IPOD TOUCH NOT RECOGNIZED BY COMPUTER OR ITUNES

If you have a system search bar, search "Device Manager" and select the first option. There will be a long list of devices.

Look down the list for "Universal Serial Bus Controllers"; when your apple device is plugged in it will say beneath this "Apple Mobile Device USB Driver" and the one below that will say something along the lines of "USB eXtensible Host Controller" if you have a microsoft computer. Either way, choose this one and then Disable it by clicking on one the options that appears in the top bar.

Unplug you iPod, and if necessary leave it for a while. Then come back and choose this same option again and enable it, while your iPod is plugged in.

I found this helped me after browsing around this for a while; hope it helps!!

If you don‘t see your connected device in iTunes for Mac

Or

First:

iTunes: Fix iPhone or iPod Not Detected in Windows 10

next try

Apple Mobile Device USB Driver Missing

last

iPhone, iPad, or iPod not recognized in iTunes for Windows

- I would start with

Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP

or

Remove and reinstall iTunes and related software components for Windows 7 and later

- New cable and different USB port

Also see:

iPod not recognised by windows iTunes - ASC

Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates

- Try on another computer to help determine if computer or iPod problem