Syncing iPhone and iPod

My iPod s smaller than my iPhone, and I have different music to sync to each one. Does iTunes recognize the device and allow you to have separate songs / albums checked for each device?

Yes, iTunes will recognise each individual device you connect and they can have their own separate settings. However if you are using unchecking to sync songs you can't have some checked for one device any some checked for another, the songs are simply checked or not checked. Make separate playlists for each device and sync a selected one to the relevant device.
When your iPod or iPhone is is set to sync selected playlists it automatically picks up any changes you made to the relevant playlist in iTunes since you last connected. Anything you added to the playlist will be added to the iPod, anything you deleted from it will be deleted from the iPod or iPhone. In other words the iTunes playlist and the iPod or iPhone are kept "in sync".
Open iTunes and create a playlist to load your iPod from, call it -My iPod for example (the dash will position it at the top of the playlists in Sources), make another and call it -iPhone. Drag whatever content you want to have into each playlist. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists, artists and genres radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. Repeat the process with the iPhone and select the playlist you made for it.

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Install and run iTunes then connect the device(s) with the USB cable that came with them, to use iTunes you will need to create an Account with the Apple Store. iTunes will backup/synch the data on your device(s) with your MacBook.

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I have an iPhone (16GB) and and Ipod nano (4GB) and about 9GB of content in my iTUnes. IS it possible to sync both these to the same iTunes library on the same pc. All the iTunes content is on the iPhone but it is too much for iPod nano. I use the two for different things for eg: the nano has nike Plus on it and I also use it for gym etc
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Yeah, as long as you select the calendar under the Info tab in iTunes for both devices.
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Faulting application name: iTunes.exe, version: 11.0.2.26, time stamp: 0x51253247
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.17725, time stamp: 0x4ec49b8f
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Fault offset: 0x000ce6c3
Faulting process id: 0x14d4
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce194399f166ba
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunes.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 0eb3c37f-8537-11e2-9351-50465d6737de
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Im scared to sync my ipod to my itunes as ive already synced my iphone to it and i dont want to loose all info on my ipod.
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also see How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer

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Before you connect to a new PC, make sure that autosync is disabled in Edit/Preferences/Devices, otherwise your phone will be wiped during the following sync.
Then back up manually:
Disable autosync in iTunes, connect your phone to the new computer and right click on it in the device list and choose backup. iTunes will backup your phone without syncing.
Transfer the purchases the same way, choosing "transfer purchases" this time.
When you connect your phone for the first time, all media content will be erased. But you can restore your settings and app data from your manual backup afterwards.
Don't forget to set up at least one contact and event on your new computer to be able to merge calendars and contacts when you sync the phone for the first time.
About backups and what's saved:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
How to back up and restore:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
How to download apps for free again:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Transferring data is also covered here:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137

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