How to Load 120GB of Music with an 80GB Hard Drive

Hey All,
I am a newbie here, and I'm a little confused...
How do I load 120 GB of music into my iPod with only an 80 GB hard drive?
Thank You !!!

I suspect Jimboloman has a 120 GB iPod but has only 80 GB of storage on the PC.
My advice is to not worry about filling up the iPod. If you keep your music on your PC's hard drive and have more than enough room for your collection and are content, then just sync with your iPod and enjoy, even if there's a lot of room left. I have only 14.2 GB on my iPod and don't expect ever to fill it up.
However, if your music collection is larger than your computer's hard drive or you expect it to outgrow your current storage capacity, then you'll need to upgrade the storage of your PC or use an external drive. When my only options were my 6 GB PowerBook and 20 GB iPod, I bought a 30 GB hard drive and put it into an enclosure to make it a firewire external drive to store my music on.
If you decide to move your music to an external drive, make sure you follow the directions in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364

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