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Hi, When I plug in my ipod, iTunes comes up with a small window saying 'The iPod cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (1140). Please tell me how to fix this!!! Has anyone had this issue before and knows how to fix it? Please help! Much appreciated!

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Yes, I have had this problem. First, I would disable the automatic sync with the iPod and ITunes. You can do this by going into preferences in iTunes. Download the latest version of iTunes by checking for an update. Then click on your iPod in iTunes and restore the iPod to its original setting. This will erase the whole iPod. Then you can sync it with iTunes again. That should fix the problem.

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SOURCE: my ipod will not sync to itunes and it says an

Try to reset the ipod to factory settings. Connect the device and click on it to select it in itunes.
you should get a screen like this. Select restore. Then resync the music, etc.

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SOURCE: I was disconnected from Coolguy008 - HELP-Itunes error!!

Try updating your itunes

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 04, 2010

SOURCE: my ipod goes through the syncing process then says

Make sure iTunes from your computer is up-to-date. Currently, the latest version is 9.0.3. You should at least have iTunes version 9 to make sure this error doesn't occur.

For detailed troubleshooting guide about this error, click here. That's the official trouble shooting page from Apple to fix this error.

For more iPod touch / iPhone tips, click here.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Aug 28, 2008

SOURCE: Error codes pop up during itunes sync!

I am now having the same plroblem. Error -48 code keeps popping up

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 05, 2011

SOURCE: iPod touch not syncing recently

When you plug the iPod in, you should see the "Restore" option in iTunes. This will wipe the iPod and start over from scratch. DOING THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF THE DATA ON YOUR IPOD!!! If that works, you can then sync again and put all of your songs and apps back on it.

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