Updated my iPod and all the music that was on it got deleted.

I plugged my iPod in to update it as usual, but when it said it was complete and I unplugged it.. I realized all the music on my iPod is GONE. Nothing is left on it at all.
My music and videos are still on iTunes, but I dont understand what happened to the music on my ipod.
I tried restarting my computer and my iPod, but no luck
Help please?

If your iPod still has the files on it, but it's not showing them under songs, I think you can do this;
First, Set it to Disk Mode by;
Hold, then un-Hold (the switch at the top). Now hold down the Menu and Select buttons at once. iPod should turn off. When it's turning back on (it does this automatically), hold down Select and Play/Pause. This enters Disk Mode.
Now, Plug In and Delete;
Access the iPod as a hard drive and delete everything there. Make sure you can see the iPod_Control folder - delete that as well.
Finally;
Eject the iPod Drive, and hold down Menu and Select to exit disk mode. Let it reboot, connect to your computer, use iTunes to restore. Then, reload your music onto your iPod using your iTunes library.
Hope this helps!

Similar Messages

I purchased a full album and as it was downloading it stopped out of nowhere and all the music that was downloading said download error. Tap to retry. So i taped all of them then it said it couldnt be downloaded at this time. Its been like this for 2 days

I purchased a full album and as it was downloading it stopped out of nowhere and all the music that was downloading said download error. Tap to retry. So i tapped all of them then it said it couldnt be downloaded at this time. Its been like this for 2 days. Help me!!!

Have you tried redownloading on computer and syncing?
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Have you looked at the previous discussions listed on the right side of this page under the heading "More Like This"?

I just downloaded iTunes on my new PC and all the music that I have purchased through ITunes that was backed up on the cloud won't play. It is telling I must authorize this computer before it play pre purchased music. how do I authorize my computer.

I just downloaded iTunes on my new PC and all the music that I have purchased through ITunes that was backed up on the cloud won't play. It is telling me I must authorize this computer before it can play pre purchased music. how do I authorize my computer to play this music?
Thank you for any assistance.

Tigon's already got you covered here. But I'll chime in with some English localisation advice.
There's a couple of ways to get through to the authorisation controls in the 11.0.x versions.
The control is still in the Store menu, but first (if you're using iTunes versions 11.0.x) you might need to bring up the menu bar to see the Store menu.
If you're using 11.0.x, click on the wee boxy icon up in the top-left corner of your iTunes to see the "Show Menu Bar" control, as per the following screenshot:
Then you'll find the control in the Store menu:
Alternatively, if you don't want to bring up the menu bar, it's still possible to get into the authorise controls via nested menus accessible from the wee boxy icon. Here's a screenshot of where to find them:

Recently, my laptop has been taken and therefore i can not access all the music that was on my old computor, although the music is still on my Ipod, how do i retrieve the music and put it on my new laptop???

My laptop has been taken and becuase all the music bought from itunes is loaded on to the computor, not the account, i can't access all the music I've previously bought, on my new laptop. I still have my Ipod though and the music is stil on that, how do i transfer the music to my account on my new laptop ??? , xxx

check out this post by Zevoneer.

HT1430 I just updated to ios 6.1.3 and I lost all the music that was in my iphone 3GS after the upgrade

I tries using itunes to sync the music again but it failed to transferred any songs over to the iphone. When I click on the MUSIC icon in the iphone, it shows NO CONTENT.

Have you followed http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1559 ?
Also try settings>general>reset>reset all settings
If you have followed that article and restored your phone and set it up as new and you're still having that issue you may call and explain you followed the article and are still having the problem. Most likely they will either set up a replacement for you. If they ask you to set up the one time phone support agreement, and they assist you with a restore again, they won't bill you if they end up having to repair it.

I had to restore my iPod, and all the music was deleted.

It's still on iTunes but it says I have to restore it again everytime I try to sync it, and so I can't add the music to my ipod.. and I don't know what to do.

Maybe:
Restore loop (being prompted to restore again after a restore successfully completes)
Troubleshoot your USB connection. If the issue persists, out-of-date or incorrectly configured third-party security software may be causing this issue. Please follow Troubleshooting security software issues. .
Next try placing in DFU mode and then restoring.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
Last, try restoring on another computer.

After download newest itunes software itunes will not sync the music that i have on my dell to the apple tv however i can get the music i have purchased from i tunes. Applet tells me i will have to reload all the music that was not purchased from itunes.

