ITunes/iPod song number inconsistencies

Hi,
I just got a new computer and decided to move all my songs from my iPod onto the new computer. There are some strange things that are going on. iTunes says that there more songs on my computer than on my iPod, which is impossible because the only music that should be on my new computer is the music that I moved over from my iPod. Secondly, if I try to sync my iPod to iTunes, it gives me a 3rd number of songs that will be moved to my iPod that does not coincide to either the number of songs on my iPod or iTunes. What is going on?

Why assume that Podcasts are not music? Or that files in a user's Library are music? I subscribe to music podcasts and my Library has many audio books and spoken word recordings. Shouldn't my iPod let me arrange these tracks in the order of my choice, rather than assuming (incorrectly most of the time) that I would want the podcasts on top? I don't think I would have any difficult finding and playing podcasts if Apple left my song order untouched. (Needless to say, like the originator of this thread, I am not using it in "shuffle" mode.)
Okay, as long as you define 'bad' as 'not the way I
want it to be'. You might want to consider how, given
the design of the Shuffle, you'd ever be able to find
and listen to just Podcasts (and not music) if they
were NOT placed at the top of the list in that play
mode.
If you want your iPS to treat your podcasts just like
any other garden-variety music track then you'll
probably have to jump through some or all of the
miscellaneous hoops that people have discovered and
discussed in these and other forums. The subject has
been covered ad nauseum; you'll have a lot to choose
from.
Or, you can simply get some other MP3 player which
will do what you want. I'm not claiming that there is
one, but there certainly could be.
In the meantime, it is what it is

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ITunes/iPod song order problem

i have an original 512 shuffle that i load with podcasts and a few songs to listen to while i commute. i drag the podcasts from the library to the ipod in itunes and them arrange them in the order that i want them played. when i disconnect the ipod and turn it on (not in shuffle mode) the files are not in the order that i had them arranged. when i plug the ipod back into my mac the order is not how i arranged it. this only started recently. ideas?
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Why assume that Podcasts are not music? Or that files in a user's Library are music? I subscribe to music podcasts and my Library has many audio books and spoken word recordings. Shouldn't my iPod let me arrange these tracks in the order of my choice, rather than assuming (incorrectly most of the time) that I would want the podcasts on top? I don't think I would have any difficult finding and playing podcasts if Apple left my song order untouched. (Needless to say, like the originator of this thread, I am not using it in "shuffle" mode.)
Okay, as long as you define 'bad' as 'not the way I
want it to be'. You might want to consider how, given
the design of the Shuffle, you'd ever be able to find
and listen to just Podcasts (and not music) if they
were NOT placed at the top of the list in that play
mode.
If you want your iPS to treat your podcasts just like
any other garden-variety music track then you'll
probably have to jump through some or all of the
miscellaneous hoops that people have discovered and
discussed in these and other forums. The subject has
been covered ad nauseum; you'll have a lot to choose
from.
Or, you can simply get some other MP3 player which
will do what you want. I'm not claiming that there is
one, but there certainly could be.
In the meantime, it is what it is

ITunes & iPod song synchronisation problem.

