Can no longer manually manage ipod songs

I used to be able to auto-sync my ipod with iTunes or I could uncheck that and manually drag songs from iTunes to the iPod.
I can no longer manually drage songs.
Wot happend?

Select the iPod in iTunes.
Tick *Manually manage music*.

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Was this a bad idea?
Not necessarily. As long as you understand that if your iPod crashes, you will no longer have the music and you will have to repurchase it and/or reload from the original CDs.
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Okay.
Is the software on your computer up to date?
iTunes
iPod Updater
Updating iPod's Software
If so, and the manual update still won't stick, then you may need to restore your iPod...
Restore the iPod
See if it works after the restore.
btabz

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Identifying iPod models
iPod touch (3rd generation)
iPod touch (3rd generation) features a 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display and 32 GB or 64 GB flash drive. You can browse the web with Safari and watch YouTube videos with Wi-Fi. You can also search, preview, and buy songs from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPod touch.
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