Encircled exclamation points pop up randomly ON iPod when attached to iTunes

Sometimes this works but sometimes yo have to wate for an iTunes update

Try:

- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost

Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at

least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

- Unsync/delete all music and resync

To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Manage Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music

- Reset all settings

Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.

All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.

- Restore from backup. See:

iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

Hi lllaass,

I am having the exact same issue. Purchased a new iTouch 5, updated software. Attempted to use a backup from my iTouch Gen 2 so that I can go on my merry way.

Well the syncing didn't work. I decided to take the time to manually load the music to the iTouch 5. It took a while. I found that many of my songs did not sync properly or lost sync. I did this twice. After doing it the last time I backed the itouch up. It held my music until I loaded a couple more albums. Now I have the new music, but all of the old is now "missing" (although I can still see it on my itouch through itunes - but with the circled exclamation).

So very frustrating. I am thinking about returning the itouch 5 and just keeping on with the 2.

What is happening here? Thank you in advance.