Is Syncing Different Than iPod?

I have to use playlists to sync my music, were as with my iPod, i could just drag songs/albums straight into the iPod. Is tthis the case for everyone?

Yes.

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Playlist are Syncing different on ipod

Every time I sync my Ipod, the playlist on the Ipod itself do not match up to the way they are on my Itunes. on the Ipod they are in a complete random order but, when I look at the music on my Ipod when it is connected to Itunes it shows that all the playlist match up. This did not start happening until after I downloaded the new software upgrade 3.1.2 anyone know how to help?
I have already tries restoring the Ipod 3 different times which did not help.

Hello Brett,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Perhaps this Apple support document can assist you. It says Smart Playlists, but should apply to your regular playlists as well. Worth a shot.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3044
B-rock

How do I sync more than one Ipod on Itumes (MS Version)

Hi everyone.
I have two different Ipods that I want to sync to the same computer, but with different music. I use one Ipod in the car and another at night to listen to relaxing music. Is there anyway to sync more than one Ipod on the same computer so that both have different files on them?
Thanks for any suggestions!

I used to have two computer, aech one with a diferent IPods. Both are now broken. I get two new computers, MacBook and IMac.
*Question: Can I sync my two IPods in both computers without loosing my songs and how?* Remember, I lost all my info in the old computer, everything that I have is in those IPods.

How can we choose to have different apps, different playlists, different contacts, etc., on each device., while using one itunes to sync more than 1 iphone

How can we choose to have different apps, different playlists, different contacts, etc., on each device., while using one itunes to sync more than 1 iphone

Use Multiple Devices with One Computer
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Syncing more than one ipod

my son put music on daughter ipod from his computer if i conect it to my itunes on my computer will she lose everything.can i add her content to my itunes and have her's and my content together

The title of your post and the content of your post appear to contradict each other. One seems to be about using multiple iPods and the other about using one iPod with multiple computers.
However, going with the content rather than the title. If you want to connect and use an iPod on more than one computer or with more than one library you need to change the update preference in the iPod Summary tab to "Manually manage music and videos" and click Apply. The content of iTunes and the iPod are not syncronised in this mode so the two can be different. You can directly access the content of the iPod and play it through iTunes and you can drag and drop whatever you want to the iPod from either library. Just note, if you have an iPod shuffle it can only be used with one library/computer:
Using iPod with Multiple computers
Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
Syncing Music to iPod
Something else to be aware of when using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device: Safely Disconnect IPod
If the iPod is currently set to update automatically you need to take care connecting to a different iTunes. You can use a keyboard command to prevent your iPod auto-syncing with iTunes. While connecting the iPod to the computer on Windows with iTunes installed hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys together. This will stop the iPod from auto-syncing with iTunes and the iPod will appear in the source list. Wait until you are sure the iPod has mounted, and that it will not auto sync and then you can let the keys go. This may take between 20 to 30 seconds depending on your computer: iTunes - Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Alternatively open iTunes first and go to Edit>Preferences>Devices and check the box "Disable automatic syncing for iPhones and iPods" and choose Ok. Then connect your iPod.
If at any point you get a message that your iPod is linked to another library and asking if you want to link to this one and replace all your songs etc, press "Cancel". Pressing "Erase and Sync" will irretrievably remove all the songs from your iPod. Once the iPod is safely connected you can change it to manual management.

HT2729 i downloaded 3 songs to my pc and sync'd my ipod and the songs do not tranfer. is this related to not having the proper itunes version vs ios? I cannot get the songs to sync, but I can move other songs to different playlists and they sync fine...

i downloaded 3 songs to my pc and sync'd my ipod and the songs do not tranfer. is this related to not having the proper itunes version vs ios? I cannot get the songs to sync, but I can move other songs to different playlists and they sync fine...any ideas what's wrong?

Hi Dennis!
I have a couple of steps for you to try in order to get those songs transferred to your iPod touch. First, make sure all of your software is updated with the latest versions. If the songs were downloaded from iTunes, you will also want to delete the songs from your library and then download them again from the list of past purchases on your iTunes account. An article about doing that can be found here:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
If you try a sync after those two steps and are still seeing the issue, then I would like you to try syncing the iPod by setting it to manually manage. An article outlining more information on manually managing your iPod sync can be found here:
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1535
If you are still having issues after that, I have another article that can outline some other reasons why your songs may not transfer to your iPod, and it can be found here:
Some songs in iTunes won't copy to iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1420
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

I want to set up 5 different ipods to sync from one library, but want to be able to control what is synced to each ipod and have it remember that for future synching and just look for new songs and not sync all the other music in the library

I want to set up 5 different ipods to sync from one library, but want to be able to control what is synced to each ipod and have it remember that for future synching and just look for new songs and not sync all the other music in the library

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I entered a new calendar event at I cloud on my laptop. The enent showed up on my I Phone 4S but, the start and finish times on the entry in I cloud was different than the times shown on the I phone calendar. How do I sync the time in my I Phone with

I entered a new calender event using I cloud on my laptop. The enent transfered to my i Phone 5 S but, the start and finish times shown st i cloud on the laptop are different than the times shown on the i phone. How do I sync the times on the i Phone with the times shown on the laptop i cloud calender?

