NANO SHOWS UP IN DESKTOP BUT NOT IN ITUNES

I have a Mac OS X computer. When I plug in my iPod nano to the computer, it shows up on the desktop, but it will NOT show up in iTunes!!

If you use USB instead of FireWire to connect, it won't appear in iTunes unless you update to Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later. If you can't update your software, then use FireWire instead. Note: iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod (5th generation), and iPod classic can only sync via USB.

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I am having the same problem with my 3G iPod. It has been working flawlessly for many years but I tried to mount it and update my songs and it will show up on the desktop but not in iTunes. It does show up in the system profiler. I reset the iPod via the updater and keypresses. I trashed the plist files for the iPod and iTunes. Still nothing. I switched my firewire cables to different ports. Nothing.
What was strange was that Yami-pod does not see it as an iPod either so it is not just iTunes.
My iPod shuffle works just fine and mounts right away in iTunes.
This is on my eMac where I store my music. I have not tested it yet with the Macbook.

I tried hooking the iPod to the MacBook and it worked like a charm. I then moved the iPod back to the eMac and I still had the same problem. At my whits end I decided to zap the PRAM with the Command-Option-P-R trick and to my surprise the iPod launched iTunes and started syncing when I restarted the eMac.
I had no reason to think that there could be a problem with the PRAM as I did not have any other problems but it does seem to have been the problem.

My new ipod nano appears on my desktop but not in iTunes

Initially the setup of the iPod nano work perfectly on the iMac, it came up in iTunes and synced everything without a problem. I then plugged it into my Macbook Pro just to charge it and it came up in iTunes yet I never synced it.
Later I went to sync music onto the nano from the iMac and it is appearing on my desktop, not in iTunes. I have tried reseting the computer, changing USB ports, restting the iPod and nothing has worked. What should I do??

Hello!
You need to put your iPod into Forced Disk Mode and restore it using iTunes.
Try resetting your iPod by following these steps:
1. toggle to hold switch on and then off again
2. press the Menu and Center/Select buttons together until the screen goes black (should take no longer then 30 seconds)
3. as soon as you see the Apple logo let up on the buttons and press down the Center/Select and Play/Pause buttons until a checkmark appears on the screen.
4. connect your iPod to your computer and restore thru iTunes

Help- Shuffle shows up on desktop, but not in iTunes

So i guess i am luckier than some that it shows up at all, but it would be nice if it could show up in itunes. I also have a problem with the connection (usb) as it seems to disconnect itself without any movement. Any help would be much appreciated- Thanks, Andrew
ps- i have a 1gig shuffle, ibook dual usb, osx 10.2.8
and i got the ipod off ebay (am i screwed?)

I guess it turns out that upon attempting to register my iPod Shuffle, Apple says that I have a counterfeit item. Here's their reply to my registration:
"We regret to inform you that the serial number you have cited is recognized by our registration system as having the same format as a known series of counterfeit iPods. Please look closely to be certain that you have cited the serial number correctly. If not, please let us know the correct serial number of your product.
Due to the incredible success of the iPod family of digital music players, a number of counterfeit devices have appeared on the market. Although they may bear Apple's name or logo, they are not manufactured or licensed by Apple.
We would very much appreciate if you could send us a digital photo of your device by email.
You should make a reservation and take your iPod to an Apple Store retail location to have it inspected at the Genius Bar, for the purpose of determining whether or not it is, in fact, a counterfeit product. To locate the nearest Apple Store and to make a reservation to see the Mac Genius, please visit <http://www.apple.com/retail>. If the Apple Store personnel conclude that the iPod is counterfeit, Apple will be unable to provide any kind of service or support for the product.
Apple does not provide service or support for non-Apple products. We also suggest that you consult the vendor or reseller from which you obtained the product.
Best regards,
Apple Online Services Support
Oh well, I guess I'm off the the Dispute Center of my paypal since this eBay seller used all the advertisement bearing Apple licenced product.

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I have an ipod classic that connects fine to my dell computer (with Windows 7) but when I try to connect it to my MacBook Air it shows up on my desktop but won't connect to itunes. I've made sure I have the most current version of itunes, and have tried multiple ways of plugging it in and have restarted my computer, but I still can't get it to show up. Please help!

