Problem Syncing iPod tough 3gs

Hi. I'm having problems syncing my ipod touch 3gs. When I connect into itunes, my ipod is recognised but my app window is greyed out. What's happening here? I've restored my ipod a few times to get it to work again but then I keep getting this problem. I'm fed up of aiting 2 hours for my ipod to be restored each time I connect to itunes

Yes it is - and I'm using the same login. Have more than one ipod touch - is that what's causing the problem? It's not happened before.

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however the last 2 weeks its has taken over 2 hours to sync 1 podcast from itunes to ipod which really isnt good enough,
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Hello stokie65,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support document? If not, it would be a good place to start at least.
[iTunes displays a -69 error when syncing iPod|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1210]
If the problem lies with a song you purchased from iTunes, I would report it to Apple and request another download of the song.
Hope this helps.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1351
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and completed all of the necessary requirements to be able to play my music back from the new folder location (i.e. changed the location in iTunes preferences and consolidated everything etc)
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Try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- See if another computer sees the iPod in iTunes
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
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