<p>I have been trying to find an answer all over online to this compatibility problem (between electronics, not people!). At last, I turn to the CC community – can anyone help me with this?</p>
<p>I’ve inherited an old iTouch. It will not work with my iTunes because my particular version of iTunes is too old for it. I cannot update my iTunes because my computer is too old for the newest version (10, I think). </p>
<p>Does this mean I have to buy a new computer for this old iTouch to work??? Seems ridiculous, but I cannot find an answer anywhere, after searching for 3 hours. I’m ready to take a hammer to everything electronic at this point. What on earth do people do if they buy a new iTouch but have a 3 year old computer? (not that old in my book)</p>
<p>The specs:
iTouch OS 3.1.3
Macbook Pro OS X (10.4.11)
I need at least iTunes 8.2 for this iTouch. I now have iTunes 7.7.</p>
<p>I deeply appreciate any input or advice.</p>
<p>You really can’t upgrade your iTunes on a 3yo computer? How frustrating! Have you tried the forums online on the apple website? If you go to ‘support’ you’ll find user forums for all of their products. I have found help for the oddest things there… ants in a mac …there’s a thread for that!</p>
<p>Hopefully someone here can help. I just thought I’d point out where I have gotten help for all things apple.</p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>OK, in case anyone else has this problem, I’ve finally figured it out. My problem was that I was trying to find the answer through Apple support, which is a fiendish conspiracy to drive the normal, un-tech savvy person crazy. I finally just googled the iTunes version I wanted (for Mac), and it popped up as the first hit (on the Apple site, but buried somewhere deep within). Downloaded it, and now I’m syncing the new old iTouch with my new-ish version of my iTunes. Simple solution, so why is it so hard to find thru Apple? The lesson here: do not rely on any Search function on the Apple support sites. Just go straight to Google.</p>
<p>I dont think the problem is that the computer is old- but the OS is fairly old. For instance I am using 10.6.4. Tiger ( 10.4) was released almost 5 & 1/2 yrs ago.</p>
<p>Glad you found the update, but you might want to update OS as well.</p>
<p>So glad you found a solution! I always bypass apple support and head straight to user forums. Someone has always had the problem before. I repeat… ‘Ants in my Mac’… No sir, I was not going crazy when those little pesky critters were crawling up my arms!</p>
<p>The support forums are a zoo but they’re mostly forums with very light moderation so what you see is what users are writing. A lot of people just go to their local Apple Store.</p>
<p>My home desktop is five years old and it works fine with my first-generation iPod Touch. There are places on the internet where you can get old versions of iTunes if you need it but the latest version of iTunes should support every generation of iPod Touch, iPod, iPad, etc.</p>
<p>But how do you get the latest version of iTunes on an older computer? I’m feeling kind of stupid here, but how do you update the operating system? EK, I’m using a 10.4.11 (tiger) too. Can you update the OS to a later version? I thought you just had to buy a new computer?!</p>
<p>Go to the Apple store and buy a new copy of Snow Leopard 10.6. $49. Insert DVD. Upgrade. Done. Available through Amazon.com as well.</p>
<p>Huh?^^^ Really, it’s that easy? (Boy do I feel foolish.) Now I’m remembering vague talk of glitches when upgrading. Is there anything to that?</p>
<p>In looking around, I found that the old versions of iTunes for Windows are pretty easy to find on the web. The old versions for Mac OS X are not. They may be located on the Apple web site but, as you mentioned, their support forums are not the best. You can do a Tiger to Snow Leopard upgrade but it sounds like you would prefer to just be able to run on your current operating system. I have upgraded one system from Tiger to Snow Leopard (my daughter has a three-year old system) without any problems. We bought the family pack upgrade. What might be easier for you is if you have a Windows computer around - just install the latest version there and use that for syncing the iPod Touch.</p>
<p>You could also go to one of the Mac forum sites to ask for a pointer to an older version of iTunes.</p>
<p>Thanks, BCEagle. I was actually able to find the old version of iTunes by googling ‘iTunes 8.2 for Mac.’ It was on the Apple site! I would have never, ever found it without googling though. I was able to upgrade to that and now my iTouch is working like a charm. Now, I’m having fun with apps. (Btw, the reason that I inherited it is because it got wet and the owner thought it was broken and bought another one. A year later, it dried out sufficiently enough in the kitchen drawer, and is back to working!)</p>
<p>What’s the advantage in upgrading from Tiger to Leopard if I don’t have new toys? (although S’s iPhone is looking mighty attractive.)</p>
<p>Weel if your computer has enough memory/fast enough, then I agree you probably dont need the upgrade.
[Apple</a> Mac OS X Snow Leopard Review | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD](<a href=“Tech News & Analysis - Wall Street Journal”>Tech News & Analysis - Wall Street Journal)
but I like it.</p>
<p>Leopard and Snow Leopard have various improvements and eye candy. Ultimately, if you are happy with what you have, and have no need of the improvements, then you are often better sticking with what you have. Upgrades often break one or two things and change the way you do things which you may or may not like.</p>
<p>At the moment, I’m doing various backup operations on my MacBook Pro preparing for an SSD upgrade. Just having some relatively inexpensive fun with performance improvements. Mine is 2.5 years old and, while I’d like a new one, there’s no way I can justify a new one. This current model should last me for at least the next five years.</p>