Does "Sync" mean "Delete" in iTunes vocabulary?

When I use Sync in iTunes it DELETES Podcasts that I have fetched in my iPhone! Podcasts that I deliberately have kept because they are not available for download any more.
This has been mentioned in several posts before. I just wonder if this really bad behaviour has changed, or if someone knows of planned changes?

Sync means sync. But it's a one-way sync, not two-way. That is, iTunes will, if it's set to automatic, sync your library to your iPod making it identical to the content on your computer. By demand of the content owners, way back when the iPods first came out (who by some ludicrous logic feared that it would promote piracy if it was easy to get tracks back off an iPod), though, the reverse isn't the case; iTunes will not sync your iPod back to your library on your computer (except for content purchased from the iTunes Store and for that there's a command; it doesn't happen automatically).
If you want to connect your iPod to more than one computer's iTunes library, set things up for manual control:
Managing content manually on iPod
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

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How you delete content from your iPod depends how you have it set to update:
If you are updating automatically then delete the files from the iTunes library and next time you connect they will automatically be deleted from your iPod. Highlight the file and press the delete key on your keyboard, or right click and choose either Clear or Delete, depending on which version of iTunes you are using.
If you are updating manually, connect your iPod and click on the icon when it shows in the iTunes 7 source list click on the chevron > 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 traditional song view. Find the files on your iPod that you want to remove, highlight them and delete directly.
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.
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

In the Apple world, why does 'Sync' mean 'Erase' ??

I have some photos on my iPod, and a few applications. When I try to 'Sync' at work, iTunes 8.0.1 tells me that it will erase the content on the iPod and 'Sync' it to the current iTunes library, which does not contain any photos or apps.
Why does 'Sync' mean 'Erase' and is there a way around this?
I'm fine not syncing the photos, but I want to be able to add applications to the iPod from my work machine, and dragging the app icon from the iTunes Library to the iPod does not work.
Work computer is authorized...

Sync means sync. But it's a one-way sync, not two-way. That is, iTunes will, if it's set to automatic, sync your library to your iPod making it identical to the content on your computer. By demand of the content owners, way back when the iPods first came out (who by some ludicrous logic feared that it would promote piracy if it was easy to get tracks back off an iPod), though, the reverse isn't the case; iTunes will not sync your iPod back to your library on your computer (except for content purchased from the iTunes Store and for that there's a command; it doesn't happen automatically).
If you want to connect your iPod to more than one computer's iTunes library, set things up for manual control:
Managing content manually on iPod
Regards.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

Why does "sync" mean "copy every song to new nano" ????

Plugged in my new 8GB nano (I already had iTunes and a Shuffle).
"Syncing" evidently means "copy every possible song to the new device"
What gives? I don't want everything on there, I just want playcounts, etc., info available!!!!
Help????

Sync is short for syncronise. When your iPod is is set to sync all music and playlists it automatically picks up any changes you made to iTunes since you last connected or in the case of a new iPod it means add the whole library. (I'm not sure what you mean by you only wanted play counts etc. you can't have info without songs and you say your iPod is new and presumably therefore was empty). Once the iPod is loaded then anything you subsequently add or delete to iTunes will be added or deleted to/from the iPod. In other words the two libraries are kept "in sync".
When you connect a new iPod to iTunes you are given a prompt to automatically update your library onto the fresh installation. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists then you choose no and it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like.
For info, unlike the shuffle the larger iPods have three possible update options and if you don't want to sync everything then you can change to one of the others:
Connect your iPod to your computer and when it appears in the Source list click on it to show the preference tabs in the main pane. Choose one of the following options and click "Apply".
1) Sync Music - All songs and Playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method. You'll find this in the Music Tab.
2) Sync Music - Selected playlists. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer. You'll find this in the Music Tab.
3) Manually manage music and videos. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod. You'll find this in the Summary Tab.

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"Cut" means "Delete" in iTunes?

Let's say I select several items in a playlist, then choose Cut from the Edit menu. iTunes asks me to confirm that I want to delete those items, which gives me pause, but I say yes. Then I select a different playlist, go to the Edit menu... and Paste is dimmed. Does "Cut" really mean something different in iTunes than in every other Mac app?

I can't cut from a library or smart playlist, only a regular playlist.
I tried drag and drop, and that does put the items in the new location, but it leaves them in the old location. In other words it's like copy and paste, not like cut and paste. Obviously I can drag and then delete the originals, but that's lame.

What exactly does "syncing" mean??

To my knowledge, syncing is about transferring files from one device to another, is this correct??
What I'm trying to do is to transfer files from my MacBook to my iPad. I followed all the instructions:
I connected my iPad to my computer using a USB drive.
Then, I opened iTunes and under "Devices", I clicked on my iPad.
Some stuff began to download, or, if it wasn't downloading, it called it "syncing."
Let's say I click on any tab. I click on the "Music" tab.
Then I click "Sync."
After I do that, nothing shows up on my iPad. Is there more I have to do???
This is pretty much all I've done, as no new box turns up, or nothing happens.
I seem to have enough capacity, as there seems to be some free space.
But...nothing happens...
Am I missing a step???
Thanks in advance.
Bonnie

Thanks to both of you:
Davinox:
Thanks, I didn't know you could delete files from one device and have it deleted on another.
randi:
You know, I did click on "Sync music."
I'm wondering, could I be looking on the wrong place on my iPad to find my synced files??? On my iPad I clikc on iTunes, then "Purchased", and yet, nothing shows up...
The other day, I did sync my info, and it worked. But I think I did something where I deleted my stuff on my iPad or chose an option to not have my stuff synced....could that be it??? I don't remember what I did.
But thank you for the link.
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