Trying to add my music to a restored ipod shuffle

I have been given an ipod shuffle 4th and it has been reset. There is no music on it anymore and when I get it to play it says to connect to ITunes, so I assume its ready to go. However, when I connect it to my Mac and go to Itunes/Music whilst it can be seen in the side bar, it still has the owner's name and whilst it attempts to load, once it does, it says its open in another window. As a result I cant sync it etc with my music. Id appreciate any help provided. Thanks!

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 8:37 PM

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