IPod Playcounts in Manual Mode

I used to use auto-update for my iPod, meaning when I plugged it into my computer to run iTunes it would automatically transfer music. It would transfer the playcount from my iPod automatically, as well. Now, however, my music collection has grown beyond my iPod's available space, so I've switched to manual mode. Unfortunately, in manual mode, it doesn't automatically transfer my iPod's play count.
How do I transfer play count from my iPod to iTunes when I'm using manual mode?
pc Windows XP 30 gig iPod photo

You don't.
Why not create playlists that fit onto the iPod and automatically sync those selected playlists?

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My iPod is in the manual mode and has music & apps that are different from the ones in my iTunes. Is there a way to change it to the automatic-syncing mode, and not lose all of the things in my iPod?

Thank you so much.
But just in case I have to buy another one. (This one is about 4 years old). I don't need anything fancy, no video or anything. And I don't want to shuffle anything. I just want to go walking, select the tunes I want and do my thing. So if I have to buy a new one, do they still sell the IPOD nano. Or do I have to buy some fancy updated version. I know there are 1st generation, 2nd generation, ones with videos, etc. Do you have any idea how much a simple Ipod Nano would cost??
Four years ago I paid $149 for mine. One would think (with all the newer versions), that maybe my little Ipod Nano would now being sold for half the price? Do I have a shot here?
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Removing songs in manual mode

About a year ago my computer crashed and I managed to switch ipod to manual mode until I could repopulate my itunes library. Now I've decided to put my Ipod back into manual mode and delete all my music off my PC to save space on my hard drive. I seem to recall being able to access all the music in my Ipod when it was connected. But now, I can't seem to do so, and I would like to remove some music from it, but can't figure out how. Any help would be greatly appriciated. Thanks!

If you are updating manually, connect your iPod and when it shows in the iTunes 7 source list click on the chevron (the little triangle) to the left of the iPod icon This will display the various icons for the iPod itself, Music, Movies, TV Shows and Playlists. Click on Music and you'll see the usual song list. Find the files on your iPod that you want to remove, highlight them and delete directly as above by pressing the delete key on your keyboard.
To select multiple items such as all the songs in an album, click on the first track in the list hold down the shift key and click on the last track to highlight the selection. Then press the delete key.
To summarise, you start by highlighting the song/video/selection in either the iTunes library or on the iPod song list as displayed in iTunes then press the delete key on your keyboard: Deleting songs or playlists from your iPod

Can't start iPod in Manual Mode

I can't seem to start an 30GB iPod in Manual Mode, even while pressing the command and option keys while starting up.
Any ideas on how to force it into Manual Mode?

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iPod does not appear in iPod Updater or iTunes in Mac OS X.
iPod appears on the Mac OS X desktop but not in iTunes.
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Hi at the moment my ipod is on manual sync mode. Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library? Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?

Hi at the moment my ipod is on manual sync mode. Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library? Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?
This is so I can delete music from my ipod knowing its rated on my i-tunes so I can then see later if I want to re-add it based on its rating
Thanks

Is there any way of changing this to auto-sync without losing the music on my ipod or library?
Unfortunately there is not.
Possibly more importantly is there a way I can transfer the ratings from my ipod onto my i-tunes?
Not without the help of third party software such as this one:
http://www.copytrans.net/copytrans.php
B-rock

When i tell my ipod to ask to connect to unknown connections, it doesnt. It switches into manual mode... How is it fixed? If it cant, UPDATE IT!!! JUST ADD AS MANY AS YOU NEED. ATLEAST GET IT TO IOS 7. Pls. I wanna get certain apps, but i cant.

When i tell my ipod to ask to connect to unknown connections, it doesnt. It switches into manual mode... How is it fixed? If it cant, UPDATE IT!!! JUST ADD AS MANY AS YOU NEED. ATLEAST GET IT TO IOS 7. Pls. I wanna get certain apps, but i cant.

