My ipod touch is "unknown device" for some reason
i was just gettin ready to put some new songs and videos on my ipod touch jus a couple days ago and it says that my ipod is an "unknown device" and to check my usb connection. i did EXACTLY that n i went to apple support n tried everything. i deleted my itunes and reinstalled it, i restarted my computer, updated my itunes to 9.1 and it STILL won't register. i'm thinkin that it's the ipod. if someone could help me out i'd appreciate it! i hate to go n buy a new one because of this mishaps
found this in another thread on another forum:
+Hi, All,+
+It works now, It suddenly stopped detecting due to unknown reasons, but try these steps.+
+Restart the device without connecting to your pc and+
+Connect to pc and restart again, I did this 2 times and it was recognized and its working fine.+
+Best of luck.+
p.s.: here's the original thread: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-17997-ipod-not-detected
JGG
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