my iPhone).
     On my iPod it shows all the songs which are/should be synched onto it. The synched songs appear in black (like normal) however, the majority of my songs are in a light grey and cannot be selected or played (basically it has the information about the song, but not the actual file itself). I can also use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. They are both greyed-out and say "No Wi-Fi" or "Unavailable" respectively.
     Just as a note, I am on Windows 7 and have McAfee Antivirus Plus. I know that some people have some issues due to the firewall but I unsure as to how this could be the cause when my iPhone syncs perfectly well under the same conditions. I have iTunes 10.7.0.21 and my iPod is running on 5.1.1. If you need any additional information please ask!
If someone could please help, I would be extremely grateful! I'm at my wits end.
Thanks!

See if disabling the antivirus and firewall resolves the problem.

New Ipod touch will not sync up with itunes. No error message, it just doesn't sync

I just bought a new 32 gb ipod touch and it will not sync up with my itunes. I don't get an error message or anything like that, it just does not sync up. HELP!

Have you Authorised your Computer...
Open iTunes and from the Menu Bar select Store...
From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced menu).
When prompted, enter your Apple ID and password, then click Authorize.
See Here for full details...
About authorization and deauthorization
Also, see here for Syncing...
Syncing with iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch/syncing/

Have ipod nano 5th generation..will not sync dognostics in itunes says no ipod touch found...its a nano pass all other test

i have a ipod nano 5th generation. use to work fine now will not sync. have done the 5rs several times all that got me was no songs on my ipod at all. have latest version of itunes. when run diognostics test on itunes pass all but says no ipod touch found. whay is it saying no touch when its a nano? I will never purchase another ipod only worked until the warnety ended.

Although you used the new USB 3.0 port, the actual connection speed is still USB2.0, as the iPod Dock connector, does not have the 10 times faster USB3.0 signal pins, the connection speed is still 480Mbits/s
I assumed that you have tried the other USB 2.0 port to no success..
Can you do the iPod Disk diagnostic as posted earlier by tt2, it wont fix your problem, but helps in troubleshooting.
Have a nice day!

IPod Touch 3G (iOS 4.1) not being recognized in iTunes (10.5.2.11) on Mac OS 10.7 Lion

Prior to updating my Mac OS to OS (10.7.2) Lion, and thus while on Snow Leopard (10.6.8), I began experiencing problems with my iPod Touch 3G running iOS 4.1 which was not being detected by the latest version of iTunes (10.5.2.11). It was quite frustrating since i could access the iPod on other computers and with this same version of iTunes, with no problem and thus, it had to be a problem isolated to my computer. In addition, my iPod was working fine and therefore, didn't merit an OS restore and I was also reluctant to perform one. Lastly, it seemed like upon plugging my iPod into the USB ports, the mac would detect the device but would subsequently, partially eject eject so that the device would cease charging but would still be visible in System Profiler.
These were some of the solutions I sought, after not finding an answer specifically for Mac OS 10.7 Lion. I hope it helps, as this was a complicated fix.
I would recommend deleting the 'AppleMobileDevice' Service see: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1747 (This should allow the device to remain connected and charging on the mac)
Re-install iTunes (latest version)
Also, make sure you have the most up-to-date version of Xcode which incorporate iOS connectivity in the software.
Launch 'Image Capture' from Applications, and in devices you should see your iOS device (iPod Touch in my case) appear in the 'Devices' tab
Select 'iTunes' in the dialog area which allows you to choose which app should launch the device.
Here, I noticed that iTunes didn't immediately respond, but by specifying iPhoto and Aperture, the iPod began to Open in these applications
At this point, I quit and re-install iTunes from a download from Apple's website.
Prior to re-running the installer I re-selected iTunes in Image Capture, and after the installer completed most of the installation, iTunes began to launch.
At completion, iTunes began to launch again, and loaded the iPod Touch in the side bar again.
P.S. I perhaps should acknowledge that I had spent maybe an entire week, crushed and loosing productive time over this problem. I eventually began to pray and trust God (Jesus) that it would eventually work again.

I have the same problem, that when iTunes is open it does not recognize when a CD is inserted. I don't have an answer but I have a workaround that may be similar to yours.
The problem occurred the first time I tried to import a CD after having updated iTunes on October 12. I think this is the first version to support iCloud (which I don't use). That version did not have a Help Menu. I reinstalled iTunes and now have 10.5.0.142. I did get a Help Menu but still no recognition of CDs.
I can import CDs if I close iTunes and let AutoPlay take over. I have AutoPlay set to "Import songs using iTunes". "Show songs using iTunes" is closer to the setting you want. When the CD is inserted AutoPlay opens iTunes and iTunes sees the CD.
Dell Studio XPS 435T
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1
iTunes 10.5.0.142

Ipod touch is disabled and will not sync to our new computer.

My daughter's ipod touch is disabled and says connect to itunes. However, we have a new computer and the ipod has never been synced to it. The last computer it was synced to does not work. We have itunes on the current computer but I cannot get it to sync.What options do I have to resolve this?

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Trying to update new iPod Touches to iOS 4.1 NOT 4.2 in iTunes 9.2.1

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Can I make iTunes install the 4.1?? Sigh!

I was able to replace IOS 4.2.1 with the real Apple IOS 4.1 through iTunes 9.2.1 by using the tips found at http://www.ihackintosh.com/2010/11/downgrade-ios-4-2-1-to-4-1-for-iphone-ipad-an d-ipod/
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If the computer with iTunes 9.2.1 is a Mac running OSX 10.4, then force shut-down your mac right away. Restart your mac and then turn on iTunes only. The iPod will synch with iTunes and then you can restore from that mac or a backup.
Your music and other files will be gone but you can now use the device with OSX 10.4
Hope this helps.

HT1351 My iPod Touch and my iPad will not sync with my laptop in iTunes. Apple say to open iTunes and click on preferences. I can't find preferences, where are they?

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HT1386 ipod touch 3.1.3 will not sync. When I connect it through the USB Iphotos pops up. How can I get it to sync?

I have tried to restart my computer, restart my Ipod touch and downloaded the latest Itunes and it will still not snyc to itunes. It opens up Iphoto everytime. My computer recently crashed and I took it into Apple and now have version 10.5.8. Could that be the reason? It was working before.

Try here:
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It is normal and expected for iPhoto to open since that is how you get the saved photos off the iPod.

IPod Touch 4th Gen. WILL NOT sync!!

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itunes could not back up the ipod 'Renae's iPod'because the backup was corrupt or not compatable with the ipod. Delete the backup for this ipod, then try again.
my ipod still shows up that its charging and comes up in my itunes but it wont sync.
i have already deleted the backup files for the ipod but it STILL won sync!!!!
The only thing that i can think of is when it was syncing earlier and my battery died and my laptop turned off.
-thats all that might have gone wrong.
Can someone PLEASE help me! i really want to sync my ipod and i have tried everything!!!!
deleting backup on the ipod did not help! so can someone else????

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You can try the standard fixes:
- Reset. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

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After reading all the discussions I have decided the fault lies with the new ios 5 and until Apple comes up with a fix I will not resolve it. I also read in these discussions about problems with Audiobooks not showing up as audiobooks in itunes but as music. As an audiobook reader here is what I have discovered: I have an audible.com acct and so far I have noticed no change when I purchase and download a book from that site. The problem comes when I use Overdrive Media which uses DRM and WMA format. These show up in itunes but not in my ipod which means I can only listen to them on my pc or laptop.

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