Resolve 'USB Device Not Recognized' Error in iPod

An Ipod can be connected to Windows or Mac Operating System using USB. Any iPod that has a dock connector can be connected to USB 2.0 port. For data transfer , a system should access the iPod Information and recognize the device. But the problem exist when you Ipod is not accessible and its internal structure has been damaged so you need to reformt it. After reformatting, if you find your backup invalid to restore the data, you need to use iPod Data Recovery tools.

When you connect your iPod to a Windows machine 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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