The ipod "matthews ipod" cannot be synced the required file cannot be found

When i try to sync my ipod touch 3ed gen it shoes that it is syncing at the top of the page but at the end of the sync a message pops up that says : the ipod "matthew's ipod" cannot be synced the required file cannot be found. after i chec my ipod and there's nothing on it. can anyone tell me why this would be happening.

That error is usually resolved by deleting your iPod Photo Cache folder. See the following for its location:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314

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IPod cannot be synced. Required file not found?

I havent had any trouble syncing my ipod until last week when i purchased a song. When i dragged the song to a playlist on my ipod, it appeared grey in my playlist (because it was still loading) and then disappeared. I repeated this until i gave up and I reported this as an issue to itunes. When i tried again it worked and i thought maybe the problem had fixed itself, but i tried to add a CD to my ipod a few days ago and it only synced half of the songs. Now when i try to sync the leftover songs an error box pops up saying "The iPod (name of ipod) cannot be synced. Required file not found."
Some songs will sync perfectly normal, some load but disappear, some eventually just sync, and some won't sync at all. Has anyone had this problem/ can anyone help SOLVE it? please and thank you!!!

Try this:
Let your iPod charge up.
Attempt to sync a large play list.
When the iPod shuts down and you get the error message, quickly click through the dialog boxes on iTunes so when the iPod comes back up iTunes will attempt to sync again.
When the sync starts again after the iPod reboot, click the little X in the bar that shows how many tracks have been loaded. This will stop the sync and you'll be able to eject your iPod.
After it's been ejected, unplug the connector from the iPod and see what happens to the battery indicator. Mine goes down to almost gone and red - then after a few minutes it comes up to about 2/3 strength - but it should be full after being fully charged and just syncing a few hundred tracks.

TS1306 "iPod cannot be synced. Required file could not be found." Help!

With a recent update to Itunes I am continuing to recive this error notice; "iPod cannot be synced. Required file could not be found.".
After trying everything and I mean everything, it still will not sync.
Any help would be appreciatted.

Try this previous discussion:
Required File Cannot Be Found...: Apple Support Communities
If not successful tyr the previous discussions listed on the right hand side of this page under the heading "More Like This".

Whenever i am trying to sync my IPOD classic with Itunes massage i am getting is "ipod cannot be sync as required disc cannot be found"?

whenever i am trying to sync my IPOD classic with Itunes massage i am getting is "ipod cannot be sync as required disc cannot be found"?

Perhaps this older thread can help.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1401603?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

Unable to sync iPad; Required File Cannot be Found

I'm not able to sync my iPad to my Mac. Each time I try to sync I receive the message "The iPad cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found".
I tried the Restore option in iTunes, but continue to have to same issue. I've been syncing the iPad almost every week since I got it and just started about the same time as iTunes was upgraded.
Any ideas on how to fix it?

It seems that your iPod/iPhone/iPad photo cache got corrupted.
Go to your iPhoto library
Right click and choose show package contents
Delete the folder "iPod Photo Cache"
Close iPhoto Contents folder
Restart iTunes and re-sync. This should solve the problem.
Your iPhoto library will be re-optimised for syncing to your preferred device.
Hopes this solves your problem.

Iphone 4 cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found

Tried to sync my iphone 4, but this error comes up. Cannot be synced. Required file cannot be found. Please help.

The problem is itunes lacks the permission to get into the folder that it defaults the library where the items have to be in order to be synced to your device. So what you need to do is to go into my computer and click on your local disk( usually its C.) and without clicking anything else right click and it will bring up a menu go down to new and add a new folder by the name of itunes media or something. Once you have the folder, open itunes and go up to edit at the top and prefereances. go to the advanced tab and the first thing will be an area showing the location of your itunes media folder. That is the location itunes lacks permission to get to, so what you are going to need to do is go to click change, that will bring up a location for you to change it to. At that point simply find the folder that you created which should be right inside your local disk(not inside any other folders) then just put all your stuff you want sent to itunes here and you are set.

