computer not recognizing iPod touch

I've had similar problems with mine since the update. I wish I could help you out but I haven't found an answer yet.

I've been trying to update my iPod Touch today, and I'm having the same problem. The device doesn't appear anywhere.

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iTunes did not find my iPod when I plugged it in. The iPod wasn't even charging. I called Apple, and they had me restore the factory defaults (which also deletes everything on the iPod). I got an error on the first try, but it worked the second time and iTunes resynched.

Let me see if I can remember...

Hold down the Home button and then hold down the power button to power it down.

Hold down the Home button while connecting the iPod to the computer via the USB cord.

It should start up and show the iTunes icon and a picture of a USB plug on the screen. Release the Home button. At this stage iTunes opened up and said that it detected an iPod in the process of restoring. Click Restore (or Continue, or whatever it was). I was told I needed a software update, so I accepted that. It took about six minutes to download on my cable internet access. When the new software was installed iTunes tried to restore the iPod, but it was taking forever. After several minutes (five?) I got an error. I clicked OK and, leaving the iPod connected, restarted the computer.

When the computer restarted iTunes started automatically and detected the iPod. I clicked Restore again, and this time the restoration was successful. When it was done, it began synching the iPod (another long process, since I keep over 3,000 tracks on it).

I'm going from memory, so you may want to search for specific instructions on restoring an iPod Touch; but I'm pretty sure that was the sequence of events.

Good luck!

I've tried everything you mentioned and my computer still will not recognize the ipod Touch. I've rebooted the computer, reinstalled itunes, found the driver online and put it into every folder suggested by others having this same problem (copying over the existing driver in case the downloaded driver was newer), restarted the ipod touch every way suggested, tried every USB port on my computer, etc. Nothing is working.

So, maybe this is a good place for my variation on this question. my Ipod "froze" trying to load the application 'ebuddy' since this it will not power on, charge from a wall-charger or connect to my computer. i've tryed everything I can think of to reboot or restart it. Holding the power button down 10 seconds, ect. I cannot restore setting because it will not connect to my computer. any suggestions?

I am having your same problem. It's been a month since your post. Have you solved your problem? If so, how?

I am having the same problem tried everything on every mac in the house and nothing!!!!

I have had my IPOD Touch 1G 8GB for almost a year now and this same thing has happened to me like 5 times now...I restore my Touch and it works for awhile and then it happens again..it is very frustrating..I have the latest version of ITunes ..since this issue is so prevalent..it is sad that Apple cannot fix the issue once and for all...reminds you of a Microsoft product..the lack of getting a known issue fixed.