Q: Why does my iPod touch only show as an internal storage device in my computer and explorer and not as a drive? Uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes many times and still it persists. I can only look at photos not music

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bfallona

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Q: Why does my iPod touch only show as an internal storage device in my computer and explorer and not as a drive? Uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes many times and still it persists. I can only look at photos not music

I can't get my iPod Touch to show up as a drive. It only shows as an internal storage device and I can only see photos under a DCIM folder. No drive letter either

iPod touch, Windows 10

Posted on Jul 23, 2016 5:22 PM

I have this question too

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turingtest2

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The iPod touch has a closed file system. If it has a non-empty camera roll then the contents of that emulate a camera. Other iPod models may optionally appear as a regular drive so that you can add or remove files using Windows Explorer. Media files need to be added and removed by iTunes (or an application that replicates iTunes' actions) or the device won't know they are there.

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Posted on Jul 23, 2016 6:23 PM

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turingtest2 Jul 23, 2016 5:49 PM in response to bfallona
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Jul 23, 2016 5:49 PM in response to bfallona

That's the way it is supposed to be. See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device if there is media that you want to extract from the device.

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bfallona Jul 23, 2016 5:50 PM in response to bfallona
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Jul 23, 2016 5:50 PM in response to bfallona

So it used to show up as a drive letter and now it only shows as a camera??
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lllaass Jul 24, 2016 8:45 AM in response to bfallona
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Jul 24, 2016 8:45 AM in response to bfallona

iOS devices like the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad do not have a disk mode like "dumb" iPods
How to put your iPod into disk mode - Apple Support
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turingtest2

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Jul 23, 2016 6:23 PM in response to bfallona

The iPod touch has a closed file system. If it has a non-empty camera roll then the contents of that emulate a camera. Other iPod models may optionally appear as a regular drive so that you can add or remove files using Windows Explorer. Media files need to be added and removed by iTunes (or an application that replicates iTunes' actions) or the device won't know they are there.

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