Extra data with music sync

When I sync my iphone, I am getting more music than that which I check to be synced, I have tried several times, but I can't get rid of the extra files that are in the phone, is there any way to delete these?

Not to be evasive here, but the best way to sync your phone is always to use playlists. You control exactly what gets synced and, with the use of smart playlists, you can do things impossible to do any other way.
So the easy fix to your problem is create a playlist called "iPhone" and drag music over to it (or use a smart playlist to control what gets there, or both) and you'll never have anything other than that on your phone again.

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