Capacity Question -- How Do I Free Up More Space on my iPod Mini?

The capacity of my iPod Mini is 3.79, and the capacity bar shows 3.74 GB attributable to Audio, 40.6 MB to Other, and 3.7 MB Free Space. I want to add playlists to this iPod, but I'm told I don't have enough space. I deleted several playlists from the iPod, reconnected the iPod, and tried moving new playlists over, but it isn't reflecting the additional space; it still shows that I have 3.7 MB Free Space. If I deleted 5 albums, shouldn't I be able to move one new one onto the iPod? Is a "Restore" suggested? Please help! Thanks!

RitchiePetrie wrote:
Clarification -- I'm deleting the playlist, but the songs are still showing up in the "Music" folder . . . I guess I have to delete them from there! Problem solved.
Yes, that's right. Deleting from a playlist will not free up space because it doesn't delete the actual songs. It just deletes the links to those songs.

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