Why won't my IPod sync to ITunes?

My IPod won't sync to ITunes anymore. It comes up as being recongnized as a camera but that's it. I've tried updating ITunes, restarting the IPod and computer, and even using a different USB plug but nothing is helping. Does anyone know how to fix this?

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Why won't my ipod sync with iTunes?

I have a first gen iPod Touch, running iOS5.1.1
When I connect to iTunes, it is recognized, and I can manually sync. However even when syncing, no new music or photos move onto the iPod. It just rattles through the sync stages & nothing changes
I used to think this was a memory issue, but I still have 1GB free space & I am not trying to add so much that it will completely fill (as far as I can tell)
Any suggestions?
thanks

1 GB of free space is not much.
You must have a 3G iPod since those can go to iOS 5.1.1. A 1G can only go to 3.1.3
First verify your sync settings
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Next backup and restore from backup via iTunes
Last, restore to factory settings/new iPod via iTunes
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

Why won't my ipod sync into itunes? it doesn't show a device is connected when i connect my ipod.

my ipod wont show up on itunes, it says there is no device connected even when my ipod is connected to my computer.

Hello gespinal94,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
1. Update iTunes
2. Check the USB cable
3. Verify that Apple Mobile Device Support is installed
4. Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
5. Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed
6. Check for third-party software conflicts
Have a nice day,
Mario

Why won't my ipod sync music?

Why won't my ipod sync music? Get an error message that I don't have permission. Has anyone else run intom this?

What is the exact wording of the error message?
have yo successfully synced for this computer/iTunes library before?
on the computer are you signed into an account with administrative right?

Why won't my ipod sync with my new laptop?

Why won't my ipod sync with my new laptop?

Hi, Ms Rudy77.
Thank you for the question. You may find these articles helpful in syncing your iPod with your new computer.
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1420
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
Regards,
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Why won't my ipod sync videos?

Why won't my ipod sync videos?

karisrosexo..
Which part of what planb77 sent did it help you?
I am having the same exact problem and it is driving me crazy! I can't seem to figure it out, even after following all of these and other instructions.
Thanks!
Walt D in LV

Why won't my iPod work on iTunes or my computer? It shows up (not on iTunes) and the iPod shows connected but it has to be "formatted." And why are half my songs unable to play on it anymore? It just skips them!

I've read through several discussions and I've seen a lot of similar issues but none that were quite like mine. Every time I plug my 3rd gen. iPod nano in it shows it connected on the iPod screen and iTunes opens up but the device does not show up in iTunes. The icon on the iPod shows connected and gives the arrows circling showing syncing even though it still says connected. But it won’t show up in iTunes. It shows up on my windows computer but I can’t click it or make it do anything. It keeps saying “You need to format the disk before you can do anything.” And when I hit cancel it beeps and says "Location not available. Dara error (cyclic redundancy check)." As if I know what that means!! And I have 800 songs on it but they aren’t all on my computer and some are on my parents’ computer but I can’t get to that one. It shows it is a “FAT32” which I have no clue what that means but I’ve never noticed that before.
Windows "can't access the disk" and I don't know why. It gives me that notification if I try to check the drive or disk or device for problems. And if you click it on Windows it pops up a screen with formatting things (which I don't know anything about). And then it closes and says that it CANNOT format the device.
The iPod works almost okay when it isn’t plugged in, but I’ve noticed that half my songs won’t play. You click on it and it plays the next one in the album. And it isn’t always the first song in an album but random songs. And songs I listen to a lot. You can’t go back (you can only go forward and you can’t skip over the ‘missing’ song) or even click to select those songs. But other songs play normal, just not half of them that are on the iPod but all of a sudden no longer work. And I don’t know why. I have another 3rd gen. iPod nano that doesn’t have ANY of these problems. It hooks up, it doesn’t need formatting, and all its songs play. I don’t know what is wrong or what to do. I’ve tried re-downloading iTunes and everything. I don’t want to have to reset my iPod and lose everything.
I’ve tried locating the device in iTunes and it shows the iPod but it gives this weird symbol and I can’t select it. It’s like a white box with a box that is outlined in blue with six random icons in the middle. I’ve seen it before and it always means something is wrong or a file (which is where I have seen it before) is corrupted. And like I said I have a second iPod nano of the same generation and it does not give this weird symbol. Plus it connects just fine. It’s this one iPod.
I don’t understand what is going on. It worked just fine and then all of a sudden I noticed songs wouldn’t play so I went to plug it into iTunes and nothing has worked. I’ve searched discussions and none of the tips help. But I want my songs to play again and I want my iPod back.

Hey briannagrace96,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I'd check out the following article, it looks like it applies to your situation:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1363
You'll want to go through the following troubleshooting steps, and for more detail on each step follow the link to the article above:
Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:
If you have not already done so, try the steps in the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant (choose your iPod model from the list).
If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below to continue troubleshooting your issue.
Restart the iPod Service
Restart the Apple Mobile Device Service
Empty your Temp directory and restart
Verify that the Apple Mobile Device USB Driver is installed
Change your iPod's drive letter
Remove and reinstall iTunes
Disable conflicting System Services and Startup Items
Update, Reconfigure, Disable, or Remove Security Software
Deleting damaged or incorrect registry keys
Take care,
David

HT1386 why won't my ipod sync with a song I just purchased on my computer?

Itunes shows that I purchased a song, but it won't sync with my ipod. The song shows up in my purchase history. How do I get it on my ipod?

Try:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
What happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Do you have any Restrictions (Settings>General>Restrictions) set that would prevent syncing those songs?

