[All Platforms][Playlists] Playlist sorting

Add ability to sort playlists alphabetically or arrange them in whatever order the end user prefers to more easily go through the playlists.

Updated: 2015-07-13Hello and thanks for the feedback!
A similar idea has also been suggested here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Playlist-sorting-options/idi-p/181
Add your kudos and comments there please! ;)

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This user tip should help you sort out your missing playlist problem: Hudgie - iPod cannot sync because one or more playlists are missing

"Songs on the iPod "____" cannot be updated because all of the playlists...

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You get this problem when the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' is being used to sync your iPod. If the playlist selected is deleted from iTunes the iPod no longer has a location to sync from and you get an error. (Syncing selected playlists by the way is a useful setting to use when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library). However you can make a new one or make use of an existing one.
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Syncing Music to iPod
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Songs on the iPod cannot be updated beaucse all of the playlists .....

I was trying to update my ipod and my ipod only has 52 songs but my libary has 92 songs. i tried to updated it by left clicking where it said my "RISHI"S IPOD" and clicked update...and this message said "Songs on the iPod "Rishi's iPod" cannot be updated becuase all of the playlists selected for updating no longer exist."
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Updated: 2015-07-02Hello and thanks for the feedback!
Any news regarding this request will be announced in the original idea topic here:
https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Playlist-sorting-options/idi-p/181
Please add your kudos and comments there, if you haven't already. ;)

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yes, and it is actually quite easy. just make a smart playlist that is like this:
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hiya!
And my playlists are still on the left side in my iTunes. They do exist.
let's just doublecheck this. folks get this message if they have "automatically update selected playlists only" selected in their itunes "ipod" preferences tab. so bring up that tab ("edit > preferences", click "ipod" while the ipod is showing up in the source list), and do a playlist by playlist crosscheck of the playlists selected in that tab, and the playlists showing up in the itunes sourcelist.
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Songs on iPod cant be synced cuz all of the playlists selected for...

all songs in my nano was gone so i tried to load songs again to it,
but iTune kept saying this message below, even there are songs in my iTune (but not in my nano).
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mine is 2nd gereneration.
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Message was edited by: shan1211

See this user tip.
The iPod cannot be updated because one or more playlists no longer exist.
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"All of the playlists for updating no longer exist"???!!

I created a few new playlists and deleted an old one in iTunes, and then when I plugged in my mini to update I get the message:
Songs on the iPod Kellee's iPod cannot be updated because all of the playlists for updating no longer exist"
There are no songs in my mini after this msg. I reset it, tried to update again, but got the same msg. Please help!!

Hi Kellee!
Why do people delete playlists?? Seems like you have the same problem someone I tried to help has. She got the exact same error message when she deleted a playlist. If I were you I would have shifted some songs around, changed the name of the playlist to something else but NOT deleted the playlist. I don't think you can get the same playlist back once you delete it. Question is why is your iPod not recognizing your new playlists and it's requesting to update the playlist you already deleted?? I'm afraid I can't help you but maybe someone else can. I just wanted to say this.

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Also, when I updated it yesterday, it said that the iPod didn't have room for all of the songs on my iTunes...but I only have like 75 regular-length songs on there and the 1GB is supposed to hold 240. Anyone know what's up with that?
After it informed me of this last thing, it made me a playlist of a "selection" of songs from the iTunes and updated it with those.
I deleted that playlist today...may that be related to my first question?
All of this doesn't make sense. Can anyone shed a little light on the subject?
Thanks
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I had this problem with my 4GB iPod nano and I tried everything that you said to try. I did accidentally delete the iPod Selection playlist and I tried to make a new smart playlist. When I did this I got an error message that said "The smart playlist contains one or more conditions which are empty of conflict with one another. This will result in never matching any item. Are you sure you want to save this playlist?" I tried to upload an old library onto my iTunes and it was successful, however, my iPod would still not sync. Do you know what i can do to fix this?
thank you.

"...(ipod) cannot be updated because all of the playlists selected for

Please help! I get the error message, "Songs on the iPod
cannot be updated because all of the playlists selected for updating no longer exist." So it seems that I erased the playlists from my iPod. I have done the "Five Rs."
Doing the iPod Updater took 2 1/2 hrs. It did not help.
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