Deleting Songs That Aren't In My Library

I recently got an ipod classic and a friend took it to put some music on it. I want to delete some of the songs but they aren't in my itues library and to sync the library would mean that I would lose all the music he downloades for me. How do I get around this??

dean83 wrote:
I recently got an ipod classic and a friend took it to put some music on it. I want to delete some of the songs but they aren't in my itues library and to sync the library would mean that I would lose all the music he downloades for me. How do I get around this??
Two reactions:
1. This could be an example of stealing music which cannot be discussed here.
2. If legetimate learn how to manage music manually.

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