"The iPod cannot be synched. An unknown error has occured (-48)."

My iTunes won't synch any new music files (photos synch fine) sighting that unknown error as the source. Now, I'm afraid to restore my iPod because a lot of the files have been moved and thus need to be relocated on iTunes, but if it won't alter my moved files, I'll try it. But does anyone else have a suggestion?

I have the same problem. This is the only place on the whole internet where I've seen the same error (-48). I've tried reinstalling itunes, restoring the ipod, and resetting the ipod. It syncs fine with my imac, but with the pc (which has all my music on it) this error comes up.

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I keep trying to sync my ipod touch, but it says "the ipod cannot be synced. an unknown error has occurred." what do i do?

I keep trying to sync my ipod touch, but it says "the ipod cannot be synced. an unknown error has occurred." What should I do so I can music on my ipod?

Try resetting the iPod. Nothing will be lost.
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

Ipod cannot be updated, an unknown error has occurred. (-48)

I'm at the end of my tether right now. I updated iTunes to the newest version, then updated my iPod. Now I'm getting the error message "Ipod cannot be updated, an unknown error has occurred. (-48)". I've searched the site and other forums and I can't find anyone with that same message who can help me. I've tried installing an older version of iTunes but I can't use it because my iPod has been updated to work with the newest one. I've uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, nothing helped.
So my questions are:
1) Any way I can uninstall the update I did for my iPod? That is, so it is compatible with older versions again.
2) What could be causing this message?
3) Is there an e-mail address for apple, who seem wholly uninterested in what happens with their product once the £235 has been paid for it?
Any help is appreciated.

Interesting, that error code doesn't seem to appear on the iPod support pages. Since it's saying "The iPod cannot be updated" it sounds like it's indicating there's a problem with the iPod... although with "unknown error" it's hard to say for sure. My recommendation would be that you try restoring your iPod, and then giving it another go. If you're uncertain about the restore process, take a look at this article, it should answer your questions.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
Once you restore it, try updating it again in iTunes. If you have any more problems or questions, feel free to reply, and I'll see what I can do to help.
Best wishes!
CG

Why does it keep showing "iPod cannot be synced, an unknown error has occured (13019)" ? PLEASE HELP ME!

ive had this problem for quite a while, itunes wont let me add songs or movies to my iPod. anybody know why? how can it say "UNKNOWN ERROR"? if they dont know what error it is, how did they detect it?

First try here:
iTunes: Error 13019 during sync
Then this previous discussion:
Help Unknown Error 13019 (Updated)

The ipod "name" cannot be updated, an unknown error has occurred (-48)

a few nights ago while i was updating songs to my ipod video, this thing appeared on the screen in a quick flash and i wasnt able to read what it said. then my computer blinked and resetted, causing my ipod to unplug without ejecting properly. so i pulled out the plug from the butt of the ipod only to find out that when i opened it, all my songs were gone. a good 3000 i think. i think i also pressed menu and play at the same time after that.
the ipod "name" cannot be updated, an unknown error has occurred (-48)
this is what keeps appearing on my i-tunes everytime i try to transfer songs to my ipod vid. the weird thing is that when i drag and drop songs from i-tunes to the ipod icon, it says its updating. but when its all done, not a single song appears on my ipod. and it also said something like "cannot be restored" and "ipod service error" on the ipod updater. i've tried on both computer and laptop and am experiencing the same problem. as of now, my ipod is working but it's just all empty. could anyone help? im so frustrated coz this is the second ipod i've purchased since the last one that broke down. thanks.

k i tried that but i couldnt find cupertino usa on my ipod. i did: date and time - set time zone - then a list of places come out with (DST) beside each of em. i chose bangkok (dst). tried to plug it again on i-tunes and the same darn thing appears. that dreaded -48 error. ill check out the rest of those links you guys posted anyway. thanks again for tryin to help.

The iTunes Library cannot be saved an unknown error has occurred (-48)

Every few minutes, I get an error message from iTunes that says:
"The iTunes Library cannot be saved an unknown error has occurred (-48)"
Quitting and restarting iTunes doesn't seem to make the error go away. All of my music and movies seem to play just fine - not sure why the error keeps popping up - any clues?
- iTunes library is located in it's normal spot (~/user/music/iTunes/)
- OS 10.8.2
- iTunes 10
- iMac 27" early 2010

Thanks again for the gracious response UV.
You've pointed out a problem...there are a lot of WAV files that I have like unreleased live shows of bands like the Beatles, Neil Young, Miles Davis etc that I've gotten off Bittorrent trading. When I look at the "get info" part of the song in iTunes the details that I've hand entered (dates, venue, song, musicians,etc) does show up.
But when I go back to the actual file itself, many are simply tagged something like "track 1" and the only way I currently keep track of all this is how I organize my library ( Musician or Band folder \ Album folder \ indivual tracks). There are literally thousounds of songs that I've entered data for on these WAV files.
Besides getting my current error problem fixed, has anyone who trades live shows come up with an easier way to organize their music. I understand that I may be in the minority with all my WAV files and that many users simply upload CDS, or mostly buy tracks online which is easier to simply grab the data back if they need from some database. I feel like I'm missing out on something big. Maybe I just need a different program for my particular application (archiving & playing music). ANy ideas from other bittorrent traders of unreleased material?
I am learning more and more about how this all works by the minute, and have taken your advice UV about copying all my current library info and putting it somewhere safe. Hopefully this means everything I've entered up until a few days ago will be fine. Still, I have plenty music waiting for me to hear in FLAC files that need to be decoded into WAV files; but I want to wait to do this until I can be certain all my hard work entering data won't go to waste and my error problem has been fixed.
thanks for all insights - Sonny

I am getting a message that "the i-tunes library file cannot be saved. an unknown error has occurred." what can i do?

i am getting a message that "the i-tunes library file cannot be saved. an unknown error has occurred." what can i do?

