IPod Shuffle storage limit

    I have 3.66 GB of music in my library and want to purchase an iPod Shuffle, which will only store 2 GB. How do I copy only certain playlists to my iPod Shuffle instead of my entire library?               

Hello, Nancy. 
Great question and this is definitely something that can be done.  Below, I have provided a couple of links that go over how to manually manage music.  The first article, allows you to drag and drop certain content.  The second article, goes over how to sync just playlist and artist.  I have attached a screen shot of the section to which I am referring.  See the section labeled "Syncing music automatically to iPod shuffle (3rd and 4th generation)".
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
Syncing music to iPod shuffle
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1719
Cheers,
Jason H.

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