Well... sheetrock (i cant curse so i put a word that sounds like it)

Can't transfer songs in manual mode

All the instructions say that in manual mode songs can be dragged from the music library and dropped into the iPOD but it won't work. The only way we can transfer is to set the preferences to automatic. Does anyone know how to transfer in manual mode?

Janet,
The songs with the ! next to them means that they have either been moved from the location that iTunes normally looks for them, or that they've been deleted from the computer.
Either way, iTunes cannot find them. If you were to double click on one, you would get a message to this effect and be asked if you want iTunes to look for it.

Can't set to manual mode if it's not listed in iTunes!

Hi,
I'm struggling with this infuriating "feature" where iPods can only be synced with one computer to ensure everything being up-to-date.
I just bought a new computer and want to copy new music to my iPod shuffle (2nd gen).
I don't need auto-syncing, I just want to copy music one-by-one, and I keep getting the Erase and Sync option when I connect the iPod. I've read other threads and it sounds like manual mode is what I need, but once I hit cancel at the Erase and Sync box the iPod doesn't appear in iTunes anywhere for me to change to manual mode! How can I get iTunes to recognize the iPod so I can set it to manual?
The iPod still works fine and I can see the files in My Computer, browse the iPod_Control directory, etc. So I don't think the iPod is broken in any way.
Also I tried editing the preferences in iTunes (I'm on v8 on Windows Vista) to stop auto-syncing with iPods and iPhones (that's an option somewhere in preferences) but it didn't help.
Any ideas!?
Thanks,
Raphi

An iPod shuffle cannot contain music from more than one computer at once; the manual mode referred to is present on other iPod models, but isn't available on the iPod shuffle.
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IPod is on LOCKED MODE but I don't remember the password - What should I do

My ipod turned itself on lock mode and I don't remember assign it any password. What should I do ?

Connect the iPod to the main computer you use it with (if you use it with more than one, this is the first one it was connected to) and open iTunes. Then disconnect iPod from the computer, it should be unlocked: iPod: How to use the Screen Lock
If you can't get it unlocked you'll need to restore it. Just be aware that restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings, so if you have songs on your iPod that aren't on iTunes you will lose them if you have no back up. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions to name the iPod and automatically sync your songs and videos onto the fresh installation. Press Done and the iPod will appear in iTunes and start to sync. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists uncheck the box beside the sync automatically instruction and press Done, it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like: Restoring iPod to factory settings with iTunes 7

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I put my ipod to manual mode so that I dont' have all the songs on my computer for more space.
I'd like to keep it in manual but I can't put my game back on the ipod, cause it used to be there.
My question is. If I turn back on the auto sync for games will it turn everything to sync and whipe out my songs? Because I've had to re-add everything twice because I didn't have it all in manual. So does anyone know for sure that it won't touch the music?
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No, it wil not affect your music's syncing settings.
I've tried this kind of thing myself. For example, setting "Podcasts" to "automatic-update" didn't affect my music settings, which where on manual.
In addition, I've never heard of that happening, and your settings will be safe if nothing weird happens (the computer promptly shuts down, for example..which I've never heard of with your situation either.)
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Syncing in Manual Mode with 2 PC's...

I just got a refurbished 30Gb iPod yesterday. I charged it up at work, and manually synced it and it continued to say "do not disconnect" from the start...for hours...even though I only synced maybe 40 songs. I had to disconnect when I shut my computer down. When I got home, I synced it with iTunes manually at home. Got tons of music and videos no problem.
Today when I brought it back to work and plugged it in, it says it's in restore mode. I don't want to restore b/c most of my content is on my PC at home. When I eject the iPod, it's not in restore mode, and it works fine.
Why is the second computer insisting that it needs to be restored when it works fine? Is there a way to avoid this when syncing between 2 PC's?
Dell Windows XP Pro 30Gb iPod - Refurbished

"and manually synced it and it continued to say "do not disconnect" from the start...for hours."
It is operating normally. If you have your iPod in "Manually manage music and videos" mode, the "Do not disconnect" will not go away until you manually eject it.
"Why is the second computer insisting that it needs to be restored"
If you just unplugged it without ejecting it properly, then that could be why it's acting that way, not sure. You may not be able to get around that. I would just make sure that your iPod is backed up on the computer in question, then just restore it as usual, then just put it back to "Manual" mode.