Hello!
You need to put your iPod into Forced Disk Mode and restore it using iTunes.
Try resetting your iPod by following these steps:
1. toggle to hold switch on and then off again
2. press the Menu and Center/Select buttons together until the screen goes black (should take no longer then 30 seconds)
3. as soon as you see the Apple logo let up on the buttons and press down the Center/Select and Play/Pause buttons until a checkmark appears on the screen.
4. connect your iPod to your computer and restore thru iTunes

Nano shows in "My computer" but not in Itunes

I've done everything I can find on the website, but still can't get Itunes to see the ipod. The computer can see it and it charges, but I can't do the last step in the "5 R's" on the site since I can't restore factory settings without I-tunes seeing the device.
1) is there a way to restore factory settings manaully (without i-tunes)?
2) A "Bootex" file has appeared on my ipod (when I look at it in my computer). The bootex files states that "volume is dirty" and that it has "recovered" 4 files. Is this the cause of my issue? How do I fix it?

Are you running some sort of antivirus/antispyware software that is scanning the iPod and leaving this "Bootex" file? If you are, set your preferences not to scan iPods (if you have enabled disk use on your Nano you will have to set it not to scan removable drives), right click on your Nano in My Computer or Device Management, select disk management, and format your Nano (FAT32, not a quick format) and while you are in the disk management area, give your Nano a much higher drive letter like M or P or Z.
After this Restore it in iTunes.

IPod shows up on desktop but not in itunes????

I recently had to restore my computer and re load mac os x on it
all my music was gone because i had to restore it so i had to use a
third party program to reload the music onto my computer which successfully happened. Now my ipod won't show up in iTunes...
Any ideas....?

Try this.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61937

IPod Nano shows on desktop, but not in iTunes

I haven't used this iPod Nano with my G5 since it was new. Today I connected it, and it shows up on the desktop, but it doesn't appear in iTunes. I unmounted it and connected it again. each time I do that, it tells me it's detected a software update, but when I check, the dialog box tells me it's current.
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Let me start out by saying I've never had any itunes + ipod probems before. Everything has run smoothly up until now.
Last week I upgraded my OS to 10.4.7 because I had been running on 10.2.8 since 2001 and itunes wouldn't let me download albums containing music videos. So I decided it was time for the upgrade. I also upgraded to itunes 7 and had been previously using itunes 6. This is when the problems started. Now whenever I plug my ipod into my computer with my firewire cord, my ipod shows up on my desktop, but not in itunes and I am completely clueless on what to do. No error messages pop up or anything. My ipod charges and that's about it. I tried doing the 5 R's, but none of that helps. I have a feeling it's itunes's problem and not my ipod's. I was thinking that maybe if I uninstall itunes 7 and re-install 6, everyting would work again; but I don't know how to uninstall itunes and I don't want to risk losing my library. I'd just like for itunes 7 to recognise my ipod and update it. Can anyone help me?

My iPod is a click wheel...I think that's fifth generation?
I've always used my firewire cable to update my iPod. I've tried using USB in the past but for some reason it always says that my iPod has low battery and won't let me update it, so I just use firewire. Can I not use firewire with itunes 7?
I'll try using the USB again. It's laying around here somewhere. Just gotta find it.

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my iPod nano g7 isn't showing up on iTunes although i plug it in. it shows on the computer but not on iTunes. also it won't sync , accept new songs and doesn't put on podcasts. it is new, i got it for christmas. PLEASE HELP

Hi avmary11,
If your are having issues with your iPod not being recognized by iTunes (but it is being recognized by the computer), you may find the following article helpful:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1363
Regards,
- Brenden

2. gen iPod nano sometimes shows up in Finder, but not in iTunes

Hi!
My brand new 8GB iPod nano that I got for christmas sometimes seems to have problems connecting to iTunes. Every now and then (perhaps 1/4 of the time?) it will show up in Finder, but not in iTunes (I haven't enabled "disk mode" yet, so when it shows up in iTunes, it is not visible in Finder). Also, on one or two occasions, it showed up in iTunes, but wasn't recognized.
Whenever this happens, I just eject the iPod from Finder and disconnect it, and on the second try (on one occasion - third try) it will show up in Finder.
What could this be? Bad connectors/cable - or iTunes just not very reliable?
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These problems return every now and then.
In addition, if the iPod is connected, is shown in iTunes and has already synced properly, it will sometimes reset if I try an additional manual sync from the File menu. It's a rather benign error, since it will connect and sync as soon as the iPod has restarted.
I also had one freeze of the iPod while playing.
This is my first iPod, and I'm used to computers that run for months or years without a reboot. Is it just normal for an iPod to freeze/reset every now and then? My Nokia phone does it too, but then I expect more from Apple...

