A few days ago I had no problem with my iPod syncing to iTunes. I would connect the iPod to my computer as usual and it would appear under devices. But now my iPod won’t sync to iTunes, I tried updating iTunes and even different usb ports but my iPod still will not sync, help me please.
Try reseting your iPod. press and hold the center button and the top menu button for a few seconds until the Apple logo appears on the screen. This may take several tries.
Other things to try:
1.The iPod battery might need to be recharged.
2.Disconnect other USB devices from your computer and connect iPod to a different USB 2.0 port on your computer (not on your keyboard)
3.Restart your computer and reconnect iPod to your computer.
4.Download and install (or reinstall) the latest version of iTunes from www.apple.com/itunes.
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Thank you so much for your help. yes all I did was plug my I Pod UBS.2 into another USB port and that fixed the problem.
oh my goodness thany you sooo much i tried the press and hold the centerer and menu meathod and it worked on the first time like a charm thank you soo much and also for your tie to help others
Okay i was pissed that my ipod wouldnt sync so i tried reseting it i did plugged it in and then it worked i just wanted to say this is my favorite site.(I’m not kidding) and also thankyou because with out my ipod im dead haha. THANKYOU!!!!!
it did not work i bin doin it 4 2 hours and did not work
Wow, I had the same problem. Did not know about the reset option. Thanks a lot, was a great help!
Perfect. My ipod would not sync since I updated itunes version and I was getting panic stricken. Funny how I am so dependent on this little gadget. I just never thought to reset it. Thanks so much.
ahh! soo clever!
all my ipod needed was the usb port to be swapped!! durrhhh xD
I just had this problem, tried resetting the ipod and it worked
yay! I was getting worried since my ipod is old and temperamental, thought it had definitely died this time XD it’s all good, thank you for the advice ^^
will resetting ipod touch cause me to lose all my music and apps? When I upgraded itunes to 10.4 64-bit. it wiped out my music and apps. ipod is now only place I have everything and itunes is telling me I can only synch the ipod to one computer. I have not changed computers so not sure why it won’t synch all my old stuff on ipod to library after I upgraded. Going crazy and don’t want to do anything that causes me to lose ipod music and apps as it is my only copy.
My I-Pod will not sync to my computer. It says that it is connected but then it just resets itself and then after a few seconds it says that it is connecting again. And it just keeps ding the same thing over and over. I tried what you said and nothing worked. It does not show up on my i-tunes that my i-pod is plugged in. I have tried two different cables and have tried 2 different computers. Is there something wrong with my i-pod??? Please help me out!!!
I had the same problem last night I plugged my ipod into my lap tap and it wouldn’t sink so i charged my ipod and restarted my comp then it finally worked.
I had the same problem last night I plugged my ipod into my lap tap and it wouldn’t sink so i charged my ipod and restarted my comp then it finally worked. I’m guessing it just needed to be chrged.
Okay so ive tried all of this & my ipod still wont sync or even show up on my computer, it does for a little but then disappears. Whats weird is that it works on other computers & other ipods sync with my laptop. Can anyone help me?
Finally a site with clear and concise instructions! Thanks for the resetting tips…they worked!
I had similar problem with my Ipod touch on win7 os. Itunes would not detect the ipod unless I uninstalled Itunes and installed it again but then it worked only for one time only. I tried all kinds of things to repair this and nothing worked until I changed the antivirus software from Comodo to Avast and now the problem is gone and I’m very happy.
wow easy as that…..thank u!!!!
I’ve spent all day tryin to figure out how to download music to my Samsung phone and now tonight onto my sons ipod!!!
thank u, thank u, thank u!!!!
it really seems like a fix but it worked!!!
I have 139 songs on Itunes and 981 on my iPod touch but when i click sync it says preparing to sync and then determining apps to sync then says its done. When i go to “my iPod” and go to music and click sync all music it says all my music on my iPod will be lost and my music on the computer will be put on my iPod how do i get the music on my computer on my iPod without deleting all my music on my iPod?
nothing worked
I recently lost all my Notes after a sync so ticked the box to I ticked the box in Devices to prevent the automatic sync. My intention was to try and restore the notes from my last backup. This was some months ago. I’ve now tried to sync my Iphone with my laptop but the phone does not register on Itunes at all. So I can’t try and restore the backup or sync. I’ve uninstalled Itunes, and reinstalled it. I’ve restarted the Iphone and the laptop. The automatic sync is authorised on the laptop. Is there something I should do on the phone settings to get my laptop to see the Iphone?
I’ve tried everything- resetting ipod, restarting laptop, use different lead, use different USB port but it still wont connect. I plug it in and it charges but doesn’t appear on ‘My Computer’ or iTunes. Can anyone help?
Just put my iPod into a computer that didn’t have iTunes. I installed it and now i want to put the music on the Pod to the computer. When i click “sync” it just writs “synchronizing” extremely fast and after that nothing has happened. I don’t want to reset and lose all my shit. Any suggestions?
In my situation, I just got a new computer. It says that my iPod is synced with another iTunes library and can only be synced with one at a time. This won’t let me transfer my purchases to my iPod or let the songs I purchased off of iTunes be put on iPod. What do I do?
i have the same problem, but when i reset my ipod it corrupted all of my apps and i had to delete them all
I tried everything u said and my ipod still won’t show up on my laptop or on itunes. I switched the usb port and it showed up for a sec saying new device installed, then a sec later is said something like device install unsuccesfully. My cord works cuz i plugged it n2 an adapter n the wall and it worked. This all started happening after itunes updated itself a few days ago. Does the new update not work with an ipod clasic or something?
Resettting my iPod worked right away!! I have been struggling with this all week. All of a sudden my iPod was not recognized by my computer when it always had been before, and this fixed it immediately!
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