Q: 5th Gen iPod Nano won't connect to IMac

Hi smartiepartie10, 

Welcome to the Support Communities!  The resource below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having with your iPod not being recognized in iTunes for Mac.

iPod not appearing in iTunes - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT203449

Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:

First, try the steps in the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant which applies to your iPod. If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below:

 

Specific issues or alerts

If the Troubleshooting Assistant does not resolve your issue and you have one of the iPod models listed below, follow steps in the related article:

 

         

iPod nano (5th and 6th generation)	iPod nano: Error message saying that iPod 'could not be identified properly'

 

 

If the above articles do not apply to you or did not resolve your issue, choose an applicable article below that best describes your issue.

 

     

Mac OS X

iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac Desktop What to do if your computer won't recognize a USB or FireWire device

 

 

 

I hope this information helps ....

- Judy