itunes on windows 10 does not connect to connected ipod classic

If your iPod is not seen in iTunes, try these two articles:

• • If your computer doesn’t recognise your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support (UK) and make sure that it is giving you steps for Windows PCs. If it states Mac, choose Windows PC from the drop-down menu on that page
  • iOS device not showing in iTunes for Wind… - Apple Community. This is a tip written by fellow user turingtest2. Even thought he article says it's for iOS devices, I believe that it is applicable to an iPod Classic (which does not use iOS)

793pepper_973-279 wrote:

i have my itunes on my apple iphone and I think I downloaded it ok as i have my computer and iphone connected.

i want to delete some unwanted downloaded albums from my library. what is my next step

If your phone is synced with your library on your computer you would normally remove the unwanted items from the library, then sync with the library to update the device.

Or you can see Delete music in the Apple Music app - Apple Support and delete the music directly from the device if the device is manually managed.

If you have the Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription services then changes you make in one place should be reflected in any others connected to your iCloud Music Library.

If you have content on your device that is not in your library and you want to save it see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device - Apple Community. Syncing with a new computer (to the device) that doesn't already contain your old library can result in all non-purchased media being wiped from the device.

tt2

fpefpe wrote:

my ipod classic is connect to the windows 10 system --- I can see the assigned drive letter --- i can use the file explorer to browse the files on the ipod,

That's irrelevant, Windows Explorer cannot access the music on the iPod.

but as noted in the photo the circle round the image of a connected ipod in itunes does not appear

I believe the circle is simply added to the screenshot to emphasise where to look and what to look for. I will assume though, that the icon for the device (in your case an iPod Classic) is not being shown.

Are you using a Wi-Fi connection to look at the iPod or have you connected it to your computer with a USB cable? If you have not yet done so, connect it to the computer with a cable and respond to any messages that pop up on either on your computer or on the iPod. Typically, the message on the computer may say something like "see what happens when this device is connected". I think that there may not be any message on the iPod Classic itself.

While copying off the hidden files from a classic may be used as an emergency measure to save your files, you cannot use Windows Explorer to update the library of content on the device, that must be done through iTunes. Follow the second link that the fiend posted. If you are using the Microsoft Store build of iTunes try swapping to the traditional installer. Update the device driver for the iPod exactly as described, even when Windows claims you already have the best device driver.

tt2

i have my itunes on my apple iphone and I think I downloaded it ok as i have my computer and iphone connected.

i want to delete some unwanted downloaded albums from my library. what is my next step