Deleting songs on iPod-deleted library in iTunes instead

I was trying to update my husband's iPod, so he created a new playlist, and I was trying to delete all of the songs on his iPod before uploading the playlist (his iPod doesn't automatically sync with iTunes).
Well, a message came up asking if we wanted to delete these songs or just delete them on the iPod. We clicked to delete them from the iPod.
Instead, the songs on his iPod were not deleted, but my ENTIRE LIBRARY was deleted instead.
UGH. I have most of the songs backed up (and no iStore songs, just CDs), but still. YUCK.
Is this a bug? Has anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Amy

Amy-- No, but something similar. I wanted to clear my harddrive and just keep the songs on the ipod. So I cleared the library. The next time I connected the ipod, it automatically "updated" by deleting all the songs on ipod.
My granddaughter told me to select the manual update option. I think that prevents the problem. But I am amazed that Apple doesn't have some large warning posted to prevent your type and my type of unintended deletion.
tlt

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