Turn off time zone support on the phone.

HT1386 I have a new computer. I have copied Itunes library from an external hard drive. Itunes now tells me I cannot sync with my Ipod as it thinks the 20gb on the computer are different to the 20gb on my Ipod touch! What have I done wrong? How can I fix

I have a new computer. I have copied Itunes library from an external hard drive. Itunes now tells me I cannot sync with my Ipod as it thinks the 20gb on the computer are different to the 20gb on my Ipod touch! What have I done wrong? How can I fix it? Alan

See:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
Sync Your iOS Device with a New Computer Without Losing Data - How-To Geek

Syncing more than 1 iPod

I have a 160 GB iPod Classic and plan to add a 64 GB iPod Touch. My iTunes libraries have over 70 GB. Can I have 2 different settings for syncing the 2 iPods? Automatically for the Classic and manual for the Touch.

*Can I have 2 different settings for syncing the 2 iPods?*
Yes you can. Each Ipod has it's own setting and can be managed whichever ever way you wish, they don't have to be managed the same way if you choose not to.

We have 2 ipods & would like to sync different songs to each using the same Itunes. How do we accomplish this?

We have 2 ipods & would like to sync different songs to each using the same itunes library. How do we accomplish this?

Use one of the several outlined methods in this Apple support document. I personally like the individual playlist set up where you add everything you want to a specific playlist and then set up each iPod to sync that one playlist that contains all the content you would like to be synced to it.
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
B-rock

How to sync different checked items to ATV and an iPod

I recently purchased ATV last week. Aside from the familiar port 3689 being blocked problem I'm pretty happy. My question is can I sync certain items to my 64GB Touch and everything to my ATV? I have sync only checked songs for my iPod selected. That works fine. For ATV, I had Sync Music checked along with Entire Music Library checked. I sync ATV and it leaves out the unchecked albums. I than checked Selected Artists, Playlists and Genres. I checked everything under artists. Sync ATV and it is still leaving out the unchecked items for my iPod. Basically I want my entire library on my ATV but not in my iPod. Thanks.

Michele Gardner wrote:
My opinion is yes you want to manually manage your sync for your iPod and TV. For the TV having manual control is on the Summary tab I believe - sorry, I'm not at home. Make sure everything is checked in iTunes so the TV gets it. Then on the iPod, manually add your music or maybe create a playlist that contains only what you want, then sync that playlist only (and any other playlists you want of course). In this scenario, you actually don't need manual sync for your TV, but I still think its preferable to have that option be the only thing checked on the Summary tab. Good luck.
there is no "manually mange" option for the appletv.
the "manually mange" option in itunes for ipod refers to being to drag and drop content which you can't do with the appletv.

I use windows and i got my hard disk replaced now when i try to sync wirelessly my ipod detects my computed as being a different one how can i make it forget the old one?

i use windows and i got my hard disk replaced now when i try to sync wirelessly my ipod detects my computed as being a different one how can i make it forget the old one?

You will have to sync it to the new one, erasing the current content from the ipod and replacing it with the content from the new drive.
Make sure you have copied everything from your backup copy of your computer back to the new drive first.

Burned CDs will not sync to my ipod. I just replaced my computer with a different computer, unauathorizeed all previous computers, authorized the one i am now using, but only purchase content will transfer to my ipod.

Burned CDs will not sync to my ipod. I just replaced my computer with a different computer, unauathorizeed all previous computers, authorized the one i am now using, but only purchase content will transfer to my ipod.

Hi ballen13!
I have an article here for you that may be able to address your question and provide some insight into this issue:
Some songs in iTunes won't copy to iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1420
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

How do i delete existing CD's to sync different CDs to my ipod shuffle? I am new to all of this

I am new to this all. How do I delete my existing ipod shuffle CD's and sync my new
CD's in. Also I over filled it and don't have a clue what to do.
Any nice user out there to help a 53 widow of 5/7/2011.Lost my computer 1/2 and the greatest love affair of all times, but I haven't committed suicide because it is a mortal sin and I would never get to Heaven and lose my LOVE forever. Married 18 years and joined to the hip. Didn't need to go meet friends for we were meant to compliment each other perfectly. Thank any kind soul to help me through this. It, everything, is too hard right now. I'm not clear headed.

When you connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes you will see the iPod in the source list to the left, under DEVICES. To the LEFT of your iPod you should see a gray arrow, if you click on it so that it points downward you will be able to see what you've synced to your iPod. (You will see "Music" below the iPods name once you've clicked on the arrow) If you click on Music, below the iPod you are able to click on any songs you don't want and hit "Delete" on your keyboard.
Make sure to click on the song to highlight it and then hit delete.

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