Why does my ipod touch show up in iTunes then disappear?

Why does my ipod touch show up in iTunes then disappear?  The computer seems to recognize it as a camera device, rather than a mass storage device.  Does this have anything to do with the problem?  When plugged in, a window pops up asking which photo program you'd like to use, and if you cancel, that's it.  Even if you try to open a photo program, and download your photos off of the ipod, it still won't show up in itunes.

Have you had a chance to look at these troubleshooting pages? They may be of some help:
iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date

Similar Messages

  • Why does my ipod touch show I have 0 bytes

    My sons ipod touch shows it has 0 bytes, when his should have 8.  I am not sure why.  The only thing he has downloaded are songs.

    Where does it show 0 bytes?
    An 8 GB iPod only has about 6.4 GB available to the user.
    Connect the iPod to it syncing computer and and click on the iPOd under Devices in iTunes. How much storage is used by the various categories as shown in the colored bargraph?

  • Why does my ipod touch show up as a camera?

    Hello. I upgraded to windows 7 about three weeks ago and I didn't have a single problem with my ipod touch. Yesterday a friend of mine signed into his account on my itunes to download some music. Today, I plugged my ipod touch into my laptop and it shows up as a camera and would not show up in itunes. I have searched forums the web over and I have done the following: Uninstall/IInstall itunes. Restart my computer. Reset the ipod. Restart the ipod. Restart the computer and reset the ipod. I uninstalled all apple software from itunes, to the updater, bonjure, and quicktime. Restarted the computer. I have went into and changed the settings for the device so it is supposed to ask me what it will show up when the autoplay pops up. NOTHING is working. I use my ipod all day and everywhere I go. If any one at all can help with a solution that doesn't involve simple uninstall/reinstall/restart, I would appreciate the help. I don't understand why this happended. I signed back into my itunes account as well after reinstalling everything. I am at a total loss. Thank you

    It is normal and expected for an iPod to show up as a camera as well as in iTunes.  Try here:
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows

  • HT5957 Why does my iPod Touch say that its software is up-to-date when it is still iOs 6.1.3 and there is no update coming in to iOs 7?

    Why does my iPod Touch say that its software is up-to-date when it is still running iOs 6.1.3 and shows no update to iOs 7?

    You have a 4th gen ipod touch.
    Identifying iPod models - Support - Apple
    Apple has posted the ios 7 compatible models on their website since early June.

  • Why does my ipod touch keep charging when im not charging it ex. 77%  78% help me please

    why does my ipod touch keep charging when im not charging it ex. 77%  78% help me please

    All batteries recover a bit when they sit for a little while.  Also most iPod battery apps register only in 5% increments, because it is hard to really be accurate to the single percent.  Just because yours shows in 1% increments does not mean it is actually accurate to that level.

  • Why does my iPod touch take a lot of time to update and download apps? I got the one of the fastest wifi

    Why does my iPod touch take a lot of time to update and download apps? I got the one of the fastest wifi

    Try this:
    Close all apps in the Task Bar. Double-click the Home button and hold apps down for a second or two. Tap the minus sign to close app.

  • Why does my ipod only show an apple and wont start up

    Why does my Ipod only show an apple and wont do anything else>  And holding down the two buttons has done nothing!

    Try:
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iPod fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - If still not successful that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

  • Why does my iPod touch has, despite iOS 6, no panorama function in the camera?

    Why does my iPod touch has, despite iOS 6, no panorama function in the camera?

    Because it is not available for the 4G.
    iOS 6: Which software features does my iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch support?

  • Hi APPLE! I have one question, Why does my iPod Touch 5-th generation WiFi is not working, When an iPod is in sleep position It appeared after the update iOS seven!! Please tell me how to fix it!!

    Hi APPLE! I have one question, Why does my iPod Touch 5-th generation WiFi is not working, When an iPod is in sleep position It appeared after the update iOS seven!! Please tell me how to fix it!!

    You are not addressing APple here. We are all just users like yourself.
    See if this long discussion for iOS 6 helps
    How do I make IOS 6 keep wifi on when...: Apple Support Communities

  • Why does my ipod touch 4gen keeps going back to home page when browsing on the apps store

    Why does my Ipod touch 4 generation keeps going back to home page when browsing in the apps store.
    I called apple 5 times today and asked me to restore it 3x the problem still exists. This problem starts to occur yesterday after upgrading to IOS6.
    Apple customer service is not good enough as they cannot fixed the problem or tell me that I can change the unit as I just bought this 2 months ago.

    Because there is a bug in iOS 6 that effects the 4G iPod touch.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4319809?tstart=0

  • HT1975 why does my ipod touch 4th gen can't detect my location?

    why does my ipod touch 4th gen can't detect my location? i thought it was because updating foursquare. i have erased and restored its settings, but i was able to use my foursquare before even after the restoration, but now it's not working even my location services is on. Though, it can detect location in other areas, but it cant detect my location at home when before it used to check-in using foursquare.

    polajoyosa wrote:
    i tried to log in using my sister's iphone with foursquare and my account was able to check in. so it's all in my ipod's?
    No, the iPhone can determine location by GPS and cell tower locations neither of which the iPod can do.  So the fact that it works on the iPhoe does not tell you anything.  It could be that your router is not in Apple's database.  In that case you will just have to wait until they add it.  Try using a public wi-fi source to see if location works there.

  • Why does my ipod touch keep freezing

    why does my ipod touch keep freezing

    Maybe:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/23482925#23482925
    make sure you read through all of the relies since the last one seems to apply in your case.

  • Why does the ipod touch in italy cost 329 euro when it should cost 234 euro?? its such a rip off in italy!

    Why does the ipod touch cost 329 euro in italy when it should cost 234?

    Why do you think it should cost exactly the same everywhere?
    Almost no product cost exactly the same everywhere.

  • Why does my iPod Touch have a white screen and how do I get rid of it?

    Why does my iPod Touch have a white screen and how do I get rid of it?

    Try:
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar       

  • TS1441 why does my ipod keep showing the itunes thing after I restored it three time what should I do please help!

    I need help why does my ipod keep saying connect to itunes,I have already restored it 7 times what to do now.HELP ME!

    If the restores were successful, that is completed all steps without errors then:
    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. .

Maybe you are looking for

  • Delete Purchase Info Records

    Hi,   I have done some modification in the Pricing condition type. When I create PO the condition type is appearing correctly But, if there is info records existing for this Vendor Material combination, then the condition types from Last PO are fetch

  • How do I record a voice mail message from our iphone onto my MacBook Pro?

    My wife has a few voice mail messages on her iphone from her brother(who passed away). She would like to save these in a safe place where she can listen in the future. Recording these messages on an MP3 player as other have suggested, doesn't give us

  • EMac high pitched noise

    Hi. I have a 1GHZ eMac G4 that I got second hand several months ago. Recently, I've noticed that there is a high pitch noise that it makes when I first turn it on or wake it from sleep. This noise only lasts for a minute or so, but it is very high in

  • Alternate Data Sources for Application

    Does anyone know how to set up a Portal application that can run off of a schema or database outside of the portal SID? The only data I can set up is for things visible within the SID that the portal runs off of. I want to hit an entirely different d

  • Ethernet connection very slow.FIOS.. Help

    All of a sudden, when I turned my mac on today and booted up Firefox, my connection was incredibly slow(almost taking 1-2 minutes to load a normal page). Some pages aren't even loading. It seems very out of the ordinary -I figured maybe it was just F