Paddycov
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Q: ipod shuffle 2nd generation wont link with itunes

I have just brought used ipod shuffle 2nd gen and i cannot get it to link with my itunes account it dosnt show up in device list?it links with laptop and with car but cant put mt music on it and its loaded full of cher!!!!! and bon jovi!!!

any advice will be welcomed have tried alternative lead? port?

iPod shuffle, 2nd gen

Posted on Sep 12, 2016 9:50 AM

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Q: ipod shuffle 2nd generation wont link with itunes

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Sep 12, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Paddycov
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    Sep 12, 2016 12:03 PM in response to Paddycov

    Cher and bon jovi...  That IS indeed a serious problem.    But at least the iPod still plays music, so its battery is OK.

     

    Are you using the USB docking cable that came with 2nd gen iPod?  It is long with a mini-dock at the shuffle end.  The replacement shuffle docking cable Apple currently sells is for 3rd and 4th gen shuffle, and does not work with 2nd gen shuffle (connector is different).

     

    There are third-party replacement cables, but they need to be described as being for 2nd gen shuffle.  And they tend to be cheap and of low quality, so that could be the issue here.

     

    If you have the correct type of docking cable, when you connect it to your computer's USB, watch the shuffle's little light.  Does it blink initially when connected?  Does it come ON, but remain solid (not blinking)?  Does it not come ON at all when connected?

     

    Also, do you use a Mac or Windows PC?  If Windows, which release?