Deleting songs from playlists

I want to get rid of podcasts episodes in my top 25 playlist. Is there a way to keep the podcast but remove it from the playlist?

If you auto-sync your iPad, in iTunes just right-click on the playlist name and select "Edit smart playlist".  Then click the "+" to add a new line of criteria "Media Kind is not Podcast" if you want to exclude Podcasts from this playlist.  Then re-sync your iPad.
If you manually manage content on your iPad, either do this playlist editing on the iPad while connected to iTunes, or delete the playlist from your iPad and drag over the edited copy from your iTunes library.

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    For whatever (expletive) reason, if I check "manually manage music" under the Summary tab, then go over the music tab, something (expletive of choice)  up in the software decides to uncheck the "Manually manage music" box under the Summary tab, and it just creates a zero-progress loop where I can't sync the old playlists, or even new ones I create, onto the iphone.
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    App syncing, photo syncing, all of that functions properly each and every time.
    And yet, oh look, it won't accept any playlists off my AUTHORIZED computer.
    GIVE US THE SIMPLE option on the next iPhone update so we can manually remove/delete unwanted songs from playlists on the iphone, or from the iphone altogether, WITHOUT needing to connect it to a computer thru a faulty iTunes software that obviously consistently fails to properly sync the correct music on and take off what we don't want.
    This is the final time I'm making the mistake of iTunes Store purchases until a sensible fix is implemented that addresses this fail sync issue.
    Again, WHY is it ONLY and only ever the music syncing that (expletive of choice to get the point across) fails, yet apps and photos and mail & phone contacts sync correctly every time?
    Yes, I read in the forum threads and customer support responses what needs to be checked and/or unchecked, yet all too often some software fail decides to revert those selections right back to where they were if I click another tab and come back to it (no, it's not an administrator thing, I am the only authorized user on the computers in question).
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    You're welcome.
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  • Delete songs from playlist, library and off the hard drive at the same time

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    Answered: Select the song in the playlist, hit command-option delete, and you'll get a dialog box with the option of leaving the song in the main library or moving it to the trash.

  • Can't delete songs from playlists

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    Am I missing this function somewhere in the drop-down menu, when you right-click on a song from a playlist ?
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    If you are deleting from a playlist and you want to delete for the library as well, you have to press shift and delete.

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  • [iOS][Playlists] A quick "Remove this song from playlist" button

    So many times I've been listening to what I thought was a pretty awesome playlist that I've made, only to hit a track that just sucks! What was I thinking adding that to my list of best songs?! It would be great to have a quick way of deleting the offending and embarassing item from the playlist so that it can no longer bother anybody! Perhaps a button in the (...) drop-down menu, below the "Add to Playlist" button, and it might read "Remove from this Playlist".  I think that would be a pretty well-used feature on my spotify app!

    Updated: 2015-07-14Hello and thanks for the feedback!
    A similar idea has also been suggested here:
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  • Delete songs from iTunes library from "recently added" playlist

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    thanks!
    i have no idea where else to submit suggestions like this, apple people aren't user-friendly enough.

    can you please add a function that removes songs from both the entire library and the recently added playlist by simply right clicking a song while in the "Recently Added" playlist that has the "Delete" function
    We are only other users, such as yourself.
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    (from your signature block)
    pc, duh
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    So we don't have to ask when you post a question.

  • How can I bulk delete songs from the playlist, if original file could not be found.

    I deleted the original files from the Library iTines. The songs are still in the playlist. How can I bulk delete songs from the playlist, if original file could not be found. Thank.

    Take a look at my FindTracks script. Download it and test it out on a few tracks first. Use the No option first time around to manually confirm each path that it wants to fix so you can see how it works. When you're happy it does what you want select a larger group of tracks to process automatically.
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  • How do I delete songs from my playlist

    how do I delete songs from my playlist on itunes?

    If it's a "Smart Playlist," you have to alter the conditions which were placed when it was created. To do this, on the left-hand panel, right click on the playlist and click "Edit Smart Playlist" and there, you can change the conditions that the playlist has. However, if it was a normal playlist that you created yourself by dragging songs into it, simply just select the song and hit the delete key on your keyboard

  • How do i delete songs from my iphone when they don't show up in itunes? Swiping across the song on the iphone does not give me a delete button.

    How do i delete songs from my iphone when they don't show up in itunes? Swiping across the song on the iphone does not give me a delete button.

    Hello audreywisc,
    Songs can be removed from your iPhone by tapping 'Songs,' then swiping the song, then tapping Delete.
    Remove a song from iPhone. Tap Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete. The song is deleted from iPhone, but not from your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, or from iCloud.
    iPhone User Guide - Playlists
    http://help.apple.com/iphone/8/
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    Allen

  • How do i delete songs from my iphone when they don't show up in itunes?

    How do i delete songs from my iphone when they don't show up in itunes?

    Hello audreywisc,
    Songs can be removed from your iPhone by tapping 'Songs,' then swiping the song, then tapping Delete.
    Remove a song from iPhone. Tap Songs, swipe the song, then tap Delete. The song is deleted from iPhone, but not from your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, or from iCloud.
    iPhone User Guide - Playlists
    http://help.apple.com/iphone/8/
    Cheers,
    Allen

  • Delete songs from ipod touch

    how do you delete songs from ipod touch if can help me that would be great.

    planb77 is wrong. There is a way to delete songs, artists, albums, and playlists directly from your ipod touch. Simply click the song, artist, album, or playlist you want to delete but dont let go and slide your finger to your left (or right) and a red button will pop up to the right of the song, album, artist, or playlist title saying "Delete". Simply click it to delete it. To cancel and hide this button or option, simply slide right or left again or tap your finger anywhere on the screen away from the "delete" button.
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  • Can't delete song from ipod touch that is not in my library

    Can't delete song from ipod touch that is not in my library

    Monty's solution will work if you have left the songs in one of your playlists. Another idea if that doesn't work is to check your iTunes list for that iPod. Check at the very bottom beneath the albums, artist,s and other content to add to your iPod, and be sure that you don't have individual songs selected to be added as well. If you do, eliminate them from that bottom list, and you should be fine.

  • Delete songs from itunes library

    Hi,
    Can anyone tell me how to delete songs from the itunes library?
    The DELETE option is greyed out on the edit tab.
    Many thanks,
    Pete

    Do you want to delete from iTunes or delete from the iPod? To delete from iTunes, click on the song in your library that you want to remove and press the delete key on your keyboard. To select multiple items such as all the songs in an album, click on the first track in the list hold down the shift key and click on the last track to highlight the selection. Then press the delete key.
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    If you are updating automatically (syncing) all songs and playlists then delete the files from the iTunes library. In the iTunes Library highlight the file and press the delete key on your keyboard. If you're updating the iPod from a selected playlist delete the song from the playlist and it will remain in the library. Next time you connect they will deleted automatically from your iPod.
    If you are updating manually, connect your iPod and when it shows in the iTunes 7 source list click on the chevron (the little triangle) to the left of the iPod icon This will display the various icons for the iPod itself, Music, Movies, TV Shows and Playlists. Click on Music and you'll see the usual song list. Find the files on your iPod that you want to remove, highlight them and delete directly as above by pressing the delete key on your keyboard.
    To select multiple items such as all the songs in an album, follow the instructions above for deleting from iTunes only delete from the iPod song list instead..
    To summarise, you start by highlighting the song/video/selection in either the iTunes library or on the iPod song list as displayed in iTunes then press the delete key on your keyboard: Deleting songs or playlists from your iPod

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