I am trying to sync my photos to ipod touch but it keeps saying it can't sync as the required file cannot be found.

I am trying to sync my photos to my ipod touch (previously Synced) but keeps telling me it can't sync as required file cannot be found

Try deleting the iPod Photo Cache folder. For its location see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1314

I tried to sync my Macbook Pro photos in iPhoto with my iPod Touch. I have done this numerous times, but today I got an error message saying the required file cannot be found. At the same time all of my photos on my iPod vanished. Can anyone help me?

I tried to sync my Macbook Pro photos in iPhoto with my iPod Touch. I have done this numerous times, but today I got an error message saying the required file cannot be found. At the same time all of my photos on my iPod vanished. Can anyone help me?

Try deleting the photo cache from your computer and then re-try the photo sync - the location of the cache, and how to delete it, is on this page http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314

When I attempt to sync my nano I get an error message: "The ipod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found."

When I attempt to sync my nano I get an error message: "The ipod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found."

This is getting frustrating. Every example of my problem has the same reply:
Try deleting the iPod Photo Cache folder. This is normally located in your pictures folder. Once this is done, try syncing again.
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1314
I have NO photos on my Ipod Nano. I select "Photos" and the Ipod goes to a blank screen with the msg "No Photos" at the bottom. There must be some other file missing. Itunes won't connect to the Ipod, I keep getting the same error over and over. It would be nice if it told me what file is missing.
The ipod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found."

My iPod says "cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found. Always when half way through a sync. It also shows apple logo when I try to access photos and I think the issues are linked. Any ideas?

My iPod says "cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found" it also defaults to apple logo when I try to access photos. I think the issues are linked. Any ides?

So you have tried removing/trashing your iPod's photo cache? See here for more information on where to find this file.
iTunes: Understanding the iPod Photo Cache folder
B-rock

IPod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found - Aggghh!!!!

I have a new iTouch, which is fine, I am just having a very, very bad experience of iTunes., in fact so bad it may go back to apple soon and I shall dust off my old Creative Zen
The Problem:
When I try to sync any music, audio book or photos, the message comes up:
" iPod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found" and nothing is synced,
It syncs my contacts and calendar from Office Outlook fine, and the alarm works on the appointments.
I think I have tried just about everything, I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes, done the whole Restore option in ITunes.. run the Diagnostics and all passes fine. I have searched the form and found another answer mentioning security issues, but mine have not changed. It is not the compatibility of photos or DRM with the music, I have tried a single music file (of my own song) and a single compatible photo.
Googled the darn problem and there seem to be as many differing views on the problem as there are computers out there, from my hard drive being screwed (which it is not) to a registry file missing.. Tried all but…..
Well if anyone can come up with an answer they can expect a very large thank you!!!
Any answers?
Thanks
Stewart

Do you sync photos to your device?
B-rock

"ipod cannot be synced the required file is lock"What the ****!

Itunes just keep popping up"Ipod cannot be synced the required file is lock"
but I got nothing to sync in my library, the whole library is empty ,no music , pictures , movie , podcasts , Nothing. I only listen music from my ipod ,not from the actual laptop hard disk.So what's the problem.This is getting really annoying.Help me please
Also I have reinstall Itunes for 7 times.

IF UR USING WINDOWS)
try this
go to my computer,
click on the disk drive of ur iPod, (e.g: f:Administrator)
some folders here are hidden so you must unhide them first
go to the folder options, then view tab, then look for show hidden files and folders...
after you done that... right click the iPod_Control then if the read Only is checked, unchecked it... or if its highlighted, unhighlighted it...
that works on me... so try it...

