Upgraded to itunes 5.0 I have no music on ipod, cant update

Sort of have the same problem - I upgraded to iTunes 5.0 over the weekend and have had nothing but problems since. Unlike others, and except for not being able to connect with music store and gracenotes, my iTunes appears largely unaffected. But the upgrade has wiped 3401 songs off my iPod and I am having major issues whenever I try to update and synchronise iTunes and iPod. I manage to update about 600 songs, then my iPod beeps, goes dead and wipes the songs its just updated. Also, the segments of my library which have been wiped off the iPod are not chronologically the last material downloaded to iTunes - some have been there for months and months. I'm now entering a tech-rage zone - I love my iPod and have it available 24/7 but now it's not even half the marvellous beast it used to be. Can somebody please help??? I don't know whether to haul it at the window or cry.

I have had a very similar problem

-Currently using: Windows XP Home edition with most recent updates
-2.39Ghz processor, Itunes 5
-IPOD 20GB I only have used up 3.9GB

Very similar problem

My IPOD has recently had a weird problem after installing Itunes 5. When I
first connect the ipod to the computer everything seems to be working fine,
because the ipod displays the "please do not disconnect" message, and ITUNES
comes up on the screen and lets me play music from my ipod only for a brief few
minuets. The computer then stops playing the song it was currently playing and
I tunes freezes. After that point the only way to unfreeze Itunes is to press
select/menu on the ipod. When the ipod restarts and I plug the ipod back into
my computer it won't bring I tunes up again, and I am unable to access the ipod
drive. A screen comes up after 10 minuets saying I have to reformat my ipod
because it can not be read. I have already done so about 10 times and I still
have the same problem.

My ipod doesn't freeze when I'm just listening to it with my earphones or on my
stereo, but it laggs more thean usual when changeing songs or menus (I have
only used up 3.9GB). I have also tried using my ipod on other computers and I
get the same problem. Please Help!

I can only use my ipod 'as is' at the moment. I upgraded last week to itunes5 and everything has gone wrong since.
I can't add any music or anything because it can't communicate with my computer anymore. My ipod also acts twitchy and slow since the update as well. I hope people at apple are taking this issue seriously cuz it needs fixing in a big hurry.

I have the exact problem -

I know it's not the equipment, PC is same, USB cable the same, iPod the same. Only difference is iTunes 5.0. Maybe a critical mass of postings will get this error fixed.

I have the same exact problem. After I updated my iTunes(5.0.1 I believe), my iPod's songs got deleted but it could still update. For awhile... Then I reconnected it, and it doesn't show up anymore. I have around 9 GB of songs, 2000+ and not even one shows up on my iPod.

I downloaded the iPod update (v3.1) thinking its messed up, but it isn't since i updated it just a month ago. I also restored it which completely erased everything in my iPod since I thought it was my Ipod thats messed up. Hopefully this will be fixed because I'm not happy I can't use my iPod!!!

I did the same and have the same problem. I hope apple is going to fix it because this is so unhandy.

Same problem as most everybody who's written so far. Upgraded to 5.0.1 and now my computer will not recognize my iPod. I've restored the iPod, so it now has no songs on it. I've reset it millions of times and all to no avail. I hate that update. I now have no iPod at all and it's essentially the love of my life, so am feeling cast adrift in an unfeeling technical world. Somebody help me!!!

I`m in the same boat as you Sarah, apple have some serious issues with 5.0 that needs to be sorted sooner rather than later.

I will be getting a 4th gen 20 gig that has the folder with the exclamation point on it. Once I get that fixed should me having itunes v5.0 be a problem. Or should I wait for an update before exporting my library.

yeah same problem as everyone else...that new itunes...apple needs to figure this out, all my music is gone from my ipod!

Hey Apple - iTunes 5.0 ain't working. Help us!!!!! Add another to the long list of customers having the exact same problems.

I need my pod, man! C'mon!!!

Same problem, mine gets better as it freezes computer as well as loosing all songs that were stored. Any sugjestions from anyone.

Chris

I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes AND QuickTime multiple times. The best I can get is iTunes working but getting an error message that I need to reinstall iTunes. Is there a solution?

Why is Apple not respinding to questions on the Forums? Is iTunes 5 killing every iPod?

Unfortunately, there is no going back. I tried several ways (Windows XP). Nothing helps.

Same problem here since I upgraded to 5.0.

Apple needs to release a fix for this mess, or precise instructions (reset or disk mode don't do anything) to solve this issue.

As it is now, my iPod is useless.