IPod playlists delete?!

So, I have an iPod touch, and I had like 15 playlists. But, after a while they start to delete without me doing anything (that I know of). I add more, or remake the ones I lost, but if I don't listen to them for a while, they dissapear. It kind of makes me dissapointed, because I really liked some of my playlists. Does my iPod do this on purpose - as part of personalizing my music for me, does it automatically delete the playlists if I don't use them for a while? Thanks!

I kept running into bad synchs with iTunes and the Mini - I finally just wiped the ipod, carefully set up the playlists again and updated the Mini. No problems since then. If it's a playlist that's only on your iPod, then whenever you update, it's going to delete them to match iTunes.

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The filename of the database is
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http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/P2/

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when i logged back on to itunes store to redownload it still shows playlist i created and it also shows it on ipod playlist if i plug in to redownload?
why is this happening???

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Hi if anyone could help me undo my mistake id be very greatful!
I accidentially deleted my ipod playlist on iTunes as it wasn't in sync with my music lib. I have now been left with no music on my iPod. Im assuming this is to down to me deleting of the playlist but cant sync the remaining playlists.
Hope that makes sense any help would be brilliant!

Select the iPod in iTunes.
Tick Sync music.
Select the Music tab.
Tick Sync All playlists or Selected playlists and tick the playlists you want on the iPod.

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- Delete and redownload by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
- If you can't delete
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
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iTouch 64 GB iOS 6.1.3
These are recent updates.
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I fixed it. How is one thing, but why is another.
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I have my iPod automatically updated with iTunes. But now my computer has the window reinstalled, all my music in the computer hard disk is gone and so as the iTunes program. The iTunes that I install now of course has no song library or any song in it. If I plug the iPod in now, would my music in iPod got deleted as it syncs with iTunes? Or would the playlist in iPod be blanked but still the music is in the iPod and I can retrieve them. What should I do?
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Of course I would love to transfer my iPod music back to the iTunes library. But most importantly, I would like to know would my iPod, being synced with iTunes before I reinstall the Windows, lose all the songs in the iPod when I plug the iPod into the computer?
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Thankyou for any help again.

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I'm new to this forum. My Ipod nano is almost full, so I wish to delete the playlists/ songs on it and give it to another family member, but without deleting anything in iTunes. Them I want to transfer everything in my existing iTunes onto a new, bigger ipod. What's the workflow for doing that safely?
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1 - Hand them them iPod and say, "Happy iPod to
you!".
2 - Plug in the new iPod, watch it load, unplug it
and think, "Happy iPod to me" and use it.
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I have been experimenting with my iPod 60 GB and Nano.
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I will see if this is the case with the Nano as well the next time I use it in the car.
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