iTunes 5.0 Special Report: iPod not recognized
iTunes 5.0 Special Report: iPod not recognized
MacFixIt reader Richard reports that his iPod is no longer recognized by iTunes after the update:
"As soon as I upgraded iTunes to version 5 I was unable to upload or communicate with my iPod Mini. I have iPod OS 1.4 on the iPod. Every time I plug it in the do not disconnect symbol comes up. In iTunes the iPod does seem to exist."
In some cases this issue can be solved by re-applying the most recent iPod updater, or resetting your iPod.
In other cases, this, more involved process may be necessary:
- Download Cocktail and set invisible items ( found under interface->finder tabs within Cocktail) to be visible
- Navigate to the top level of the iPod.
- Copy the contents of the iPod_Control folder to your local desktop
- Trash the iPodPrefs and the contents of the iTunes folder but not the folder itself. Also I think I may have trashed the device/preferences file but I am not sure
- Trash the contents of the Music folder which should be already be copied to your local drive.
- Unmount and unplug the iPod
- Reset the iPod by Toggling the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.), Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until the Apple/iPod logo appears. as per Apple Knowledge Base article #61705)
- Mount the iPod on the desktop.
- Startup iTunes. The iPod should appear now
- copy the individual folder contents of the Music folder you copied earlier onto your iPod.
- The music is back and you can start iTuning again
- Do not forget to reset the finder with invisible items turned off using Cocktail.
Index:
- Release Notes
- iTunes 5.0.1 coming with several bug fixes
- Album art not displayed, solutions
- Disc burning issues: Drives not recognized, more
- New interface design complaints
- iPod mini problems
- iPod not recognized
- iTunes encoded tracks not playing correctly in other applications
- Jumping from song to song erratically
- Entire library lost, fix
- Make sure your iApps are updated
- Sharing not working; fix
- Persistent "Quit iTunes before installing" message, fix
- Podcasts lost
- Purchased music playlist lost
- Reverting (downgrading) to iTunes 4.9
- Some music (particularly purchased tracks) not transferring to iPod
- Playback problems
- Tracks demanding re-authorization
- Improvements
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