Why can't iTunes 10.4.1 add new music to my iPod?

Just upgraded to iTunes 10.4.1 and am now having problems adding songs and podcasts to my iPod touch. I drag the file of the podcast or song over the playlist on my iPod on the side bar, a little green plus sign appears, and then nothing else; The song/podcast is NOT on my iPod. What gives?

- Transer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPOd under Devices in iTunes and select backup
- Restore the iPOd from that backup.
Now the computer will be your syncing computer.

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What exactly happens when you try to sync?
Does iTunes see the iPod?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
If so have you done anything like update iTunes on the computer since it last successfully synced?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Does any media now sync to the iPod?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

Itunes will no longer sync new music to my ipod

I've had my ipod for a year and have been able to use it fine. Now, however, the ability to sync new music to my ipod has been removed. I've recently bought a new computer and successfully transferred everything over and been able to sync my ipod with the new computer and it has been working fine. THen I decided to buy some new music from the itunes store. At first I bought a few songs and placed them in a pre-existing playlist and that worked fine. Then I decided to download the next part of an audio book I bought a while ago off audible so I could listen to the next part and while I could download it it wouldn't add to itunes the way I've done it for the last 80 or so audiobooks I've downloaded from audible (go to file, select add file to library, find file, double click and then sync)
There was no error message, just when I synced it wasn't there. So I bought an album from the itunes store. Again, something I've done before. I can buy the album, I can download it, I can even make a playlist for the album and listen to it on my computer. When I sync I get no error message but nothing I try can get that album from my computer onto my ipod.
The only way I can listen to anything new (including the stuff I have already paid for) is to do so on my computer, which I don't want to do as I can't carry my computer around public transport with me. Besides, this is why I bought an ipod!
I'm not trying to do aything new, just what I've done before.
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Hi dmbnewfie,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue or question you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
The link below will help you redownload purchases to your computer and iPhone.
However, you may need a technical advisor to help you if the articles below don't resolve your issue:
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
iTunes: Finding lost media and downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1408
- Judy

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My laptop was stolen and I want to put music on my ipod from my new computer, however I do not want to lose all my music I already have on my ipod because some of it was not purchased from the itunes store. How can I put the new music I have purchased on my Ipod withot removing the old music?

- Transer iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to a computer
- Transfer other music by using a third-party program like one of those discussed here:
Copy music from Ipod to new computer...: Apple Support Communities
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking on the iPOd under Devices in iTunes and select backup
- Restore the iPOd from that backup.
Now the computer will be your syncing computer.

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That is correct, you can only sync your iPod to one library at a time.

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Click here and follow the instructions.
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You can only sync with one iTunes library. The iPod sees the new computer as a new library. To make the new computer your syncing computer you need to (assuming all the media is in the iTunes library):
- Connect the iPod to the computer and make a backup by right clicking one the iPod under Devices in iTunes and select Back Up
- Restore the iPod from that backup.
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Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers

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iTunes is for the PC, not your phone. Get on your computer, go to Apple, download the latest iTunes, update and then plug your phone in.
All will be good.

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My computer crashed and now I cant add new music to my ipod that I have on itunes on my new comp. Any ideas on how to do this? Thank you!

You can put in a request at this link but whether the music can be sold on the iTunes Store will depend on the owners willingness to licence it for addition. There's no guarantee that the request will be successful: iTunes Requests

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Hi rubicon7,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
If the issue is not resolved, you may need to uninstall iTunes and all of it's components, and reinstall the latest version as explained in this article:
Issues installing iTunes or QuickTime for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1926
I hope this information helps ....
Have a great day!
- Judy

Why can't iTunes resume playback of the last track I played before closing it?

If Safari can recall the last page I had open when I closed it, and Preview can open the last documents I had open, why can't iTunes resume playback of the last track I played?
Come on guys, a search on the internet will bring up discussions from the early 2000s with the question of resuming playback. Just add the feature already.

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So I tried to sync them today and update them.
This is the response I got.
I get a message that the original file cannot be found and asks if I want to try and locate file. I locate the file and it's empty?!
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This could turn into quite a p*ssing contest
I don't see why it should turn into anything. If you are not interested in it, don't look at it.
Some people are very interested in this info as some are interested in the cover art, lyrics, production notes,etc.
The publisher has this info with readily available. And the publisher/label is VERY interested in who wrote the song.
iTunes Producer is very easy to add this info.
To add this to a song take almost zero effort.
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Before formats with these tags were avalable, everything had to be named some cryptic combintaion of letters and/or stored on folders/subfolders withthe artist name or some way to know what the song is.
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iTunes movie downloads only have what the studios allow.
I am sure that the studios make more money with DVD sales also , that could be why no extras in iTunes.
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Why can't iTunes 10.4.1 add new music to my iPod?

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