Apple I pod " required disk cannot be found"

hi, ive just bought mine, and Im getting the same message??

Can anyonr help??

Mine decided to fail in the middle of a big sync (not sure why) with this message amongst others. Hm.

I did these things, so give 'em a try:

1) Try a different USB port - don't ask me why they're touchy
2) Restart your computer (which I did after none of the USB ports were behaving)
3) Reboot your iTouch (hold down home and sleep buttons till the apple icon appears.

Good luck...

I had this problem when plugging into a USB hub, even though it was powered. I switched to a 'root' USB port on my PC and the problem disappeared immediately.

Not enough 'juice' on some ports I guess.

I have the exact same problem. It syncs about 200MB and then gives me this error. I've tried every USB port on the computer as well as the powered ones on the monitor. I also restored the iPod and still the same problems.

I was able to backup my computer to a USB hard drive overnight, no issues, so I really don't think it is a USB issue. Still unable to sync! Anyone have any other suggestions? Should I return it for another unit (this would be #3)?

Don't have a specific one but the Apple instructions says it won't work with a USB port that it needs the power of a local USB.

I also have the same problem, when i connect my iPod touch to all my USB ports avaliable on my comp, it just gives the same message and i restarts my comp and my Touch but it just wouldn't help. Any1 has a structured answer to this? iPod Touch sure is not meeting my expectations.

iTunes 7.5 does not solve this issue.

The route to i took to fix this issue required me to reformat the disc on my ipod. (you will lose anything you have on your ipod if you complete these steps)

1. disconnect ipod
2. close itunes
3. go to control panel, then administrative tools, then services
4. highlight ipod service
5. click stop the service, do not close
6. plug in your ipod
7. open my computer
8. right click your ipod drive, select format
9. click start on format menu, once done, exit, unplug the ipod
10. go back to services, highlight ipod service
11. click restart the service
12. plug in your ipod, open itunes and it should work like new

i hope this works

Will that work with iTouch. Sounds as if you need to be in disk mode for a computer to recognize it as something that can be formatted and the iTouch doesn't, yet, support disk mode. I don't think what you recommend with work with a touch.

i agree... i tried restoring my touch to its factory settings but it doesnt work... it still is unable to sync but itunes is showing my device... and itunes 7.5 does not help

I also have the same sync problem like mentioned above (timeout after sync about 2-5 songs). My iPod touch works fine with a Windows XP Pro PC and with a Vista notebook. But at home I use Windows XP (home edition) and the sync via USB does not work. I deinstalled many times iTunes, Quicktime and the other Apple programms (completely like mentioned on the Apple support pages) and also iTunes 7.5 does not solve this problem. I also added an additional Adapetc USB 2.0 card and also tried a USB hub with a externalpower supply. Yes, my iPod touch was always full of battery.
Nothing works. But I want to use my PC at home because there I have my music which I bought in the apple store.

Another sad issue was that I bought a music video in the apple store (on my office PC), it was loaded, but it was not allowed to copy it on my touch ??? Hmmm, i paid for it, but got nothing. Let's forget it...

Anyway, now I am very frustrated after 3 long evenings and give up. (I should keep care for family instead of spending my time with software bugs). I have a master in computer science, but it helps me nothing. For me it semms to be a simple USB driver bug. I hope it will be solved quickly, otherwise I will not buy any new music in the Apple store.
BTW, why is it not possible to sync via WiFi. Palm has solved this issue many years ago....

Does the new 1.1.2 update address this issue? I have gone through three touches after getting this error message trying to synch to my home destop PC. All to no avail. I tried everything Apple recommends--turning off virus software, updated dll's, uploaded songs one at a time, etc. etc--and I couldn't get it to work. I was able to use my touch after transferring all of my songs to my work laptop, which has more or less the same setup as my home pc except for different software. The only big difference I see is that the drive on my home pc is partitioned while my laptop is not. Has anyone received this error on a non-partitioned hard drive?

I plan on trying this again this weekend with the new version but I wanted to see if anyone has had any luck (or non-luck) before I do.

I tried the new update 1.1.2, but sorry, no success. I am not able to sync the iPod touch with my home PC (Medion MD8080). It is also not possible to reload the software from scratch. (recovery). The USB transfer is always stopping.
I hate it !!!! I think the problem is located in the USb driver coming with iTunes.
BTW the same home PC has no problem to sync an iPod (2. generation) !!!

I also have no problems with my Notebook with the same iPod touch. There I have two partitions. I never got any USB transfer abort.

Hopefully Apple will fix this bug very soon !!!!

i also have this problem...or it says disk cannot be read or written to. i've tried everything and found the only thing that has helped me get more than about 5 tracks on the ipod during each sync is to open windows task manager (ctl altdel) and right click everything associated to itunes, ipod and syncing and set the priority as high as it will go...realtime.
also closing down unnecessary applications may help (Antivirus software, Internet explorers, etc.) i have no proof to back this up but it now works a lot better for me...i get around 200 tracks on per sync...not ideal but better than before...apple need to fix it...fix it quick.
hope this helps a little.