2 ipods , 1 itunes, "sub" playlists

Hi All,
I have been reading through the discussions and I have figured out that if I want 2 ipods off one Itunes I just creat 2 playlists for each person. However can I then create "sub" playlists within these folders? Or do I have to just choose by album, genre etc??
Thanks

Hi Charlotte,
No, iTunes does not allow you to create "sub" playlists. What you can do (with iTunes 5), is create folders to group several lists, but they will not appear on your iPod.
The other thing you can do is select more than one playlist for each iPod. Go to: Edit->Preferences->iPod and choose "sync checked playlists only" instead of "sync all". Then check all those lists you want on that iPod.

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