I had to switch to an older Ipod (4th generation nano) since my current IPod was stolen. When I connected to ITunes some of my currently purchased songs are not downloading into the older IPod. ITunes is recognizing the older IPod, but not transferring all songs. Any advice?
iPod nano
Any error messages during the sync process?
I assume the Sync Entire Music library option is selected from under the iPod's Music configuration tab in iTunes?
B-rock
Yes, the entire music library has been checked. I received an error message indicating that my IPod could not be synced because the disk could not be found.
Are you running on a Mac or PC? If so, what OS are you running? Is iTunes up to date? Is the iPod plugged into a high powered USB port located directly on the PC or Mac?
B-rock
PC, using XP. ITunes is a bit out of date since everytime I update it there seems to be an issue with my computer. I am using a high powered USP directly in the computer.
Try these steps listed below.
1. Run “c:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc” (i.e. *Device Manager*), and leave it open for now for later use
2. Start up iTunes
3. Next, connect your iPod.
4. Go to your iPod Settings and select the “Enable disk use” option from under theSummary tab.
5. A dialog box will pop up reminding you that you’ll need to manually eject. Go ahead and hit OK
6. Hit Apply to save changes to the iPod
7. Quickly switch to the Device Manager window and right-click on any item within the window and select “Scan for hardware changes”
8. Finally, switch back to iTunes, and try re-syncing your iPod to see if it helped.
B-rock
I think it's great that you are willing to help and I hate to be a pain, but I followed your instructions above, but I don't have a Enable disk use under my IPod Settings. I tried to sync again and it said it could not find the disk.
It's the Summary tab, not the Settings menu on the Nano. See this article for more details.
Using your iPod as a storage drive
B-rock
I did it, but it didn't work. Thanks for helping! Really appreciate it.
If the iPod still appears in Windows, trying doing a low level reformat of the iPod's drive using the instructions in this article.
http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/
B-rock
I had to switch my Ipod to an older model and now it won't load all my ITunes songs. Any advice?
