You can connect your iPod to a Windows and Mac based system using a USB port. Any iPod that has a dock connector can be connected to USB 2.0 port. For a system to allow data transfer and access iPod information, it is essential that the system should first recognize it as a correct device. But if your system cannot do so, the odds are that iPod internal structure is damaged and thus you require to reformat it. After reformatting, if you find your backup invalid to restore the data, you need to use iPod Data Recovery tools.
For an instance, when you connect your iPod to your Windows based system using a USB, you might experience the below error message:
"USB Device Not Recognized
One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it. For assistance in solving this problem, click this message."
Cause
The above error might result from variety of reasons, some of which are listed below:
Faulty USB Mass Storage Device drivers
High-speed USB interfaces are enabled
Problematic Infcache file
Damaged internal structure of iPod
Solution
You should try these methods in order to solve the existing issue and hence to make your iPod recognizable under Windows:
Try disconnecting your iPod and connecting it again
Disconnect the iPod and reconnect after restarting the system
Reset the iPod
Replace or update the USB Mass Storage Device drivers
Try disabling high-speed USB interfaces. To do so, right-click 'My Computer' and the click 'Manage' from the menu. Next, click 'Device Manager' and then double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers. You can then click to disable all the USB items that are labeled as 'enhanced', 'high speed' or 'USB 2.0'.
Delete the Infache file
If the issue persists, reformat your iPod and restore lost data from backup. But sometimes, when the backup is not completely updated or valid, backup fails to restore. Thus, to recover from such situations, iPod Recovery tools should be used. iPod Data Recovery tools are commercial tools built with powerful recovery techniques to recover data that is seemingly inaccessible.
Stellar Phoenix iPod Recovery is a fully-featured data recovery tool that recovers lost data from iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, iPod Mini and iPod Classic. It is a read-only tool that recovers all lost music files, videos, documents, graphics, podcasts, audio books and other contents from iPods. This iPod Recovery tools is available for both Mac and Windows operating systems.
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