My iTunes is not recognizing my iPod.

Help! Now I cannot restart this stopped service. Is said it could not stop properly and is now stalled in stopping status. What can I do?

i have tried both "fix it" and it still does not show up in itunes. does it have anything to do with the fact that it is an older model ipod and newer versions of itunes does not recognize these ipods? if so, then how can this be fixed?

Before you try this try using a new ipod USB cable. After I reinstalled iTunes and it didn't work I used a new USB cable and that seemed to slove my problem.

on fix it #2.....i cant click stop it wont let me and if i click start a windo pops up sayin error #3 cannot find path specific or someting like that....plees help!!! anyone!.....my email is ....neskorfm@yahoo.com....

I have tried both solutions and none have worked?

Hi, done what you said for Fix 1, but how do I get iTunes to recognise my music library that I copied and deleted from My Documents/My Music/iTunes? I've copied it back but Itunes won't recognise it.

i had tried everything, including the above fixes, and including apples recommendations. to save yourself hassle i would just do what i did, and re format, i made a web page to help people. note you will have to re add all ur music etc

http://www.nosware.com/ipod/index.html

i JUST sent in my ipod for repair and now its back and yeah it works but im itunes is not recognizing it! it charges when i put it in; but it doesn't show up on itunes. i didnt before though, i manged to get 175 songs out of 680 onto until this stopped working. and i have the room i have a 30G video.
i recently updated my iTunes before i got my ipod serviced so i skipped #1. and for #2;; my ipod didnt show up in computer management.

HELLLLLLLLLLLLp =[

NOTHING IS WORKING< AND NO ONE IS ANSWERING MY QUESTION ON THE GURU PAGE! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

thanks FIX2 did it for me, itunes 7 now shows my ipod mini! great stuff i've been searching for ages for a solution! thanks.

i had this problem a few months ago and made a web page to help people. i didnt realize until today how may hits it had got so it may help some of you too!

http://www.nosware.com/ipod/index.html

SOLUTION
Right click on my computer>manage>device manager>scroll down to usb port section and you will find Ipod with a usb sign and a ! in a yellow triangle>double click on it and repair or reinstall and all should work

-disconnect the ipod
- Press and hold "Menu" for about 10-15 seconds then release and let the ipod turn back on
- connect the usb cable

This should do it

It worked for me, why not for you

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when i plug my pod into the usb it doesnt show up in itunes. and my whole computer starts freezing up and operating really slow. the itunes is able to recognise my brothers ipod tho help me

awwwwsum fix2 did it 4 me. ten points to this site im so happy right now. can uz feel the love

AMAZING #2 is the best one!

i did fix # 2 and it helped because now my ipods charging, only itunes still wont recognize my ipod and now when i plug my ipod in my computer recognizes it as a camera

I followed these steps, but it still doesn`t work. My Ipod does not appear in "computer" or in iTunes at "devices" .I have an iPod shuffle 2nd gen and windows vista as opperating system.

I followed these steps, but it still doesn`t work!.. My iPod does not appear in "Computer" or in iTunes under "Devices". I have an iPod shuffle 2nd gen and Windows vista as opperating system.

try deleting everything on ipod with My Computer and then it should appear in itunes and it will ask you to restore it. I think its a problem with the itunesDB, probs due to disconnecting without ejecting.

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I tried the above it did not work for me.
The solution was actually very simple. Check out my solution
http://treasurethoughts.blogspot.com/2008/07/solution-ipod-shuffle-not-recognized-in.html

Thank you so much...yr advice worked first time

I am afraid to trust it yet because I think I probably did stop breathing and the lack of oxygen has fried my capacity to reason, but I think it might be fixed. Thank you!!!!!

Holy crap!!#2 WORKEDD. I had a corrupted ipod and itunes wouldn't recognize IT but now i used solution #2 and restored my ipod now its syncing& recognizing my ipod as normalLy. THANKS! :D

oh my god! thank you zolved!!! i can finally use my ipod again=]

after trying every possible solution (including the 2 above) i nearly gave up and accepted the fact that i had spent 150 quid on 4000 songs that i wud have to have forever on my ipod. but after readin another article on this website that quite rightly said that itunes is not the only ipod manager out there i went in search for another. i came across one called floola (which has all the same features except no itunes store). Again same thing.nothing. but if u bring dwn the help menu, click repair ipod. click yes, even tho it says my ipod is working fine. after 10mins of sorting out my tunes they all finally popped up in the library. finally i can add to my collection without wiping the whole thing out and re formatting. i hope this helps as i no how fustrating it can be (-;

oh and if u still want all the free podcasts and wat not u can still paste em back into ur new ipod manger library. adios

thank youuu sooo muchhh!!!!! tytytyty :)

thank you sooooo muchhhh!!!!!! tytytyty :)

Thank You, itunes is reconizing my ipod.

Is installing this "iTunes" safe? Coz' while it is installing iTunes & QuickTime, a small window appeared.. it says, USER ACCOUNT CONTROL: iTunes (or I think its Apple) asks your permission to continue. I'm scared to press the continue button-thinking that my computer can get harmed. Please answer my question..

THANKS THIS REALLY WORKED 4 ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I had a similar problem with a 5th Gen 30GB, and I stumbled upon a solution that I have not seen anywhere else.

Basically, my iPod was mounting as a disk drive, but would not show up in iTunes. I reset it many times and ran the diagnostics (left and center upon Apple logo at startup). Nothing worked, and of course I couldn't restore it, because it wouldn't show up in iTunes. It did the same thing regardless of what PC or Mac it was plugged into -- it always mounted, but never showed up in iTunes.

Another odd observation was that it was mounting on my Mac desktop with the "external hard drive" icon, not with an iPod icon.

Here is what I did that fixed it:

1. Plugged it in to a Mac.
2. Opened a Terminal session
3. Browsed to the /Volumes/iPod/iPod_Control/ folder
4. Renamed the iTunes sub-folder to iTunes.backup
5. Ejected the iPod, then re-connected it

At this point, iTunes detected my iPod just fine! I went through the restore procedure as a precaution; because I have no idea what this directory really contains.

I realize that the circumstances surrounding my successful restore are somewhat unique, and probably don't apply to very many other situations, which is why I described some of the quirky things (like the icon showing up as an external hard drive) in detail at the beginning of this. Don't attempt it if you're not comfortable with what I described, or if your iPod has different symptoms!

help me,My Ipod does not appear in my computer and in the iTunes device.But it still can be charge.please help me. :(

Little help here people!My Ipod does not appear in my computer and my itunes.i have no idea why.But it still be charge.please help me :(

I did not read all the replies, but I have been having the same issues with my kids ipods not connecting to itunes. I have a PC and was able to resolve this issue by uninstalling the usb connection and then reinstalling it. I tried everything else and this worked.