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ipod question(s)
RubusRoo
14-11-2006
i just got my 1st ever ipod. 4gb nano. when i plugged it into my pc for the 1st time, it copied as much as it could from my music folder on to it. not a problem i thought as i can just get rid of them later...erm, HOW?

when i plug it in now, the itunes software starts & shows a list of tracks. is that the tracks that are on my ipod or in my "my music" folder? if i untick them, does that mean that they've been removed from my ipod?

i feel really stupid now as i've not got a scooby what i'm doing & the "manual" is like a tiny bit of paper which is pretty pointless.
iDan
14-11-2006
Go to the 'library' in iTunes, and delete any songs you don't want, when you update your iPod, they'll be removed.
RubusRoo
14-11-2006
Originally Posted by Telly_Man:
“Go to the 'library' in iTunes, and delete any songs you don't want, when you update your iPod, they'll be removed.”


will it delete them off my hard drive too? what does the little tick mean next to each track? sorry for being such a plank
M@ G
14-11-2006
Originally Posted by thumps36:
“will it delete them off my hard drive too? what does the little tick mean next to each track? sorry for being such a plank ”

When your ipod is plugged in and you have the options screen up make sure "Only sync selected items" is checked then anything you have ticked in your library will be copied over, anything you don't, won't.

And no, if you delete tracks from your library it won't delete them from your HD.
moisie
14-11-2006
When you delete songs from iTunes it only then deletes the files if you tell it to (it asks at the time). If you then delete them from your trash then they're gone. Generally you'd have no reason to delete something unless you really didn't want it there at all. If you just don't want it on your iPod then you can configure it to only sync specified playlists. You can organise your playlists pretty much how you want.

If you've deleted something from your computer entirely you can't take songs from your iPod and put them back on your computer (iTunes) without using third party software. The iTunes/iPod system is designed so that your iPod mirrors whatever you've put on your iTunes library or whichever combination of playlists you've decided to sync to your iPod. If your iPod is too big to fit either your library or your specified set of playlists on it then it can be configured to fit as many on from that selection as it can at random. An iPod can then be set to either automatically sync from either your library or as mentioned, playlist(s), or you can do it manually which basically involves you dragging all the songs you want to your iPod then when you want to free up space you go to your iPod within iTunes and delete them.

Try reading the help that comes with iTunes since it will detail all the ways you can manage your music.

Personally although my iPod can fit everything on it, I have a large number of playlists that can filter my music depending on my requirements at the time. I have playlists that limit my music to particular ratings, particular ratings and above, stuff I haven't listened to for varying periods of times. I also have them set up to exclude certain things; really short tracks, tracks I tend to skip a lot and so on and so forth. Basically, as with any collection you have to learn to use it over time so that it suits what you're doing.
RubusRoo
14-11-2006
Originally Posted by moisie:
“When you delete songs from iTunes it only then deletes the files if you tell it to (it asks at the time). If you then delete them from your trash then they're gone. Generally you'd have no reason to delete something unless you really didn't want it there at all. If you just don't want it on your iPod then you can configure it to only sync specified playlists. You can organise your playlists pretty much how you want.

If you've deleted something from your computer entirely you can't take songs from your iPod and put them back on your computer (iTunes) without using third party software. The iTunes/iPod system is designed so that your iPod mirrors whatever you've put on your iTunes library or whichever combination of playlists you've decided to sync to your iPod. If your iPod is too big to fit either your library or your specified set of playlists on it then it can be configured to fit as many on from that selection as it can at random. An iPod can then be set to either automatically sync from either your library or as mentioned, playlist(s), or you can do it manually which basically involves you dragging all the songs you want to your iPod then when you want to free up space you go to your iPod within iTunes and delete them.

Try reading the help that comes with iTunes since it will detail all the ways you can manage your music.

Personally although my iPod can fit everything on it, I have a large number of playlists that can filter my music depending on my requirements at the time. I have playlists that limit my music to particular ratings, particular ratings and above, stuff I haven't listened to for varying periods of times. I also have them set up to exclude certain things; really short tracks, tracks I tend to skip a lot and so on and so forth. Basically, as with any collection you have to learn to use it over time so that it suits what you're doing.”

thanks for that

i've set it to manualy sync stuff so i've deleted all the rubbish it put on when i 1st connected it & now i'm just dropping stuff on it album at a time! my music is folder on my pc is really badly organised (ie it's not organised at all!) + i've downloaded & read the pdf guides from the apple site

thanks again ppl!

richard.
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