? about itunes/ipod syncing

I have recently reimported many of my cds at a higher quality. I am afraid when I plug my ipod in, it will automatically add all of the newer higher quality versions I imported as well as keeping the old versions. My ipod is set up for automatic syncing when I plug it in. Any suggestions on how to avoid have 2 versions of my cds without having to manually delete them?

You can use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on a Mac hold down the Option and Command (⌥ and ⌘ Apple) keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and it will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes for Mac - Keyboard Shortcuts
Did you delete the earlier version of the songs you reimported? If you have deleted them from iTunes then syncing the iPod will remove the old versions and replace them with the new ones. The original songs will only stay on the iPod if they are still in iTunes.

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