Resume auto opening iTunes when your iPod shuffle is connected You will typically not have any issues if you accidentally unplug your iPod before ejecting it, but consistently doing so is the recipe for problems in the long run (though you might be able to repair corrupt-file-system-type issues from iTunes by restoring your iPod shuffle to ' factory settings'). If you don't (or no longer) see your iPod shuffle in Explorer / Finder, launch iTunes and manually eject your shuffle from it. Note: if you don't open iTunes while your shuffle is connected to your computer, eject it manually from Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder before unplugging it, as you would (or should!) with any external device. If you want to manage your iPod shuffle from iTunes (adding or removing audio files and music, changing its settings, synchronizing podcasts, etc.), all you need to do is manually launch iTunes the way you typically do: as soon as it opens, iTunes will detect that an iPod is connected, and it will show it in the left Sidebar as usual! (And automatically start sync'ing it if you have left this setting to its default.) Now launch Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder, and you should (a) get confirmation that your iPod shuffle is indeed detected by your computer, and (b) be able to access its content outside of iTunes (assuming you also use your shuffle as a USB storage device). If you look at the shuffle while doing so, you'll notice that its LED light goes green for about a second, as visual feedback: you know that it is connected - and iTunes has not opened. ITunes will take a few seconds to save and sync your iPod shuffle: once you see the ' OK to disconnect' message, eject your iPod shuffle and unplug it, exit iTunes, wait a few seconds, and plug it back in. As soon as you do, an ' Apply' button will appear in the lower right corner of the main iTunes window: click on it to save the new setting. Scroll down you see the available ' Options' then, uncheck the ' Open iTunes when this iPod is connected' checkbox.

Disable auto launch + access your iPod shuffle when iTunes is closedįirst, connect your iPod shuffle to your computer when iTunes opens, select the shuffle in the Sidebar on the left, and you'll see its ' Summary' screen, which contains a series of settings (if it was already plugged in, make sure that the ' Summary' tab is selected).

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