Switching from manual mode to automatic mode

After a year of using manual mode, I'm planning to switch back to automatic mode. I've recreated my iTunes library and I've also saved a backup of the whole thing.
In the Apple knowledge base, I found an article that told me what to expect switching from automatic mode to manual mode ( http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675 ), but I'm not sure how the switch in the other direction is going to work.
Right now I have the same songs on my iPod and iTunes, but they aren't synced. Also, I'm near my space limit on the iPod. If I switch to automatic mode, will it first delete everything on the iPod and then replace it with what's in iTunes? That's fine if it happens in that order.
I've got close to 40GB of music on the iPod, so I'm pretty nervous about making this switch. Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave

You should be fine. The only reason that I think it would wipe everythingis if the song information has changed. (Like the artist name is spelled different, or the song name is now capatilized, etc). Since you are still syncing with the same library, it probably won't wipe everything. Also, it's a great idea that you have everything backed up and also on your computer!
Another option is just to restore your iPod and then resync it from iTunes, basically starting over if you like that better. For more info on that, look here... http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
I've seen computers wipe everything before, and then I've seen them just work with the iPod and its songs fine. As long as it is on your computer everything will be fine
btabz

Reformatting my computer and itunes on manual mode

I need to reformat my computer and I want to save my files onto my ipod. i currently have it set on manual mode because I don't store my music on my computer, only on my ipod.
If I reformat my computer and reinstall everything, will Itunes be set back to automatic mode, so that when I plug in my ipod it will erase everything?
Or am i safe to uninstall everything/reformat, and then reinstall itunes and plug in my ipod and have everything still on my ipod?
thanks.

The setting is iPod-based, so as long as you read every dialog box when you reinstall, you should be OK.
May I suggest backing the music up to somehwere other than the iPod? Safety, is all.

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Connect it to iTunes. If iTunes doesn't see the iPod, try manually connecting the device to iTunes in recovery mode using the instructions in this Apple support document.
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I forgot my password and am trying to reset my ipod,but it won't work. It says that my ipod is in recovery mode and that I must restore it. I click ok, and then restore, and then restore and update. then it says contacting ipod software update server and

I forgot my password and am trying to reset my ipod, but it won't work.It says that my ipod is in recovery mode and that I must restore it. I click ok, and then click on restore and update. Then it says connecting ipod software update server and a screen pops up with ipod software update on the top and iOS 5.1. It lists a bunch of stuff this update contains and on the bottom it says next, which I click and nothing happens, it just goes back to the ipod restore page. Help, what am I doing wrong?

This device is not eligible for the requested build (Also sometimes displayed as an "error 3194")
Update to the latest version of iTunes. Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard) users may need to download iTunes 10.6.3.
Third-party security software or router security settings can also cause this issue. To resolve this, followTroubleshooting security software issues.
Downgrading to a previous version of iOS is not supported. If you have installed software to performunauthorized modifications to your iOS device, that software may have redirected connections to the update server (gs.apple.com) within the Hosts file. Uninstall the unauthorized modification software from the computer.
Edit out the "gs.apple.com" redirect from your hosts file, and then restart the computer for the host file changes to take affect. For steps to edit the Hosts file and allow iTunes to communicate with the update server, see iTunes: Troubleshooting iTunes Store on your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod—follow steps under the heading Blocked by configuration (Mac OS X / Windows) > Rebuild network information > The hosts file may also be blocking the iTunes Store. If you do not uninstall the unauthorized modification software prior to editing the hosts file, that software may automatically modify the hosts file again on restart.
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