No device list appears

no device list appears when i plug in my ipod. so i am unable to sync

Start by working through all the suggestions in this Apple support document. iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
B-rock

Similar Messages

Does anyone know how to get the ATV1 to appear in device list in iTunes?

I have been trying for hours to get my Apple TV to appear in the device list in iTunes. Every time iTunes updates I lose the connection, however, this time it will not reconnect. I have read through many of the questions/responses and tried almost all of them but nothing has worked. The Apple TV is connected to the network and can access the iTunes store without issue.
I just purchased $300 in iTunes cards so that I could download my duaghters favorite shows and now I have no way of playing them on my TV. I have a PC running Windows Vista, if that matters.
I would appreciate any help/advice that can be offered.

go to the settings menu on the appletv
unpair chain with the computer
let it do it's unparing stuff
repair with the computer
type in the code on the computer
let it sync as it see fit

IPad does not appear in iTunes Devices list

My MacBook Pro, iPhone, and iPad are all on the same network, however my iPad frequently does not appear in iTunes Devices when not physically connected by USB. No problem with my iPhone. Anyone else with this problem? Any solution? (Yes, all OS/iTunes softwares are current.)
Further detail, to temporarily fix this issue, I physically connect my iPad via USB to sync it. Temporarily the iPad will be seen in the device list allowing sycing to occur while remotely charging, but at some random time later my iPad is no longer found by iTunes - again without the physical USB link. So, yes there is a work around, but it is annoying to be so up and down with this feature.
Any ideas are appreciated.

iPad not appearing in iTunes
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/itunes/
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
iTunes for Windows: Device Sync Tests
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4235
IOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Apple - Support - iPad - Syncing
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/syncing/
 Cheers, Tom

IPad does not appear in devices list on itunes

When I connect iPad to laptop it does not appear in the iTunes devices list. I have tried all the recommended Apple support actions reinstalling iTunes etc but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions?

Thanks for your tip. It didn't work in quite the way you outlined but it did help me to get my IPad recognised by ITunes. When I did what you suggested ITunes came back with something like ' can't connect to your IPad because the driver is missing, delete and reinstall ITunes to resolve this problem' . When I did that the IPad appeared in the Devices list.
I assume from this that the device driver was defective. Many thanks.

IPhone 4 doesn't appear in the portable device list of windows 7

Hi there,
My iPhone used to appear in the portable device list in windows 7, so I was able to open iPhone in Explorer and copy the photos from the camera roll.
In iTunes, when asked to update it, a problem occurred when installing QuickTime. I had to unistall iTunes+QuickTime and download the last version from Apple website. Installing was performed Ok but since then the iPhone doesn't appear in the portable device list anymore.
I tried to restart the service, to re-install it, but nothing.
Is there any other way to copy the photos from the camera roll?
Anyone please could give me any help?
Thanks in advance.

No dice. See my comment above; I already turned that on before posting.
To get your device to appear in iTunes and to automatically sync with iTunes, simply disable backup to iCloud on your iOS device. Voila! Your iOS device will appear in iTunes and auto-sync the selected content. For example, I'm now subscribing to a ton of podcasts that I used to manually download one-by-one b/c the tethered syncing process was just too painful. Now that my iPhone 4S appears as an always-connected device in iTunes, the latest versions of my podcasts shall auotmatically appear on the iPhone when I awake in the morning before my long commute to work.

One solution for AppleTV not appearing in iTunes Devices list

So, this may not be everyone's problem, but I noticed I was having trouble seeing my AppleTV in iTunes sources list when my iBook (the syncing computer) was on wireless, but not when i was plugged into the router via ethernet.
Perplexed by this, I kept investigating and discovered I couldn't even ping the AppleTV when on the iBook was on wireless, but if I plugged into the ethernet, again - it worked. (the AppleTV connects to my router wirelessly, though for the first big sync I had them both on ethernet.)
Anyhow, I don't know if this is happening in the router, or in the AppleTV, but the solution was ... to change my laptop's name in sharing preferences.
This also changes the bonjour name, and that somehow was confusing either the router or the AppleTV since I guess two LAN IP addresses had the same bonjour name.
I suppose it might also work to force the router to give the same IP address to me whether I'm connected to the router via ethernet or airport. I'm not sure. All I know is, I changed the computer name and now I can ping the appletv when the ibook is connected to the router wirelessly, and the AppleTV appears in the Devices list in iTunes when the iBook is connected via wireless so... I'm happy.

Yeah ,this only worked temporarily. I don't know what's going on with my router and my AppleTV but it's proving impossible to reliably sync to the AppleTV when both the AppleTV and my iBook (the syncing computer) are connected to my router wirelessly. Sometimes, fiddling with the router fixes it, sometimes rebooting the AppleTV fixes it, but invariably, the time comes when I can ping and see the AppleTV from my desktop (connected to the router via ethernet) and not from the iBook (connected wirelessly)

Apple TV (1G) doesn't appear in devices list when connected via ethernet

After upgrading to OS X Lion and iTunes 10.4 my Apple TV (1G) doesn't appear in the devices list when connected via ethernet. When I switch to wireless lan the device is shown and the sync process starts but can't copy the new films. The copy operation stops every time and sometines the device disappears from the list.
Despite of the upgrading of OS X and iTunes all the settings are unchanged.
Anyone an idea?

