Q: 2 ipods recognized as one

My two daughters have ipod touch 4s and I have set one up with itunes on our computer(windows Vista) but when I went to set the other one up on the computer

I plugged it in and instead of adding it as another ipod device I clicked the wrong button and now the computer recognizes both ipods as the same one

Can anyone help with this problem. I do not want to wipe everything off if it can be helped. PLEASE HELP

iPod touch, Windows Vista

Posted on Dec 29, 2012 1:47 AM

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lllaass Dec 29, 2012 3:53 AM in response to emma198
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Dec 29, 2012 3:53 AM in response to emma198

- Unless you backed up the other iPod after you set it up you will have to start over again. If you have a backup you can restore from that backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
Note that the backup does not included synced media like apps and music.
- An iPod can only sync to one iTunes library/one computer. If you connect it to another computer and sync the iPod is erased and its contents replace with what is in the iTunes library of the second computer.
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emma198 Dec 29, 2012 5:41 AM in response to lllaass
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Dec 29, 2012 5:41 AM in response to lllaass

Thanks for your help with this, I have managed to restore the second ipod back to its factorie settings .
Now I just want to rename it but cant find the way to do it. I also want to change my syncing from auto to manual,how do I
do this. Thanks again
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lllaass Dec 29, 2012 5:50 AM in response to emma198
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Dec 29, 2012 5:50 AM in response to emma198

iTunes: How to rename your device
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