Nano troubles..

hey everyone! just a quick quesion..
I got my nano about two years ago and it was originally downloaded on my previous computer. Just recently (almost a year ago) I purchased a new laptop when my old computer crashed. My iPod works and I can put music on it, but I can't put my old music to my laptop. Anyone know how I can fix this problem?? It's much appreciated...

There are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
SharePod Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPod Music Liberator Mac & Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
TouchCopy Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content only from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide

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Nano trouble

I made a thread the other day about some difficulties I had with my first Nano, and as neither the recommended troubleshooting, nor that suggested by anyone on these forums led to any avail, I opted to exchange it for a working unit.
Again, the Nano has not been functioning as it should, though it's been behaving differently than my last. When I first connected this new unit to my PC, I was prompted with a message saying that an iPod had been detected, and it appeared to be sorting itself out. Of course, then I was informed that an error had occurred during installation, and that my hardware would not function properly, then another prompt stating that the USB device was not recognized by windows, as it the foreign device had malfunctioned.
The iPod continually ejects and connects itself to my computer, though I haven't touched it since I first connected it. Occasionally, it resets itself. iTunes does not automatically open when the Nano is connected, and when it is opened manually, it does not recognize the Nano as existing (beforehand, it stated that the iPod was merely corrupt, and should be restored).
I've tried these "5 R's" for troubleshooting, everything save restoring the unit, only because I can't, seeing as iTunes doesn't acknowledge it.
Where should I go from here?

As you have already tried most things probably then next is this Restoring iPod to factory settings
Regards,
Colin R.
ps Can you complete your tagline info so we know what OS and computer you have. This will help us give you relevant advise. Thanks

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I've recently tried to charge my 1gb nano for the first time using my USB hub. I'm running xp w/sp 2...and after plugging the nano into my computer it did nothing. I researched and buying an A/C adaptor was suggusted. I purchased the charger and still nothing. Not a battery icon, a lightning bolt..nothing. I will say when I first plugged the nano in to charge the apple icon came up twice and I haven't seen any signs of life from the thing since then.
Can anybody help? Prior to my returning or throwing this thing out the window? Maybe technology just isn't ready to properly replace my discman!

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I'll try to explain this problem to the best of my ability, this has been an ongoing problem since my sister got her iPod Nano:
Me and my sister both got iPods for Christmas, her a Nano and myself a Video, now this isn't about me, my iPod works with my computer (thankfully), but my sister's Nano does not work with her computer. The only reason she has music is because she hooked it up to mine and got my music (a process so annoying to me it's hard to explain, and no, before it is suggested I am not going to add her music to my computer, add it to my library, hook up her Nano, give her her music, and then undo that whole process afterwards. Also I am going off to college next year and won't be able to do that all the time).
Anyway, so the problem appears to be that Windows does not recognize her Nano. I follow the instructions exactly like I did to use my iPod, I install the newest software (iPod updater and iTunes) and then put music into iTunes and then plug in her Nano, and I get a very strange noise. If you can imagine the two noises commonly heard, two beeps, one low and one high when you plug in a piece of hardware, and one high and one low when you unplug it, think of this noise as three, very quick low beeps. I do not know what this noise means, but it appears to mean "we know you plugged something in, but we don't know what the heck to do." iTunes at this point does not automatically update the iPod, and when I go into iPod Updater, the message is "plug in an iPod to begin" (although one is plugged in).
Originally I thought the problem was with her USB drives, although they are USB 2.0 as recommended. I called an Apple service representative (actually a few, only one giving me anything close to a reason for the problem), and upon checking the Device Manager the representative told me that "VIA" USB controllers are not compatible with the Nano. I did not find this likely, but I accepted it as the reason and she has since gone without an updated music selection in her Nano.
Recently my sister purchased a PCI USB card to put into her computer, which I installed (with difficulty, hard to find the drivers). We again tried to use the Nano with no luck. These new USB controllers are "NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controllers" also 2.0, according to the packaging.
I have since reinstalled iTunes and iPod Updater to their most recent versions and reinstalled the USB ports twice, with no better results. Currently I am at the Device Manager and it shows it "recognizes" the iPod, under "Other Devices" (which has a yellow question mark as the icon) and the iPod tab itself also has a yellow question mark as the icon, but this yellow question mark has a smaller yellow circle with an exclamation point ("!") inside it. I attempted to use the "Add New Hardware" wizard to "install" the iPod, but at the point where it looks for drivers it says it can't find any.
Please help, I would be greatly appreciative of any information concerning:
-My sister's USB ports and if they are the problem
-What the "three beeps" noise means when I plug in the Nano
-Where I can find "drivers" (if they exist) for the Nano so the computer recognizes it
-Any other ideas/suggestions that could be of help
Thanks in advance! I hope someone else out there can answer my problem!

hiya!
-Where I can find "drivers" (if they exist) for the Nano so the computer recognizes it
hmmm. okay, perhaps we should try giving the techniques in this MarkJones post a try:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1940779&#1940779
with regard to the USB card compatibility issue, this document might be helpful:
iPod: Recommended FireWire and USB Cards
love, b

4th-gen iPod nano troubles....