Why won't my iPod sync or charge?

As of yesterday, my iPod will on longer sync to iTunes, or even charge when it is plugged into my computer. I've gone through all of the trouble shooting options apple has (that means restarting computer and iPod, reinstalling iTunes, using a different cable, using a different usb port). I've plugged my iPod into a different computer, and it begins to sync. I've tried another iPod on my computer and it works as well. It seams to be that my iPod and computer will not work together. The iPod isn't even recognized in My Computer. Can anyone help?

had the same prob. i finally figured it out. ( for windows xp)
1. if you use bitdefender or any antivirus ...turn it off ! (bitdefender) turn it off for 15 to 20 mins depending on how long you need to use the ipod.
2. go to ''computer'' icon on your pc. right click and click ''properties''. go to ''hardware'' and to ''device manager''. plug in your ipod touch and go to ''universal serial bus controller' and wait to see if "apple mobile device usb driver' shows up. it should have a red 'X' on it. if not, plug it back in until it does. USE a GENUINE APPLE IPOD CABLE. if that doesnt work, make sure there are no ''yellow questions marks'" if so, uninstall it and plug ipod in PC again and go back to ''universal serial bus controller' and wait to see if "apple mobile device usb driver' shows up. if it does...
3. click on the '"apple mobile device usb driver' a window should pop up saying this driver is ''disable''. click ''enable'' and then the driver should work find. you may hear a sound from your ipod, if it's needs charging the battery icon may appear or you'll see the lightning rod indicating it's charging.
4. now that that is fixed..open up latest version of itunes...it will then pick up and let you start naming your ipod, ( if you've restored it) if you havent, it should work as it did before.
5. IMPORTANT: you have to have ""apple mobile device support'' in your ''add and remove section'', to see if you do. go to ''control panel'' click ''add and remove'' look to see if ''apple mobile device support'' is there. if it's there; 1-4 should work ok.
if not uninstall itunes and reinstall it on your PC with the latest version. if you're using a 64 bit computer make sure you download the 64 bit version. the itune software has the ""apple mobile device support'' in the software.
hope this helps...worked for me and i have been trying to solve this for a WEEK. very hard to find the right info and hope this helps you
LLAP

Why won't my iPhone sync to iTunes anymore?

I've had my iPhone for a few months, and after the last two updates to my iPhone software it hasn't been syncing. iTunes detects it, I can drag and drop things as per usual... but it gets to the last stage of the sync - "copying files" or something of the sort a and it will stay on that stage for HOURS! I've left it plugged in for several hours (even overnight) and there is no change. Is this an issue I can resolve somehow, or do I need to get into a genius bar and have them take a look at my device? (I'm really hoping to avoid doing so, because I've spent money purchasing apps and added numerous contacts since my last backup -- and haven't been able to complete one since being unable to sync to iTunes. I dont want to lose all of my recent items!)

Hello Georgia,
I would be concerned too if music was not syncing over to my iPhone. I found a couple of resources that I think might help.
First, if you are trying to drag the music over to your iPhone in iTunes (manual syncing), verify that "Manually manage music and videos" is checked:
You can find more information in the full article:
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
You can also try syncing automatically and trying to resync. You can resync content to the iPhone by unchecking "Sync Music" and then clicking "Apply" and then checking "Sync Music" and then clicking "Apply" again:
You can find the syncing steps in the following articles:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
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Sheila M.

Why won't my iPod sync from my mac

my ipod will not sync all of the songs from my itunes library. i've tried everything i can think of. can anyone help?

What happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method

Why won't my ipod sync to new computer?

I recently used Itunes' "Home Share" feature to transfer my music from an old laptop to a new one. Unfortunately, I can not get my ipod to sync to my new laptop. Can anyone give me any suggestions as to how to get the ipod to sync to the new laptop?
Thanks!

Well they had to have come from somewhere because you download tracks directly from the iTunes Store to an iPod Classic. They had to have been added to the iPod via the sync process or dragged to the iPod from another iTunes library.
As long as these tracks are still on your iPod and not on iTunes, you'll keep receiving this prompt from iTunes every time you connect it. So you'll want to remove them from your iPod.
If I look at the info on the songs, they were all supposedly purchased on the date that I installed itunes on my new computer.
Does it also list your iTunes Apple ID as the account that was used to download these tracks?
B-rock

Why won't my ipod connect to itunes?

I try to connect my iPod touch to itunes and it just says "iTunes cannot connect to this iPod because an unknown error occured (0xE8000003).

See this article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3221
B-rock

Why won't my iPod sync up with iPhoto though iTunes?

I always have my iPod classic (newest model) syncing everything automatically because of the 160GB storage, including my photo's in iPhoto.
Now, for some unknown reason, when syncing with photos ticked, iTunes displays this message: 'The iPod: "Haydn's iPod" cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found' it took me some time to figure out it was photos and not music, so anyway, why is this? I haven't done anything that I can think would cause this error.
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Often, this problem can be fixed if you locate and remove the iPod Photo Cache folder(s). A new one will be recreated the next time you sync Photos with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Deleting this folder will not remove the original images from your library.
See this article for instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314

Why won't my podcasts sync from Itunes onto my Ipod (5th Gen/30Gb/Video)?

I have other podcasts that played on my Ipod before. But the newer ones are not syncing on my Ipod. I did have TV shows sync on my Ipod. Why they would only sync and not the others is beyond me. Also are podcasts the same as video podcasts? I know on my Ipod there are categories called "podcasts, or video podcasts". Please help!!

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