IPod Shuffle not syncing music
iTunes says that the iPod Shuffle is synced. I have selected a song to put on the iPod but I can not find the command to 'sync.' I have tried selecting a song and dragging it to the iPod but when I disconnect the iPod Shuffle and pulg in the earphones, I get a message to use iTune to sync. What is the command or procedure to sync the music to the iPod so it will play?
You can load content onto a shuffle manually, using Autofill, or by setting up automatic syncing. This document describles those methods.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1719
NOTE: If the iTunes sidebar (along left side of window) is not visible, from the menu bar, under View, select Show Sidebar.
When you select the shuffle in the sidebar, under DEVICES, you should see the Sync button at the lower right corner of the window. However, "syncing" does not come into play (for loading content) if you are using the manual method (or Autofill). If you set up automatic syncing, syncing (any changes since the last sync) happens automatically when you connect the shuffle.
FYI - There is a link to the shuffle user manual, from this support web page for the shuffle
http://www.apple.com/support/ipodshuffle/
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1719
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Why oh why do things that worked previously not work now? This happens so much with Apple products!!!
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I did a manual reset, holding down the On/Off button and home button on the iPod, and it still isn't syncing correctly.I had a similar problem yesterday. Even after "restoring" it still would not sync the music but did sync the videos!! In another thread I found some help from "John Guo" who suggested
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Assuming the songs play OK in iTunes on the computer:
- 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/delete all music and resync
To delete all music go to Settings>General>Usage>Storage>Music>Tap edit in upper right and then tap the minus sign by All Music
- 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: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device. -
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2nd Gen iPod Touch not syncing music album info properly.
It's more of a annoyance than anything but in iTunes the music album information is correct but on the iPod Touch it's not. For instance the album ChangesBowie by David Bowie shows it as such in iTunes. However on the Touch it shows the artists as "Various Artists". When I look at the info in iTunes it's correct on the Music listing for both the Library and iPod sections.
How do I correct this? There's a half dozen or so like this. All of them were imported into iTunes from the CD's I own.
Thanks,
DanDan Voils wrote:
In iTunes it is correct. It's listed as Artist: David Bowie.
If you look in iTunes, I bet you'll see the Album Artist is "Various Artists" (Album Artist is a separate field from Artist). If Album Artist is not displayed in your library, right-click on any of the column headers and select Album Artist. That will reveal what's in this field for each song.
Dan Voils wrote:
It is saving the files in the Compilation folder on the hard drive. Where are the Tags I need to check? I don't see it in the Get Info area of the album.
In iTunes, select all songs on the album then right-click and select "Get Info" (or simply press Ctrl-I). You'll see a window that shows the "tags" for the songs. There you'll see the Album Artist field underneath the Artist field. If Album Artist is not "David Bowie" then change it to David Bowie (or blank it out). Also, you should see an "Options" tab at the top edge of the window. Select that and you'll see the "Part of a Compilation" setting. If it is "Yes" then change it. You'll see this flag set to Yes incorrectly on several albums, mostly "Best Of" type albums which are not really Compilations but that's how they're tagged in the Gracenote CDDB database where iTunes gets its tag info. -
Just got a new iMac my itunes will not sync music to iPod
just got new imac itunes will not sync music to ipod
I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD IMAC WITH ITUNES. I DECIDED TO TRY AND SYNC AN OLDER MODEL IPOD. EVERYTIME I CONNECT THE IPOD USB TO THE IMAC, I GET THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
Because a USB device was drawing too much power from your computer, one or more of your USB devices have been disabled.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER USB DEVICE CONNECTED. NOTHING AT ALL. IT SEEMS MY IMAC IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AN OLDER IPOD??
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My ipod will not sync album pictures to music no matter what I do there is no album picture on ipod but is on itunes itself what can I do?
Hi Squeaky98,
If you are having issues syncing or viewing album art on your iPod, you may find the following articles helpful:
Apple Support: Viewing album artwork on iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2317
iPod: Artwork missing from songs
http://support.apple.com/kb/ta38085
Regards,
- Brenden -
I have an iPod 5 with the latest update. And in addition to the other problems I have met with this new iOS7, the biggest is not syncing music. At first it just didn't sync new music. I would unplug it and start over and resync many times but to no avail. I eventually removed all music and then tried readding them and now only the first song of each album shows up. Then I tried restoring the iPod and that appearently made it worse because now less songs than before are showing up. I have over 2000 songs but still plenty of room for more so that can't be it and the songs that do appear now appear twice for some reason. One is apparently the purchased file and the other one is for icloud.
Hello nobunaga1981!
This is the forum for iPod Touch, your query should be posted on the iPod Classic forum. In regard to your issue, Have you authorized and deauthorized your computer in iTunes to sync content from that computer to your iPod? as you have changed hard drives on your computer.
Or another option would be to uncheck "Sync Music" apply the changes and then check it again and apply the changes,
and see if that sync's content onto your iPod.
How old is the iPod?
I would've recommended that you try a restore on the iPod, but from your post I see you have done multiple things to try and fix the problem. If the above options don't work, the only advice I can give you is to drop in to your nearest Apple Store and make an appointment at the Genius Bar to check the problem out.
Hope you get it sorted soon. Good luck! If anyone has experienced the same issue, post your solutions or recommendations.
Best,
OrlaG -
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You can only sync with one iTunes library/computer. To switch:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities -
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