Ipod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found

Up until recently, the only thing there was wrong with my Ipod was the occasionally "100% freeze that only could be solved by draining the Ipod from battery", which it did less than three times a month. Then this sunday, when I was going to work (nightshift) I took the bus as usually, and listened to music on my Ipod for about half an hour.
I hear music and podcasts from my ipod when I work, I connect my ipod to a jackstick and connect it to the radio of the wagon I drive around in. And then it started acting weird. The sound seemed to freeze up, but after 1 min or so, it played a fraction of a second and seemed to freeze up again. So I held down the toggle button and menu button, which did restart it as it should.
I chose the same podcast and it started playing as if nothing were wrong. But then it did the same thing, and on the display where the name etc. of the item I was playing were supposed to slide from one side of the ipod to the other, was moving a bit and then coming to a complete stop, and then it would move a bit again.
So I drained it from battery, and recharged it, when I got home from work. When I woke up I tried to play the same podcast, without listening to it, though, it did play, but the timer moved awkwardly, the seconds moved in a funny way.
Then I tried using the restore function, in Itunes, thinking it would perhaps erase some bad software and installing it all over. But now When I try to synchronize the ipod with my itunes library, it synchronizes a few songs and then the red circle that comes with 'do not disconnect' disappears from the ipod and itunes says "the ipod 'name of ipod' cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found."
After that the picture with the red circle and the'do not disconnect' freezes up, and the only way to turn it back on is to hold down the menu and toggle buttons, as if trying to get the ipod to go into disk mode. Also, Itunes can't see the ipod anymore.
I went to the shop yesterday and said there was something wrong with it prior to my restoring it, but the guy in the shop made it sound like it was my fault for pressing the restore button, and that it would most likely start working if the software on it were updated.
The software on my ipod is up to date, and I've tried removing and reinstalling the newest version og Itunes.
I'm sorry for the wall of text that just hit you headon, but I hope that telling all the details might shed some light on my problem.
I hope someone out there can help me, or refer me to another topic with a solution. I just realized how addicted I am to that little piece of hardware.
Thanks in advance

UPDATE:
I've just made an interesting discovery (at least I'd like to think so myself:).
When I got home from the gym today I plugged my ipod in the computer to recharge the battery (I had without any incidents heard around 60 songs). When Itunes detected my ipod it didn't recognise the library on my ipod and it wanted to restore the ipod and copy it's current library onto the ipod. Fine, I thought since it's completely indifferent. Only Itunes started with error 69 again.
So I thought, to heck with it.
I deleted my library 100 %, and I've just finished the hard work of sorting out my new library and my new playlists. I only added music, about 1600 tracks and synced - WITHOUT any errors occuring. I tried then to add the podcasts, of which there are 61 and Itunes was able to sync 55 of these before getting the error 69, the last 5 being podcasts of older date, which it hasn't had any problems with earlier.
So right now, I'm thinking can the podcasts interfere with me syncing songs? or something far out like that?
btw. itunes recognises the library on the ipod, so I don't think that's a problem anymore.

"The ipod cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found"

Hi,
I've been using my mini for a couple of years now without any problems, but the last few days have been difficult.
It started out that podcasts took a very long time to load onto the ipod...and now they won't at all. When I try to drag and drop a podcast onto my ipod, I get the following message, *"The ipod "John's ipod" cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found".*
I did the first four of the "5 Rs" but I'm very hesitant to restore because if it doesn't solve the problem, my ipod will be empty and I won't be able to put anything on it. At least as it stands now I have a few old podcasts and music.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.

I was having exactly the same problem after about 4 hours decided to manually manage my music and transferred a few songs by dragging them out of the library and dropping them into my ipod. this worked although still have to work on this if i want to sync all my songs at one time. Hope this helps for you

I have an ipod nano 4GB and use pc windows xp . since last year my ipod didnt sync any new songs saying "the ipod cannot be synced the required folder couldnt be found" and when i try to update the itunes version another error occured. plz HELP!!!!!!!!!

I have an ipod nano 4gb and use pc with windows XP. since last year my ipod suddenly didnt want to sync any new songs saying " the ipod "MOAMEN" cannot be synced. the required folder couldnt be found" and when i try to update the itunes version another error occurs and i dont know when i tryed to format ipod i didnt find "format" button. so plz give me suggestions instructions i extremely bored !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Uninstall/Reinstall iTunes then try to rebuild the library.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925 (uninstall/reninstall)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451 (recreate library)

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