iPod does not show up in iTunes

Joined
Jul 3, 2014
Messages
318
Reaction score
29
Points
28
Location
Courtenay, BC Canada
Your Mac's Specs
iMac -Monterey-12.6.7 27"Retina 5K, Late 2015, 3.2 GHz, i5, 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, 250 GB SSD
My wife recently installed 9.0 on her iPod. Once done, she got the message that she needed to upgrade her iTunes, which she tried to do, but it would not allow her to do this, since her OS is 10.6.8 and not 10.8.5. As it is now, she cannot do a sync of podcasts or other programs.

I then read a post online that described how to downgrade the ipod s/w by removing the update from the library, which I did.

Now the ipod does not show in iTunes, so she cannot do anything.

How does she fix this?

Thanks
Al
 

chscag

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
Jan 23, 2008
Messages
65,248
Reaction score
1,833
Points
113
Location
Keller, Texas
Your Mac's Specs
2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
How does she fix this?

You mean how do YOU fix this? O:) Which iPod does she have? Try putting it in DFU mode and afterward set it up again. The problem you're going to have is that Apple has quit signing anything earlier than iOS 9.0 (currently at 9.02) which means it will restore to the latest and you'll be right back where you started. It's probably best to update her Mac to 10.8.5 if possible.
 
OP
flyboyy
Joined
Jul 3, 2014
Messages
318
Reaction score
29
Points
28
Location
Courtenay, BC Canada
Your Mac's Specs
iMac -Monterey-12.6.7 27"Retina 5K, Late 2015, 3.2 GHz, i5, 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, 250 GB SSD
She has a 5th generation 32 Gb iPod.

Her MBP is a 2007, so 10.8.5 isn't doable. I put Lion on my 2007 iMac and it was nothing but problems for quite awhile, so she decided not to.
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top