Since my last update, I've gathered more information. I'm almost certain this is not entirely a 10.7.1 issue, if an issue in 10.7.1 at all. 10.7.1 may have changed something that caused this issue to appear,but where I was having this problem weekly if not daily, I no longer have the problem. I changed routers. I was using a new D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit RouterDIR-655. This router was causing me pain with lock ups. I replaced it with a Cisco Linksys E4200. I have not had a lockup in over 2 months now and not one sync issue with Apple TV nor my new iPhones, which sync wireless to iTunes on my Mac Pro.
Thinking about how my network is wired leads me to believe the issue was in the router, or maybe a network communication change in 10.7.1 that the DIR-655 was not supporting correctly. My MacPro and a few other hardwired access points in my house go directly to the router. My AppleTV and Airport Extreme are connected to a Gigabit switch and the Gigabit switch is then connected to the router. I also turn off the wireless capabilities in my routers, as I prefer to let my Airport Extreme handle those duties. This all means my normal hardwired communication path from my Mac Pro to Apple TV was going through the router, to the switch, to the Airport Extreme and then to my AppleTV. My Apple TV is connected to the LAN port on the Airport extreme. By going wireless on the MacPro, I was bypassing the router altogether.
As I started out saying, since I replaced my router, my sync issues have also gone away. If your having Apple TV sync issues, you might want to look at the router as well. Also, while I can’t remember the exact settings, I had opened up or enabled UPnP and other router settings in the DIR-655 to see if that would resolve the sync issues and it did not. In the end, I just spent the money and bought a new router and life is good now.

HT1535 My iphone shows up in the upper right. there is no devices list on the left with the newest version. How can I update playlist? I cant drag and drop where it is appearing

The newest versions do not post a devices list on the left anymore. My iphone appears in the upper right. You can't drag the playlists to the phone. Cannot figure out how I am suppossed to add content to phone from the computer.

I think it's edit - view - show left sidebar.

7th Gen Non and iMac appear on each others device list but will not connect

My new 7th Gen nano and imac appear in each others blue tooth devices list but will not connect. I've tried several time and have reset the nano twice. All suggestions greatfully received.
Al

Hey Al,
I read that your iPod nano is compatible with the following Bluetooth items: headsets, speakers, and hands-free systems in some automobiles. These are the profiles it supports:
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
With the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile, you can stream high-quality audio (stereo or mono) from one device to another over a Bluetooth connection. Use it to play music wirelessly from iPod nano to a wireless headset or a compatible car audio system.
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
With this profile, you can remotely control playback functions on the iPod nano from compatible devices (commonly Bluetooth devices that use the A2DP profile). iPod nano works with the pause, play, stop, next track, and previous track commands.
Bluetooth Low Energy (BT LE)
Use low-powered Bluetooth accessories with the Bluetooth Low Energy profile. iPod nano works with Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Monitors.
via: iPod nano (7th generation): Supported Bluetooth profiles
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5479
That sounds like it might be why you're having difficulty connecting. If you want to sync your iPod nano with iTunes, I'd read through this document:
iTunes: Syncing media content to iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
Take care,
Delgadoh

Brand New Iphone 4 won't appear on device listing

I've just got a new iPhone 4 and I plugged it in to my computer to initially register it for use but my computer would read the phone but iTunes wouldn't register it on the device list.
I brought it to work today and it worked fine. Came home and tried a number of things such as removing iTunes and not restarting etc. I've been at it for nearly 2 days now and I'm none the wiser. I've just got no idea what to do with it. It charges on the computer, it appears on the computer as being an iPhone but iTunes won't do a thing with it.

I bought it custom built from overclockers and it only had the operating system and updated drivers with it. I don't think it could be that. I've looked after it well. My friend had a jailbroken phone registered on my iTunes for awhile would that have had any conflict with iTunes for future devices connected to it at all?

How can I restore my iPhone 4's iOS5 backup without restoring iOS if the option to "Restore from Backup" doesn't appear when I right click it in the device list?

