When I hook up an Ipod the computer says it isn't hooked up
I have an Ipod and i have Itunes 7 and it works fine then when i hook up my friends Ipod (The newest generation) alls it does is charges it doesn't show up on itunes and i can't put songs on it. What do I do?
Hi, Elliot13,
If the iPod doesn't show up in either iTunes or Windows Explorer, as I take to be the case, have a look at this article in the Apple Knowledge Base.
If you can see it in Windows Explorer, check out this article .
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1538
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