Deleting files from comp without deleting them for ipod

I have an 80 GB Ipod and a 30 GB PC HDD. I only have about 2-4 GB to work with at any given time on my PC. I want to know if there's a way to clean out files on my PC making room for others without losing them on the Ipod. I tried to just synch the new ones but it erased my other files. I'm glad I tested it first, but I don't know what else to do. I want to use my Ipod to its fullest extent, but I can't delete the programs and files used for school from my PC, so its really limited atm.

Best thing to do is either upgrade your PC's hard drive to a larger one or buy an external drive and keep your library on that.
But to do what you want, you have to switch your iPod from auto sync mode to Manually Manage mode.
In manual mode you can add stuff to the iPod manually (drag and drop from iTunes library onto the iPod icon on the left) without effecting anything already on it. Downside is that you have to manually add or delete content from the iPod and things like play counts, rating you might assign on the iPod, etc. do not get synced back to your library.
Good luck,
Patrick

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