iPod Touch no longer showing up under My Computer

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iPod Touch no longer showing up under My Computer

My iPod Touch is no longer showing in the device list under My Computer and as such can't access it to get my photos off it.
It works in iTunes just fine, syncs fine, etc.
If I go to Devices and Printers, it used to be listed under the Devices category as iPod, but now shows under the Unspecified category as Apple Mobile Device USB Driver, so basically a generic device.
I have no devices with exclamation points or any other trouble signs under Device Manager.
Help?

Custom built, Windows 7

Posted on Nov 29, 2009 1:46 PM

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fishb0ne Author

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Nov 29, 2009 1:49 PM in response to fishb0ne

I apologize, it looks like I posted in the wrong section.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2249394&tstart=0

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luvlabs

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Nov 29, 2009 1:54 PM in response to fishb0ne

I'm not sure what your link goes to but it is not working. However, your touch will not show up in My Computer, only iTunes. The touch and iPhone have no capability of being treated like a disk drive as does iPod nanos and classics.

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fishb0ne Author

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Nov 29, 2009 1:59 PM in response to fishb0ne

I am very well aware of that, however I am fairly certain my iPod Touch would show up under My Computer similar to a digital camera. I would be able to open it up and see all the photos I have on it, and retrieve them.

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fishb0ne Author

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Nov 29, 2009 3:05 PM in response to fishb0ne

Well, I am not entirely sure what exactly happened but after trying numerous times to reinstall the drivers and getting all sorts of error messages, I finally got Windows 7 to cooperate. The iPod Touch now shows up and is being detected as a digital camera under Devices, and under Computer it is showing up under Portable Devices. If I double-click on it I can view my pictures, transfer them, delete them, etc.

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fishb0ne Author

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May 9, 2010 5:54 PM in response to fishb0ne

I am having this problem again. I have a 16GB iPod Touch and my wife has an 8GB iPod Touch. My iPod does not show up under My Computer under "Portable Devices" as it should. My wife's shows up just fine. I can sync both iPods, they both work in iTunes but I can't pull the photos off mine because I can't see it under My Computer.

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