I'll plug my 4th generation iPod nano into my computer (PC, I know...) and it will tell me that my the settings on my iPod simply NEED to be restored. I'll then disconnect after I have put all my music and whatnot back on and there won't be anything on my iPod.
This happens every single time I plug it into my computer and I just don't know what to do besides buy a new one, but I'm broke, so that wouldn't be possible.

Apple created the stupid AAC file format to annoy Windows users.
Change your settings in Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Importing ~ to "Import Using 'MP3 Encoder'" - not AAC. If you wanna send music to a friend over AIM/MSN/Yahoo or whatever and they dont have iTunes, it's annoying, MP3 is more globally accepted.
So your iPod works with your computer, but not with the iTunes.
Things to try:
1) Re-install iTunes
2) Reset iPod
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Ok, here's the story.
My friend has recently ruined my ipod video, so I am now using an old nano 2nd gen, the 2 GB version.
I put one song on, and then realized that i didn't want all of the songs on there.
So instead of just hilighting and deleting them all, i returned the ipod to factory settings.
Ever since then, the ipod shows up in iTunes and device manager, but the screen just says 'charging' or shows the main menu (varies). Could someone help me or tell me whats up?

well I just kinda checked it today and it finally software reset, but after i closed iTunes. I'll leave this thread unawnsered to anyone else who gets the problem.

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hi.. I posted a problem I had.. and I half-solved it, I couldn't restore my Nano after it told me to "use itunes to restore" so I installed the new itunes..and now this one recognizes my ipod, it told me to restore it.. so I did.. then it says, it's been restored and everything and that the the ipod is going to restart and then it will appear on the list of sources.. but.. that never happened.. after it turns of.. and on again.. is the same.. and i have to repeat the hole process again.. can anyone help me? =)

try this
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
hoope this helps
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my ipod nano was on hold and i turned hold off to update it and the hold symbol won't go away. What do I do?

Hey there,
Have you tried resetting your iPod? To do this hold the Center and Menu button until the Apple logo appears. If that doesn't work, it may be a good idea to restore the iPod completely. Keep in mind that this will wipe all the files off the iPod. Step-by-step instructions on how to do this can be found in the Apple document below.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
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This is my first ipod, and i don't think its charging correctly...i have it hooked up to my computer, and when i do, the little charging icon comes on my ipod with the words "do not disconnect" but the after a couple seconds, the ipod screen goes to the ipod menu "songs, pictures, settings etc"
and the charging symbol isn't there anymore....
and then when i leave it alone for a couple minutes, the ipod goes to sleep/turns off.
so i was wondering if its charging, should the "do not disconnect sign" always be on the ipod screen?
is it supose to stay on all the time?
please someone help me, im desperate!

When you open Ipod options there should be a check mark to enable disk mode. Enabling it in disk mode causes your ipod to be available in My computer and dont go into standby mode while charging. I think 2000 might be Turing the ports power off when the nano isn't talking to your computer. http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/tutorial/ipgettingstartedt12.html

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I Need Some Serious Help
my ipod was full when i tried to update it. so the iTunes created a new playlist that didn't work. so i deleted it. now my ipod has nothing on it at all. i need help!
i took iTunes off my computer and reloaded, that didn't work either, and i downloaded the new iTunes 7. and now it doesn't work either. i really need some help ? please help me..
also when i listen to music on iTunes it is all distorted? what can i do about that
thanks
staphanie
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As I understand the issue you have more music in iTunes than there is room for on the iPod Nano.
This article discusses how to manage songs manually:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61148

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i just bought my ipod nano it is brand new out the box and so i connected it to my pc (xp) downloaded itunes and was putting songs onto it then once that was done i closed itunes my ipod said it was safe to disconnect. then i went to turn it on the next day and it didnt work did turn on, no responce at all.
i thought the battery may have been low so i tryed to connect it back to my pc and it wont charge or be reconised in any of my usb ports (which are working as i checked them) ???? please help !!
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Try changing the cord. I could NOT get my computer to recognize my iPod 5th Gen until I read somewhere that different apple devices use different cords. I was inadvertently using my iPad cord and that caused my computer to not recognize my ipod.

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This came from another thread, but worked for me. Problem is with newest iTunes 4.62 and Windows 8.1. Unistall iTunes, as well as its helper programs (Apple Application Support, Apple Mobile Divice Support, and Apple Software Update). Reboot, and reinstall iTunes. It will reinstall all the other ones and you should be able to connect your nano. Good luck.

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