Have been able to resolve this issue?... I have just exeperienced it and not happy that I can't resolve it.

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Please help.... cannot get into the ITUNES account. It says unknown error has occured. Is there a problem with ITunes?

Same thing happened with my iPhone 4S - no one is any help. Thanks Apple for such a crappy update! I've called Apple, they say the SIM card needs replacing, I go to my service provider they tell me nothing wrong with the SIM card - provider tells me I now need a new phone. Sheesh! If someone has a solution to this it would be greatly appreciated.

ITunes Library cannot be saved. Unknown Error has Occurred (-54)

I have been having the following message appear in iTunes:
iTunes Library cannot be saved. Unknown Error has Occurred (-54)
I created a new library which seemed to solve the problem.... until I plugged in my iPod Classic or tried to Sync my iPhone. When this happened this warning message would come every 10 seconds or so making it a nightmare to do anything as the dock icon would bounce or iTunes would pop up. Can anyone suggest what might have caused this problem and how to resolve it.
Thanks
Matt

Hi pholewinski!
I have a couple of articles for you here that I believe will help you with this issue. The first is an article on advanced troubleshooting, and it can be found here:
iTunes: Advanced iTunes Store troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3297
If following that article's steps doesn't take care of the issue, you can try the things listed in this article, which is about permissions issues in iTunes:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!
-Braden

IPod will no restore shows unknown error has occured with code 1429, how do i fix this probem?

Ipod classic 80G will not restore, says "An unknown error has occured, error code 1429" how do i fix this problem?

This has just happened to me today. I have an iphone 5 on Verizon. I was using the internet on the device normally when it started. It couldn't access any online data even though it had 4 bars of service and LTE. I restarted it and it would be stuck "Searching for network". I tried wiping the phone with no luck. It gets stuck at around 99% of the firmware restore process and hangs there for about 25 minutes before itunes gives me the error described above. I tried the recover-mode restore with the same results.
I need a working phone ASAP, this is extremely frustrating!

HT3415 When im installing the bundle package, it says an unknown error has occurred. What do i do?

When im installing the iLife bundle package, it says an unknown error has occurred. What do i do?

Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

Why am i receiving error message "the ipod cannot be synced. an unknown error occurred (13019)" when i try to move a song from my itunes library into my music folder on my ipod touch?

Why am I receiving the following message when I try to move a song from my iTunes library into my iPod touch's music folder?
"The iPod cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (13019)."
It was working just fine. Then all of a sudden this error message popped up.

Try here:
iTunes: Error 13019 during sync

The ipod cannot be updated.an unknown error occured (50)

hey all,
I downloaded itunes 7 and was unable to update my ipod...i then updated from a friends computer(i thought the USB was the problem)without any hassle...i then downloaded 7.0.1 and am still having the same problem..cant update due to unknown error 50!!Anyone any tips..PLEASE!!

I tried some additional things and it seems to have fixed the problem.
First, I forced the iPod Service to close using the Windows task manager (control-alt-delete and then closing it). I then restored my iPod to its original factory settings using that option in iTunes.
I renamed the iPod and then set up what I wanted to sync with it. I have made a couple of changes and they have worked.

I can't log in to my apple ID on my iphone 4s, I can on the computer, but it says an unknown error has occurred whenever I try to sign in to download any apps or anything. Help!

I got it today, second hand, set up an apple ID and can log in perfectly fine on the computer, but I can't log in on my iphone!Not sure what's wrong but I've tried logging in like 10 times and it says unknown error EVERY time.

for the Points.
I have not heard of anyone being charged for this at an Apple Store.
If it was through an Apple Authorised Service Provider I am sure you will be able to convince them that they missed the end of the job.
(I have not seen any posts saying anyone has had issues using this route, but there are less of them)
8:10 pm Saturday; January 11, 2014
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

I can't get my ipod touch 2nd generation to sync with itunes, at the end of the sync the message ''the ipod cannot be synced, an unknown error occurred (13019)'' my sister who has the same ipod also has the same problem.

my sister who has the same ipod also has the same problem, i ve tried re downloading itunes and restoring factory settings on my ipod but nothing works!

Did you try all the suggestions mentioned here? iTunes Error 13019 during sync

The ipod cannot be synced, an unknown error (13014) ocurred - this is the error message I am getting when I am trying to transfer purchases from iPod. Problem is unless I transfer I am failing to update my IPod touch to iOS 6.0.1

I need to update from 4.3.3 to 6.0.1 so that my apps can take in relevant updates and brun properly. However, update is failing midway on error -5000 and the only way seems to be transferring purchases on ipod to itunes as being suggested by onscreen prompt just when I am undertaking the update. Problem is I can't even do the trabsfer as IPod wouldn't sync properly....error 13014. Has anyone come across this before and resolved it successfully?

Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

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