Photos trying to sync to ipod when they shouldn't

Ok, i have seen the opposite of this happen on the discussions, but when i plug in my ipod (i think it's a second gen 8 gig, i bought it used so i don't know how to tell) it syncs the apps and new music just fine, but then it proceeds to optimize my photos to load on the ipod, around 21500 of them or so (i have about 38k in iphoto, so it's not the whole library but it is close. I don't remember it doing this until this past weekend when i updated the software. there of course isn't enough room for all of them anyway, so i think it would fail, but it is obnoxious and time consuming. I only have 5 small albums checked to sync, plus the most recent upload, and no events at all are checked. has anyone seen this and how do i fix it?

Updates have been known to change settings, have you checked to make sure that your choice of albums to Sync is still set as you want it. If it is, then presumably all the extra photos are in one of the folders you are using to Sync with your iPod.
Phil

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I was trying to sync my iPod when all of a sudden I have 6.9 GB of info under the section "other"

I was trying to sync my iPod when all of a sudden I have 6.9 GB of information under the section "other" and I don't know where it came from and because of it I can no longer sync my iPod because there is too much info to fit. How do I get rid of this random information which I can't find any cause for on my iTunes library? Most of my content is audio at 7GB, my video is at .14GB, and I'm up to date in my software, and I have searched my iTunes for this 6.9GB of information and can find nothing that is in there that shouldn't be in there, so where did it come from? Where did it go? And how do I get rid of it? I have a Mac OS X Version10.6.8

"Other" represents data that iTunes can't recognize. A few hundred mb of other is normal. The 6.9 gb you have represents corrupted data (maybe from an interrupted sync or some other glitch).
Sometimes, syncing one more song can clear up the extra other. If not, you'll need to restore your iPod. Here are the instructions: Restore: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
You can restore from your iPod backup when asked.

HT1535 i have laptop. i have i have the lates version of itunes connected to my windows version. im trying to sync my ipods. when i plug them in they do not so up on my itunes screen. can u help...

I need help. im trying connect my ipod. does not show on my screen, i think i activitde the cloud show it not showing the ipod on the itunes screen. i have a windows laptop. can u please help. thanks..

Hello there, killergary.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great, in-depth steps for troubleshooting your issue:
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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My husband recently tried to sync my ipod to itunes and in the process he managed to loose all the photos I had stored on the ipod. When I go to my pictures folder on my (Dell) laptop there is now a folder called ipod photo cache. How do I view these files? They are now show as ITHMB files!

Those photos taken or bumped photos should bi in the iPod's Camera Roll album
- If they are in an iPod backup then restore from that backup. Note however, that the the backup that had the photos may have been overwritten by a subsequent backup that did hot have the photos on the iPod.See the restore topic of:
iOS: How to back up
- If you used PhotoStream then try getting them from your PhotoStream. See that topic of:
iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer
- Have you looked on the computer? Maybe they were imported to the computer and then deleted from the iPod. Since the photos were not synced to the iPod they are not in the iPod Photo Cache folder .

I tried to sync my iPod touch to a new laptop and it deleted all of my music and videos. I called tech support and they told me to email iTunes and they would give it back to me. How do I do this??

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Correct. When you update via iTunes all synced media that is not in your iTunes library will be lost.
As IO said before:
You can redownload most iTunes pruchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I do not think it included audio books.

When i tried to sync my ipod it said "cannot sync. unknown error has occured(-39)

when i tried to sync my ipod it said "cannot sync. unknown error has occured(-39)" how do I fix it??

Are you syncing photos to the ipod? If so, the -39 in this context can sometimes indicate a damaged photo cache. Are you able to sync if you delete your existing photo cache? To find it, see the following document:
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder

When I turn my computer on I receive a message that Apple wants to make a change to the hardware. I click on yes but nothing happens. I think this has something to do with Apple "push". I had a problem with this in iTunes when I tried to sync my iPod Touc

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ptford wrote:
When I turn my computer on (Windows 7) I receive a message that Apple wants to make a change to the hardware
Since hardware cannot be changed with software, perhaps you would be so kind as to post the exact wording of the message?

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I am getting a -50 error message when trying to sync my IPOD Classic with ITunes. My computer is running WIndows XP.