(Lengthy question, I know Let me explain.)
A few days ago, I decided to clear out the music on my computer. So, I copied everything out of iTunes to my external hard drive (podcasts, music, movies, tv shows, books, and apps) and deleted all that I could find, including the iTunes folder. I forgot that the iTunes library files were in there, and those went too; unsurprisingly, I was greeted with an empty library when I next opened iTunes. After adding all my files back from my external hard drive, everything's all good there - no lost files, everything seems fine. However, since my library is a "new" library, iTunes wishes to erase everything on my iPhone 4. Which is also fine, for everything except my apps. I'd really rather not lose all my application settings and data that are saved in my backup. But, I cannot just "Restore from Backup" by right-clicking my device in the list in iTunes, so... I haven't synced my iPhone since I did this, so all of my data is still on there, but it's in the backup as well. If I have to erase all iTunes content, I definitely have to be able to restore the backup over it since I don't want to lose all my settings and Springboard layout. I'd prefer not to restore iOS because I don't want to go from iOS5 to 5.0.1, nor do I have 8 hours to download the IPSW file on my super-speedy internet connection Any guidance on restoring my iPhone from its backup?

Here's an interesting bit: iTunes will let me restore my iPod touch from backup: it's still running iOS 4.3.3. I figured as much... there's backups showing in the Preferences -> Devices list for both devices (and even my old, long gone iPod touch 2G), but my iPhone (on iOS5) isn't giving me any such option. I remember I had to downgrade before to get the backup restored (something went haywire in the setup assistant, and I couldn't restore a backup from iTunes there)... If it was possible to go to iOS 5.0 rather than 5.0.1 I would just do the same thing again, but iOS 5.0.1 isn't an option. I attached a screenshot. Hopefully Apple can get this nonsense sorted out; I think iOS 5 might be the root of this, somehow.

Apple TV no longer appears in devices list

Hey all:
I'm having a very frustrating problem with ATV and iTunes. I can no longer see the Apple TV in the devices list. Now, I know that there are two Apple Support KB documents that cover this issue. I've already gone through everything in those. I've reset the Apple TV back to factory defaults. I told iTunes to 'forget' the Apple TV. I have attempted to reconnect the Apple TV all to no avail. I even uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled it thinking that all of the plist files would be deleted because I use the Hazel app's App Cleaner function to get rid of the plist. The plists were all deleted as I expected them to be.
As a control, I attempted to have my partner's Macbook sync with the Apple TV. That worked just fine. iTunes on her machine shows the ATV and synching worked perfectly. I quit the sync told her machine to 'forget' about the ATV and then restarted iTunes on my machine. Still no joy. What's even more bizarre is that I can stream from iTunes to the ATV so it's not a network problem. (Plus I can see everything else on the network. My partner's Macbook can see my iTunes library and I can see hers so it's not a sharing issue.)
This leads me to believe that somewhere there is some plist or xml file that controls what iTunes 'knows' about the Apple TV. Does anyone have an idea what file that might be and if it is a plist, what needs to be edited or what file needs to be deleted so iTunes will think that the ATV is brand new?
I want to reiterate that I've already reset the ATV to factory defaults (three times) and told iTunes to stop synching to the ATV as well so it's not something I haven't done. I searched through ~/Library and the system Library locations and didn't see anything that was obviously to do with ATV and iTunes. Any assistance would be appreciated. I've troubleshot this as far as I can go.

No, I don't have Netbarrier X. Ironically, I uninstalled Intego Virus Barrier X6 thinking that might be the problem but it isn't. There's currently no software firewall running on the system at all. The one thing I've been able to discern, so far, is that my partner's Macbook can connect and sync to the ATV and the only difference is that she didn't download the latest security patch (2010-001) that came out on Tuesday and I did. I've let Apple Support know but their response was "we haven't heard anything about this". However, since that is the only significant difference between our two machines and hers can connect at this point I'm presuming that's the issue.

Why doesn't my cd/dvd drive appear in my device list?

Hi, im very new here so hi to everyone. Ive recently noticed that my imac 27 doesnt read dvds anymore, it spind away making the right noises put then spits it out, along with that i notice the actual drive isnt in my device list anymore?? this has my head in bits.
hopefully someone can help me
many thanks.
andrew

First see if Finder Preferences has the box checked for... show CD, DVD, iPods checked.
Sometimes dirty DVDs won't read, mine is ery particular about smudges and scratches.
Try a SMC Reset:
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
It is the 5 second timing that initiates the reset.

TS4006 what controls devices appearing on Device list?

I have only three devices associated with Find My iPhone, far less than 100. All three were showing up shortly after two of them were stolen. Now, only two are showing up; one is in my possession, the other is missing. Will the missing device show up on the device list next time it connects to the Internet? Why would it drop from the list in the first place?
Thanks!

Go to your iTunes menu > Preferences. In the Devices pane, click "Forget All Remotes".
This support article explains how to use the remote app: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1947

New iPad is not on the authorised devices list

Every thing seems to be working as it should. I can download from the store etc. but, my new iPad Air is not shown on the authorised devices list in my account.
Is there something I need to do to get it recognised?
Cheers.

Same for me, Diamond White. Everything seems to work, but my new iPad Air isn't showing up in the list.
Thanks for suggestions, King_Penguin. Alas, I tried all of those except iTunes Match (don't want or need) and still no joy getting the device to appear in the list. My main PC is there along with my iPad 3.
Regards.

No device list appears

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for