IPod will delete song after transfer

idk.. this piece of snot keeps deleting my songs when i update it! also, i cant delete songs off of it either. HELP it worked fine the other night i need fast answer (hopefully in like a minute

Right.
You will have to update manually.
Transfer music manually
Also, to delete songs...
Deleting Songs Or Playlists
That's just an FYI for future reference
btabz

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