Given that you're on XP, we'd better try the following document:
iTunes displays -50 error message when syncing iPod on Windows XP

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I repeatedly receive an error message when trying to sync my ipod touch with my itunes library with my new computer which reads, "Some of the items in the itunes library were not copied to the ipod because you are not authorized on this computer." However when I try and authorize my computer I always receive the message that this computer is authorized. What am I doing wrong? I'm missing about 100 songs as a result of this error!!

See:
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
Could the items be purchased by another account?

I am trying to sync my iPod, and while attempting it I am getting the error message "(whatever the song name is) cannot be downloaded because your computer is not authorized", but when I go to authorize my computer, it says it already is authorized. ???

While trying to sync my ipod, I keep getting the message "(songs) could not be downloaded because the computer is not authorized", but it is. It says there are 100 songs that will not download. What is the problem? Also, I have loaded some music from CDs onto my itunes, and some of them are not loading onto my ipod when I sync . . .

Maybe:
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases

HT201253 iTunes keeps freezing up when trying to sync my iPod on my Windows 7 computer. Will not go past "Determining which tracks to sync". Any advice?

iTunes keeps freezing up when trying to sync my iPod on my Windows 7 computer. Will not go past "Determining which tracks to sync". Any advice?

Hello clarikr,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with iTunes for Windows. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice for the issue you are experiencing:
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues - Apple Support
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

I have purchased podcasts on itunes and they show up in the podcast library, but when I sync my ipod touch they will not go on to the ipod itself? any help?

I have purchased podcasts on itunes and they show up in the podcast library,
but when I sync my ipod touch they will not go on to the ipod itself?
any help?

Are you positive these podcasts are configured to sync to your iPod Touch? Have you double checked the configuration for podcasts from under the iPod's Podcasts configuration tab in iTunes?
To access this tab, plug your iPod in and click on its name from under the Devices section in the left hand pane of iTunes. This will bring you to the iPod's Summary tab. Locate the Podcasts tab along the top and select it. Here you can choose how and what podcasts sync to your iPod.
B-rock

I'm trying to sync my ipod touch with my computer but when you're supposed to click on my ipod under devices in the left collum, my ipod is not showing up.

I'm trying to sync my ipod with my computer, but when you're supposed to click on "my ipod" in the devices section on the left collum, my ipod is not showing.

Try:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
or
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X

I've upgraded my pc and now Im getting an error message when Im trying to sync my ipod saying I have two itunes libraries. The library thats there is only showing some songs and it's not uploading songs Ive just bought.

I've upgraded my pc and now Im getting an error message when Im trying to sync my ipod saying I have two itunes libraries. The library thats there is only showing some songs and it's not uploading songs Ive just bought.

You seem to have tried everything, and you say it's syncing fine on your Dad's iMac, so I assume, you have also done a Disk Diagnostic from an earlier post by tt2 and conclude that your iPod Hardisk is good.
You don't have to use it as a heavy paperweight, the problem is only using your Windows 7 machine for syncing.
In your troubleshooting steps, did you try to use another High-Speed USB 2.0 port, USB controller resource are very scarce, so if you use other USB devices, while syncing your iPod, it may just freeze.
Windows have a bad reputation for device conflict, so better don't connect other USB devices, while syncing, better sync it while disconnected from Internet, stop antivirus just before you go to bed.
Have a nice day!

ITunes quits unexpectedly when trying to sync my iPod classic

I have been trying to sync my iPod with iTunes and I keep getting the message "The application iTunes quit unexpectedly". I can relaunch, report or ignore. If I relaunch, it just quits again. I recently purchased an iPhone and I have been syncing it and have not synced the iPod since I got the iPhone. Now when I try, I get this message. I can sync the iPhone with no problem but as soon as I plug in the iPod, iTunes quits.
I have uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled, to no avail. I am not sure what else to do. I would restore the iPod, but iTunes quits before I can. I do not want to lose my entire music library so I don't want to do anything drastic. I also want to be able to sync my iPod.
Does anyone know what I can do? Also, I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8. Should I update?

I don't really have anything else running and it works when I sync my iPhone, so I doubt it is the RAM. My computer is less than a year old, so I don't think it is that either. It is like it doesn't 'like' the iPod since I got the iPhone. I know that sounds crazy, but it worked fine prior to getting the iPhone, but now, since I have the iPhone, it doesn't want to 'play' with the iPod.

Photos trying to sync to ipod when they shouldn't

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