Ipod nano space

i have just bought a new 16gb ipod nano, i have read it is supposed to hold 3000-4000 songs. it only has 500 and is full, i have no videos etc. on it. any ideas why?

Daniel,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You could convert your tracks to a lower bitrate, but you may experience quality loss. What bitrate are your files in now and what format?
You could always choose to create playlist containing as much music as fits on your nano and sync only that playlist.
If an 6, 8 or 20 GB nano is on it's way, no one here knows...
JJ
Don't steal music !! Just a statement, not an accusation
EDIT: Bruce said it already...

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Apple iPod nano space question......Please help.

I am going to be getting an iPod nano very soon....but I just recently opened my iTunes and I have 33 songs 136.8 MB and the nano only holds 500 MB is it true that if i stay at this rate I will only be able to get about 100 songs on the nano? or will I turn out around 400 500?100/500 huge difference! Please help me.

I am going to be getting an iPod nano very
soon....but I just recently opened my iTunes and I
have 33 songs 136.8 MB and the nano only holds 500 MB
is it true that if i stay at this rate I will only be
able to get about 100 songs on the nano? or will I
turn out around 400 500?100/500 huge
difference! Please help me.
The amount of songs you can fit on any iPod will be determined by how they are encoded.
Apples estimates for song quantity are based on tracks being 128kbps AAC files of about 4 minutes each.
Using that estimate, a 2GB Nano will hold about 500 tracks, and a 4GB Nano will hold about 1000 tracks.
If your tracks are encoded at a higher bitrate, use a lossless encoding method, or are generally longer than 4 minutes each... you won't fit quite as many tracks as Apples estimate.

My local library uses a program called Overdrive Media Console to check out audiobooks. MP3 type books go to music on my iPod Nano, but I am unable to delete them because I tunes doesn't display them as content. What should I do? I need the space.

According to my library, I can download MP3 audio books to my Ipod Nano. The material is "checked out" to a program called Over Drive Media Console. and from there, it is transferred to my IPod. the audio doesnt go to Audi Books, it goes to Music. I want to delete some of the books I have listened to, but when I plug in the Ipod and open ITunes, the titles are not there. The manual says to connect to itunes, and delete a "song or other material" but since I did not use ITunes to get the
"song" to begin with, it isnt recognized. How can I get these audioboks off my IPOD? I am running out of space. I tried connecting to Overdrive, but the software doesnt recognize the internal content. It only sets it up for transfer.

The audio books do not display under the music sub-menu
And they shouldn't. They should be under the Books submenu that is further down the list from the Music submenu you are referring to.
B-rock

When I plug in my iPod nano 4th gen to iTunes, a lot of space is taken up by 'other'. What is this and how can I get rid of it to free up some space?

When I plug in my iPod nano 4th gen to iTunes and click on my iPod, I can see a graph showing how much space is available on my iPod and what it is being taken up by. A lot of space is taken up by 'other'. What is this? I have a big iTunes library, with about 2000 songs, so I don't want all this space taken up by something I don't know what it is. How can I get rid of it?

OmniDiskSweeper is a good program to see what's taking up space: http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/

My ipod nano will not show any music on it after syncing or manuallly adding it, but the information still takes up space in ipod

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Hey there Eduardo_09,
It sounds like your iPod Nano is not appearing in either Windows, or iTunes on your computer. I would use the troubleshooting from the following article to help isolate and resolve the issue:
iPod not recognized in My Computer and in iTunes for Windows
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1369
Here is step 1 to get you started, but there are additional steps within if needed:
1. Start with the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant
If you haven't already done so, use the iPod Troubleshooting Assistant that applies to your iPod. This will often solve your issue.
If you're still experiencing the issue after going through each of the steps in the assistant, continue with the steps below in this article. The most likely solutions are listed below (for both USB and FireWire (IEEE 1394) iPod connections). Check each section starting from the top of the list to see if that is what's keeping your iPod from appearing.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

