Ipod Nano, Out of Space Synching, doesn't seem to allow for selective synch

Hi. A very specific question here. My iTunes synch of an 8GB Ipod NANO indicates that "there is not enough space for the new content" (I had just imported many CD's to the Itunes library). Itunes suggests using selective synchronization. Howeveer, even after selecting a reduced subset, it appears that the "unselected" items are not deleted from the ipod (thus, no space savings). Is there a trick to this (e.g. do I need to reload the ipod from scratch?, make some change in the library in itunes, etc.)? Very strange, as I see many posts here about similar issues, but no real match to this case. Any help to offer? Thank you!

jjscottsdale wrote:
Howeveer, even after selecting a reduced subset, it appears that the "unselected" items are not deleted from the ipod (thus, no space savings).
Make sure you are using automatic (not manual) syncing. Then when you sync, the iPod will be updated to match the items you have selected in the Music tab for that device.

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