My ipod touch 4th gen won't charge when plugged into my laptop, and is not showing up in itunes or my computer menu.

i recently tried updating to ios 6, which actually left my ipod in a recovery loop. i got it to work again by getting to to the restore from backup part using my mom's computer. however, now that i want to update my music on it, everytime i plug it into my laptop it the computer makes a sound i have never heard before. and then nothing happens. itunes doesn't show it as connected, it doesn't show up in the my computer menu, an

Verify that you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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Well I've had my iPod Touch 4th Gen since it came out it will be 2 years old in October. Yesterday I charged my iPod while listening to music. I took it of when it was charged and used a little it became half dead so I put it on my charger. I realized there was no indication of it charging? I placed on all of the chargers in my house and the same problem. I haven't tried connecting it to my Mac, but I did try turning on and off but still won't charge. Does anyone know if I can fix this?

- Try connecting it to yur computer and se if it charger and it it appears in iTunes
- Try another cable
- Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalites like bent or corroded contacts, crackd or missing plastic pieces or foreign material.
- Also see:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting

My ipod touch 4th gen. won't charge or reset or come one at all.

Please help. I have a ipod touch 4th gen. Yesterday it died, battery ran down, and i've not been able to get it to do anything. The screen shows the battery with red, but it's really faint. I've tried to reset/restart it several times, but it still does nothing. I plugged it up to the computer, hoping to reset it via itunes... nothing. I left it plugged up to the computer for several hours hoping it would charge....nothing. Tried the docking station to charge it, nope.
The battery has run down before and i've been able to charge it with no problem. I don't know what's different this time. Is there a way to do a factory reset or something like that to just completely reset the whole thing?

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 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

IPod Touch 4th Gen won't charge.

It's been about a month now that it won't charge at all. I've tried it on every single cable that I have, but it still won't charge. It won't charge when it's plugged into the wall outlets nor on my PC and MacBook. So I had turned off my iPod and told myself that I would have someone take a look at it for me, but I have completely forgotten about it.
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

My iPod touch (4th gen) won't charge. It died as I was rebooting the system. It showed the screen that let me know it was charging, but no progress was made. And now the screen won't even turn on.?!?!?! Does any have any advise???

My ipod touch died as I was rebooting the system. It won't charge?!?!

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 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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What if my 8GB iPod Touch 4th Gen. won't charge and won't keep it's charge?

My iPod Touch 4thGen. 8GB 6.1.3, doesn't charge at all. For the past 2 weeks I've tried different cables/wires, 2 computers, different wall jacks, and my car charger, but to no success... And every time I somehow do manage to get it to charge, it doesn't show a lightning/electricity/zig zag pattern, only a "fully charged" symbol, and a few times don't seem to be charging the battery at all. All it says is "Charging Not Supported With This Accessory."... Like right now it is "charging", with a "fully charged" symbol, but the battery is still red and very thin. I've been charging it for the past 4 hrs. and it's still at less than 20%. What do I do? I bought it last June, and so IDK if the warranty is still useful. It's screen is cracked(since January) and the power button doesn't work at all(since May) so I can't restart it or turn it off. My friend told me to fully drain the battery, so I did. But once I connected and charged it, for around 5 or 6 hours, even then it still had a low battery. What can I do?

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

My ipod touch 4th gen won't charge while on, but charges while dead.

While its dead I plug in my ipod and it will show the charging screen for about 5-8 seconds then powers up. When it powers up it does not recognize that it is charging. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the charger as it works on other ipods. Theres nothing abnormal about the ipods charging dock either. I have tried forcing restarts (holding the home and power button at the same time). Ive tried resetting the ipods settings. The only thing I can think of is a full factory reset but I would like to avoid the trouble if I can.Has anyone found a fix for this yet? If anyone also has answers as to why this is happening I would like to know as well.
NOTE. I don't have money to take it in to apple or any other place so that is not an option

Not Charge
- See:
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- 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
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- 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.
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IPod touch 4th gen won't charge/turn on?

I haven't used my iPod in about 6 months, so the battery had obviously run down, so I tried charging it (both using USB cable in laptop and using an AC charger) and nothing happenned, screen stays black however long I leave it plugged in. iPod doesn't appear in iTunes either, it just seems to be dead?

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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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 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.
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Not Charge
- See:
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iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- 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.
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Ipod touch (4th gen) won't charge or connect.

All I get is the drained battery image and the lightening bolt beneath it. I've left it charging for a couple hours now and nothing has changed. I've also done the hard reset to no avail. Is there anything I can do or is it something that I need to send in?

Yes I've read that. I am using an apple wall charger and I have tried 4 different cables with no effect. It has been plugged in for about 5hrs now with no change.

My IPod Touch 4th gen won't charge unless its off when it's on it won't even recognize the charger or indicate it's charging please help me figure out so I can charge and use it at the same time

Help would be appreciated

The charger yo are using does not supply enough power to both charge the iPod and power a working iPod at the same times.
Not the wall you plug the wall charger into if you are using a wall charger.
Have you tried another charging source?
I would also try another cable.
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My Ipod touch 4th gen won't appear in my Itunes, help me?

My ipod touch 4th gen won't appear in my Itunes. I have the updated itunes and I can play music from Itunes. My ipod says it's charging but again won't appear in Itunes for me to sync music to it.

Here:
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Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
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I have an iPod touch 4th gen. that wont charge. When I plug it in, it shows the battery with a little red at the one end and a lighting bolt ( the usual screen when charing the itouch after it is completely dead). I have left it in pluged in for a few hours but it never actually charges. Also when I plug it into my computer Itune won't recongnize it. The cords work fine I tested them with my other Ipods and everything worked liked normal. I have tried to restart it by holding the power and home button together but that doesn't seem to help either (again probably because it is dead). Thanks for the help.

- 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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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 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

My ipod touch (4th gen) won't sync with itunes, OSX

My 8gb ipod touch (4th gen) won't sync with itunes. Running itunes 11.4 on OSX 10.6.8
My touch was running fine until one day I found about 3gb occupied by 'other' space. I ended up restoring my ipod which took care of the problem, but created a new one in that the ipod will no longer sync anything from my itunes library. I have music set up to sync selected artists, and when I click the checkboxes to select my albums and artists to sync, the 'audio' bar fills up.
When I click 'apply', the 'starting sync' and progress bar pop up for like half a second then disappear. Same goes with photos, apps, podcasts, etc.

Verify that you have the right boxes checked to sync?
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Try syncing using the manual method
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My IPOD touch 4th Gen didn't charge or open

My IPOD touch 4th Gen didn't charge or open

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

My iPod touch 4th gen doesn't charge.

My iPod touch 4th gen doesn't charge. Sometimes it will charge fine but then other times it will say "charging is not supported with this accessory"

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- See:
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- Try another cable.
- 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.
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