IPod Classic 80GB shows on desktop but not in iTunes, so will not sync

My work Mac has just been upgraded to 10.5.8, and with it iTunes to 10.1. Now, when I connect my iPod, it appears on the desktop but not in the iTunes panel. As such, it won't sync any new content.
There is no problem with the cable, as the iPod charges while connected. I've tried resetting the iPod about a dozen times, which has no effect (once in a while the iPod says it is synchronizing, but this only lasts a few seconds and then disappears). Is there anything else I should try before I take the big step of formatting the iPod? I'm reluctant to do this because at the moment I at least have an iPod full of music - if I format and it still won't sync, I'll have a useless empty black box! Is it possible to go back to the previous version of iTunes which was syncing fine?

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hi.
Recently installed some new updates, now itunes doesn't recognise my ipod. It appears on the desktop, but not in itunes.
I have followed the 5 R's, tried a new user, different leads and USBs - nothing works. All software is the latest, and my ipod connects ok to my powerbook G4
any ideas please, i am tearing my hair out!!
thanks
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I have recieved a new IPod video 30Gb off my g/f (how nice of her :D) anyway when I plug it into my computer it will not appear in iTunes, a problem plenty of people are having it seems. The difference being I think I know what caused the problem but I'm having trouble with it still.
When I recieved the Ipod I tried it on my girlfriends computer and it worked fine. She already had an ipod and itunes installed. I was able to add music no problem and it appeared in itunes. She however was having problems downloading on her computer for websites or using download sofware since installing itunes and the problem went away when itunes was uninstalled.
Because of this (there were work arounds so I'm not after a fix for that) I thought I try using other software to see if that stopped me having this problem. This meant when I got my ipod home I plugged the ipod into my computer and did not install anything off the disc. This I believe is what has caused my problem for not being able to see my ipod in itunes.
Anyway I tried to get other software to work (winamp at the time) but couldn't figure it out and so thought I'd just bite the bullet and install itunes and hope I didn't have the same problems as my g/f.
After installing and plugging my ipod in again nothing happened. I checked My Computer and the ipod was there and called PHIL'S IPOD but nothing was in itunes. I then followed all the instructions on here :
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93716
but it still won't pick up my ipod.
Is there anything else I can try to get my ipod to appear in itunes I really do want to use it but at the minute I can't at all.
Thanks in advance.

Two years ago I had to return an ipod mini to the shop for a refund as I could not get it to work. It showed up in windows but not in itunes. I spent about a week trying EVERYTHING, blamed apple for some stupid glitch and gave up. Ten days ago my daughter got an ipod nano, and since we share the same pc I did warn her of what might happen. Yup, it did. Exactly the same problem. Once again I tried all the tricks, the five Rs, renaming the drive, you name it, I did it. Throughout this period though my PC was running a little slow and weird things were happening and despite using Norton Antivirus and other anti spyware I suspected I had not fully recovered from some sort of infection which drove me mad by blasting me with popups for 888 casinos etc. What I thought was really odd was that nothing showed up in Device Manager and having googled around a bit I came across this from which you can download a AproposFix.
So if this sounds like your problem go here:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14679793
and try it. The ipod now works, my daughter turned pink with delight, and my PC is now back to normal speed and all sorts of other seemingly unconnected annoyances have been resolved. I really do wish Apple could be more aware of problems like this as there seem to be many thousands of 'users' (ha ha) out there who look as if they are having similar problems.
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Check this fix: If nano is recognized by WinX, but not by iTunes/Updater

I'm just posting this here because it took me a long time to dig up this fix. This problem appears with both windows 2000 and XP that I know of. Since windows is installed on my D: drive, when I plug in my nano, it kept being mapped to C:
It worked fine as a mass storage device, but iTunes/Updater wouldn't recognize it. I (like everyone else) tried the 5 R's, yada yada, but it turns out I needed to change the drive letter to anything other than C. Bingo, that was all. The steps are here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499
I hope this bump helps some of you.

hiya!
okay, we'd better check on the usual suspects.
first have a look inside your "My Computer". is the ipod showing up in there?
if it isn't, see:
Windows confuses iPod with network drive and may keep iPod from mounting or songs may seem to disappear
iPod missing in "My Computer" or in iTunes on Windows
if it is, see:
iPod for Windows: Fast user switching in Windows XP is not supported
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love, b

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