Expanded Playlist folders on connected iPod suck... :-6

Howdy - whenever I connect my iPod Classic 160GB to my Mac, in iTunes all generated Playlist-Folders are expanded. I do not use the "synchronize"-feature of iTunes, so I copy music manually to my iPod. Under these circumstances it really *****, that I always have to click on any single folder icon to collapse it for being able to sort in my music comfortably. Is there any way (some setting to change, maybe via terminal) to switch my iPod / iTunes to display all my playlist folders neatly collapsed, when mounting my iPod under iTunes?
Thanx for any kind of help = SeBiG

does the ipod not support playlist folders
Correct.

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