All playlists replaced w/ "iPod Selection" (iTunes exceeds iPod capacity)

After downloading several CD's into my iTunes, the capacity of my iPod was exceeded. Consequently, all my playlists have been erased (on the iPod) and replaced with "FVGomez iPod Selection". What criteria is used to select the songs in that new playlist? Most recent? Highest rated? Also, how can I restore my playlists?

*how can I restore my playlists?*
If the playlists contain too much for your iPod to hold you'll have to choose which ones go on unless you want to delete some of the content from iTunes. 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 radio button. Choose the playlists you want on the iPod from the selection: Syncing Music to iPod
You could also set the iPod to manual update and just drag whatever songs and playlists you want to have on the iPod: Managing content manually on iPod

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Hi there. In need of help with a bit of a frustrating issue.
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Are these playlists configured to sync to your device from under its Music configuration tab in iTunes? To access this tab, plug your iPod and select it from under the Devices section in the left hand pane of iTunes. You should be under the Summary tab when you look to the right in the main window. Locate the Music tab along the top and select it.
If you make any changes from under this tab, be sure to hit the Apply button in the lower right hand corner to sync the updated changes to your device.
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I want to back up my PC files to icloud but all by files are significantly more than the capacity of my ipad and iphone. Can I still back them up to icloud?

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I have some smaller iPods that I use on random occasions. When I sync them, I choose the following options:
Sync Music:
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Music Videos - Not Checked
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iTunes not syncing selected playlists, choosing songs from all playlists
You have it selected to *sync selected playlists* and those playlists are not syncing to the iPod?
however this seems to be very counter-intuitive behavior for iTunes
It can be kind of confusing.
I suggest it's not a bug in that it is acting as it's supposed to.
The option (Fill free space) could be made clearer. Perhaps if they added "with songs at random from the entire library" or somehow added an option to select what the free space will be filled with.)
1) The fact that iTunes it is not obeying the selected options on the screen
Not supposed to do that.
If the playlists all fit and there is free space, what would iTunes use to fill the free space if it only used selected items?
2) iTunes is allowing users construct an unhonorable set of choices out of four options. If "Selected playlists, artists and genres" is not compatible with "Automatically fill free space," then that option should be grayed out.
It is compatible.
If there is free space after your selections are added, what should iTunes use to fill the free space? It shouldn't fill the free space with stuff already on the iPod.

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If you have AppleCare on your iPhone then call Apple, it's baically the only way you will get help on that front. Tell them about the issues. After a little while of trouble shooting they should pass you to a senior technician.
What trouble shooting have you done?
If you haven't done so already, Apple will request you to do it while they have you on the phone. Also, do not restore from a backup, set it up as a new device.

IPod Window in iTunes recognizes not all Playlists

Hello!
I already phoned with a man from the AppleSupport, but he couldn't help me.
http://www.schib.ch/michael/iTunesProb.png u can see a red framed list with all playlists... There should be all. But there are not all playlists in it. On the left, i can select all playlist and listen to the music "in it"...
How can I solve this problem?
i did:
- i restored my iPod
- i installed the last version of iTunes
- i restarted my system
Thank you very much,
Michael

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When I create a new playlist, the list in the iPod-Window shows a playlist less...

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If you connect your ipod to the itunes. If it tells you you need to erase then just cancel that.
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Then when you are done Use File > Library > Import Playlist (Ctrl + B to show top menu in windows)
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a) erase any data - i.e. should I not automatically sync?
b) will it recover the missing data - or is it 'lost'?
c) will it always require synching to this library - I intend for the device to be synched with another PC because it is faster and more convenient - this is the one where the backup and restore has been carried out rather than waiting for an iCloud sync.
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My iTunes operating files were somehow corrupted on my pc. Is there a way to download iTunes again, and yet preserve my playlists? II cannot open iTunes at all right now. My playlists are intact on my iPod. Thanks

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I cannot open iTunes at all right now.
My playlists are intact on my iPod.
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Removing and reinstalling iTunes and other software components for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1923
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"The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" alert appears when removing Apple software in Windows
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Can I have iTunes show all my playlists? Two iPods

I have two ipods. One has less space than the other. I sync music manually in iTunes. When I open iTunes should'nt I see all playlists no matter if I set them up on Ipod #1 vs #2?
Does that make sense?
So I create a playlist on ipod #1, and then I attach the smaller iPod and want to addt the same playlist without having to search and pick all the specific songs again.
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I've followed the instructions to tell the iPod that I want to manage music and video manually, but I still can't add a playlist I've created in iTunes to the iPod...

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I just lost all songs on my Ipod, but my Itunes still has everything

I plugged my Ipod into the computer today, usual as always, just to import over a few new CD's, but then I get this pop-up.
"Songs on the iPod "Scott's iPod" cannot be synced because all of the playlists selected for syncing no longer exist"
Confused, I checked my music on my iPod, and now...There is nothing there!
No Songs, No Playlists, No CDS, nothing.
Yet...everything is still in my iTunes, most of which was on my Ipod a few minutes ago
What the heck happened and how do I fix this?

You get this problem when the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists' is being used to sync your iPod and then the playlist it has been updating from is deleted. Most people use this setting when the iPod is smaller than the iTunes library. If your library is larger than the capacity of your iPod, iTunes by default makes a new playlist called something along the lines of "Owner's iPod". If you for any reason delete it, you will not be able to sync your iPod.
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -iPod to make it the first playlist in Sources. You can make it a smart playlist that picks the songs for you or just a normal one and drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 1800MB for a 2G iPod Nano. 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 radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod:
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To make a random playlist go to File>New Smart Playlist.
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When you want to change the selection in the smart playlist just delete everything in it and it will add a new selection. When you want to change the normal playlist just delete out what you don't want and drag in a new selection.

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