I-pod mini problems

I recently cleared out my i-pod, so as to put new songs on it. However, I have been loading songs on to I-Tunes, and they appear on my "Library" list. When I try to transfer them to the I-pod, I get the error message that my I-pod, "...can not be updated because all the playlists no longer exist..."
If any one can help I would appreciate it... I have felt so primitive using a (...yipes!) portable CD player to work the last couple of days, (...you really do get spoiled..)
thanks in advance for the help!

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Very likely the iPod is carrying very low battery level, and does not able to boot and charge by connecting with a computer. You can try to charge it with an iPod ac charger.
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Hey there,
I'm sort of new to the whole i-pod scene. I'm not sure if this happens to other people or not. I did a quick search on the forums and didn't see anything like this.
Basically what happens is, I connect my i pod mini to my computer. but if i turn my computer off and leave my ipod mini connected, the i pod stays on (although the back light will turn itself off) and in a short while the battery is completly dead. So I have to charge it again. I know the simple solution is to simply disconnect the i pod mini, but I think it should turn itself off should it not? I always forget to disconnect it and then the battery is drained and i have to wait an hour or so for the thing to charge again.
Is there any patch to fix this?
My psu is an enermax 600w noisetaker
my mobo is the asus a8v deluxe
I only listed these to components as I feel they are the only 2 relevant to my problem (if they have any relevancy at all)
Thanks for any help guys!
Pat

Maybe you missed this part of my post.
"Your computer cannot charge the iPod battery whilst it's switched off."
If you leave it connected to your computer without switching it off, then the battery will drain. A computer that is powered off cannot charge the iPod battery. The exception is on some Macs that can charge the battery whilst in "sleep" mode.
And when you say "it's not doing anything" is the 'do not disconnect' screen still displayed? If it is, the iPod is switched on and the battery is draining.
Before powering off your computer, disconnect the iPod and switch it off.
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Paula,
That file size is massive. Follow this post I gave to someone in a similar situation:
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Option 1:
You could delete all the music in the large file format from your library and continue syncing the iPod automatically.
Pros: You don't have to change any of the settings you use to sync your iPod. You also save hard drive space.
Cons: You delete the higher quality music. If you ever want to play your iPod through a stereo or high quality speakers, you won't have the high quality music to play. Also, you have to recreate all your iTunes playlists.
Option 2
Make a Smart playlist (File>Make New Smart playlist). Choose "Kind" in the first drop down menu. Choose "Does Not Contain" from the next drop down menu. Then, type in "Apple Lossless or whatever the large song file type was." What this does is essentially create a seperate library for you; one that contains no large files. Now, depending on how many playlists you have, you may want to replace the songs in the playlists with AAC files, but if you don't have too many playlists with large files, it should not be a problem. Next, connect your iPod. Go to File>Preferences>iPod Tab Choose automatically update selected playlists only. Then select all the playlists, including the smart playlists, you want to sync onto your iPod. This will sync all the files in your library, excluding those in the large format.
Pros: You get the best of both world. You have all the lossless files on your computer, and all the AAC files on your iPod.
Cons: You take up a lot of file space on your computer when you virtually duplicate your library.
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thank you for your quick response!!
unfortunately it doesn't work.. there are only following tabs:
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