Ipod nano says cannot update playlists due to lack of available space

Recently after I left my ipod nano charging overnight mysteriously all the songs were removed from it (not on my computer - just the ipod unit). Whenever I try to "Update Administrator iPod" it comes up with the message that it doesn't have enough space. This is despite un-checking all playlists to absolute minimum. Now at the stage that even if no playlists are checked > 95% of disk-space is taken.
A message does pop up at the bottom RHS of my screen that a "file is corrupt and unreadable - iPod_Control/iTunes/iTunesDB" and suggests I run CHKDSK Utility. I don't know much about chkdsk but did go to the "START" button on my computer and in the "RUN" section typed in "CHKDSK c: /f". It did go through a routine (after I did a computer reboot) - but problem is still there.
Have you any advice for me?
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Beautiful. Just did a "restore" as suggested and now works fine!

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If you run out of space (and 1 GB is not too much, I have a 2GB iPod Nano and can barely fit all on it), there's no other option than cycling the song on a regular basis. Make a couple of playlists that fit in 1GB, set the iPod to manual management, and replace one playlist with another one every couple of days.

Increase of storage space in the IPOD Nano MA002LL/A

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It appears that you're considering purchasing a 30gb
5th generation iPod. In your original post, you
called it an iPod nano - the nano is a different
iPod. Also, you have posted this topic in the "iPod
with color display' forum, which is actually designed
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was confused.
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external USB drive to back up your music throught
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you're asking?
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Hello, alot of my space taken up on my ipod nano is listed under (other) I don't know what this is but it sure takes up most of the space on my ipod. Does anyone know what (Other) refers to and how to remove it.?Thx

Hello, alot of my space taken up on my ipod nano is listed under (other) I don't know what this is but it sure takes up most of the space on my ipod. Does anyone know what (Other) refers to and how to remove it.?Thx

Hello Norman,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. To find out what the Other section is on your iPod Nano, the following will explain what the Other section is all about.
Understanding capacity on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1867
Once that is complete, then check the appropriate sections to see what is there. If you cannot isolate the issue then you may need to restore the iPod Nano. The following will assist with the restore process.
Restoring iPod to factory settings
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
Regards,
-Norm G.

Help me find my lost space on ipod nano

I have an ipod nano 1gb.
I have done a restore on it to clear all data, however, it now says there is only 893mb available with 337kb of "other" data...
Can anyone help me find my lost space and tell me what "other" data is and how can I remove it also...
Thanks

Bear in mind that iPod system file will eat up some space on iPod as "others".
You can try to do the following instead of just a Restore
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”

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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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Okay so I have 86 songs on my ipod nano 6th gen capacity 8GB and it says it's full. I've deleted a huge number of files from my itunes and also on my media folder. It did not reduce the disk space on my ipod. I presume that the 86 songs are taking up all the space on my ipod. Does this mean I'll have to unclick and unsync some of the tracks to make room for new songs?

I think you need to restore through iTunes to change an unknown password. Here is a link to the manual.

Freeing up space on the iPod nano--solution

In case anybody's interested: the easiest way to free up space on the iPod nano is to do the following: plug in the nano to the computer and bring up iTunes. Once you see the icon for the nano, click on it, not on the playlists under it. This will bring up a list of the songs on the nano along with a memory bar underneath. Delete whatever songs you'd like and you should see a corresponding adjustment on the memory bar. Then go on about your day.

Or, you could follow the proper instructions here.
Deleting songs or playlists from your iPod.

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O wn 2 iPod nanos series 4 and series 6 I want to sync different music on each iPod but I get the message when trying to sync the series 4 that there is too much data for the sync to take place. It seems both iPods have the same name, so I guess I have to rename one, how do I do this?
Or is there another solution
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It would be useful to you if they had a different name, but the computer knows they are different. Create separate sync playlists for each device and go to the Music tab when it is connected and specify which playlist should be used for the sync.

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