After download newest itune software i am unable to sync the music i loaded from my personel cds from itune to apple tv however it loads music purchsed from itunes. Apple tells me i will have to reload approx 45 cds even thou this music shows up on the computer. Dell computer Windows 7.Any help

Lavoice wrote:
..... Then i scrollover to computer and it will not download librairy Home sharing is on
This is a problem with home sharing, you are not going to have to re-encode all your CD's.
The following article(s) may help you.
Troubleshooting Home Sharing
Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
Recommended Wi-Fi settings
Wifi Diagnostic Software (for Mac users)
You may also find some help on this page, where I’ve collected some of the more unusual solutions to network issues.

HT4463 i formated my macbook and i cannot install itunes and all the apps that was on my mac. I purchased my mac from the original owner and removed all that was on my mac. how can i get these programs back on my mac

Loading...

Hi sabineolt1,
Your post indicates you are the operating system on your Mac is 10.5.8
If that is correct, you will need to update to at least 10.0.6 in order to use the Mac App Store and redownload your purchased apps.
Cheers,
Judy

I've just updated my ipod and all of my music has gone. how can i get it back?

I've just updated my ipod touch, all the music has gone. How do i get them back?

Just try resyncing it from your iTunes library.
If it was not in your iTunes library when you did the update it is gone.

HT1391 My name is Rachel Bennett and all of my music from my I-Tunes were wipe clean form my computer and I do not have any back up files and all the music I download and pay for I do not have any more.My computer is a Vista

My name is Rachel Bennett and all of my music from I-Tunes store was wipe clean from my computer when after my computer caught a virus,so is their any way I'm going to be able to get my music download back to my computer.All the music that was lost I pay for.

For info we are fellow users here on these forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
What you can redownload for free will show under the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage
Does music show as a category there ? Music can't be redownloaded in all countries, and if you've changed countries since buying it and/or or if it's no longer in your country's store then you won't be able to redownload it.
If music doesn't show there as a category then you can try contacting iTunes Support and see if they will grant you a redownload : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/

Please help... my computer that has all of my files for itunes on it is not working properly. I have a new computer and I want to put all the music that is currently on my ipod onto my new computer but everytime I connect it says my only options are to de

I need to know how I can connect my ipod and have it upload the music on it to my new computer. I have 900+ songs on it right now and alot are from CD's that I no longer have access to. I have had this ipod for forever and I want all the music to show up on my new computer but everytime I connect it says my only options are to sync and erase everything or only transfer the music that was bought on the itunes store which isn't alot since like I said most is from CD's that I don't have anymore. Is there any way to make this happen? Please help!!!

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

I update my 3G iphone to the ISO 5.0 and now I lost all the music that I had downloaded from my CD's but i still have the muisc that i had purchased. how can i get my CD music on my phone?

I updated my 3g iphone to the ISO 5.0 & now i lost all the music that I had downloaded from CD's, but all the music i purchased is still there. How can I get my CD music back on my phone?

for purchases from the iTunes store do this:
connect your device and right-click or control-click it in the iTunes Source list, then choose transfer purchases from the shortcut menu that appears.
for everything else check out this post by Zevoneer.

HT1937 Hi i have an ipod apple shuffle it was stollen and i recovered it now i cant acces my old music,and all the details that were inside it,these person deleted my stuff and instored his how can i recover my documents please help

Hi i have an ipod apple shuffle it was stollen and i recovered it now i cant acces my old music,and all the details that were inside it,these person deleted my stuff and installed his please help

This is an Enterprise iPhone forum. You will get more imediate assistance by going to the correct forum.

I recently updated my ipad from my home computer and lost all the music that i had downloaded directly to my ipad. how do i get the music i already paid for back?

i recently updated my ipad to ios5 from my home computer and lost all the music that i downloaded directly on my ipad. how do i the music i already paid for back on my ipad?

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

I recently downloaded Ios 7 and all the songs that i have purchased before but deleted off my itunes because i didn't want them showed up. I don't know how to delete them off my ipod and i really don't want them there

I recently downloaded Ios 7 and all the songs that i have purchased before, but deleted off my itunes because i didn't want them, showed up. I don't know how to delete them off my ipod and i really don't want them there. Is there a way to get them off? The songs dont show up in my itunes on my computer, just on my ipod with a download button next to them. I don't want them there anymore because i don't like that kind of music anymore and i don't know how to get them to go away.

There is a similar setting for Videos on that Settings screen, so if you leave that 'on' you may have similar happening in the Videos app

Updated my iPod and all the music that was on it got deleted.

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for