Dear Experts,
I want iTunes to scan through it's song database and remove from its Library the songs that no longer exist on my iPod.
The reason for this is that once I've copied tracks to the iPod, I delete them from the Mac's hard disk. So now, my iTunes library has lots of tracks listed which are NOT present on the iPod.
i.e. is there a script which can synchronise the contents of playlists (which contain tracks on my iPod) with the main iTunes library,so that the Library lists ONLY the songs present on the iPod and playlists?
Any idea on how to do this? Suggestions gratefully received. (I have searched the forum without any succcess and I've checked the iTunes script site.)
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Why assume that Podcasts are not music? Or that files in a user's Library are music? I subscribe to music podcasts and my Library has many audio books and spoken word recordings. Shouldn't my iPod let me arrange these tracks in the order of my choice, rather than assuming (incorrectly most of the time) that I would want the podcasts on top? I don't think I would have any difficult finding and playing podcasts if Apple left my song order untouched. (Needless to say, like the originator of this thread, I am not using it in "shuffle" mode.)
Okay, as long as you define 'bad' as 'not the way I
want it to be'. You might want to consider how, given
the design of the Shuffle, you'd ever be able to find
and listen to just Podcasts (and not music) if they
were NOT placed at the top of the list in that play
mode.
If you want your iPS to treat your podcasts just like
any other garden-variety music track then you'll
probably have to jump through some or all of the
miscellaneous hoops that people have discovered and
discussed in these and other forums. The subject has
been covered ad nauseum; you'll have a lot to choose
from.
Or, you can simply get some other MP3 player which
will do what you want. I'm not claiming that there is
one, but there certainly could be.
In the meantime, it is what it is

How do I put all my iPod songs into my iTunes library?

I got my iPod in October, and at the time I didn't own a computer. I used my dad's computer to put songs from my CDs onto my iPod.
Today I finally bought my own laptop, a Mac iBook. I'm trying to load all my iPod songs into my iTunes, but I can't figure out how.
Thanks for any help!

Hello Colleen,
The transfer of music is designed to be one way by default - from iTunes to iPod. However, there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the files from your iPod. This is just a selection but I would recommend Senuti, I have used it myself and it's very user friendly.
Senuti Mac Only
iPodRip Mac Only
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
PodUtil Mac and Windows Versions
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
http://www.ipodsoft.com/index.php?/software/
Have a look at the web pages and documentation for these and pick one you are happy with, they are generally quite straightforward.

Trying to load ipod songs onto pcs itunes

hi all,
im trying to put the songs from my ipod onto my computer at work...a pc is this even possible? the computer has itunes on it, i log into my itunes account, and it recognizes my ipod (shows up under the device thing). i can see all my songs including ones ive purchased from itunes, but they are all a light gray color and i cannot select and play or anything. not even the ones bought from itunes!...all while logged in and "authorizing" the computer. can someone help? the farthest i get is itunes warning me that all songs on my ipod will be replaced with whats in the computers itunes library which is nothing.
looking forward to hearing from you guys

*i can see all my songs including ones ive purchased from itunes, but they are all a light gray color and i cannot select and play or anything. not even the ones bought from itunes!.*
Grey text when you look at the content and a lock symbol at the bottom of the screen just indicates that the iPod is set to sync automatically with iTunes. If you want to play the iPod songs through iTunes, delete songs from the iPod, drag songs from iTunes, add playlists to the iPod etc. you need to change the update setting to "manually manage songs and videos". The text will change from grey to black and everything will be directly accessible through iTunes (If you have an iPod Touch your songs will always be greyed out, even in manual mode):
Using iPod with Multiple computers
Managing content manually on iPod
Syncing Music to iPod
Something to remember about 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
*im trying to put the songs from my ipod onto my computer at work...a pc is this even possible?*
The transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
The transfer of content from sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod2PC Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
Floola Mac & Windows
iGadget Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide

IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER MY IPOD SONGS TO MY ITUNES??

My computer was cleaned out by a computer dr because of a caught virus. All my programs including itunes were erased so i had to redownload itunes. Now all the songs from my original itunes are still on my ipod but not in my new itunes.
My new itunes only has a few of my previous purchases(not even all of them)and my new purchases.
When i plug in my ipod i get a pop up to either erase my ipod and transfer my itunes into the ipod, but all my songs are on my ipod.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER MY IPOD SONGS TO MY ITUNES??
ps.when i plug my ipod into my computer it does not show up as plugged into itunes and the ipod then freezes with the DO NOT DISCONNECT and i am forced to let the battery die bc this is the only way for it to turn off.
ps again. i received a new ipod nano a few days ago and will be using that instead of my 5th generation one, but the 5th gen. one still holds all my songs!!HELP PLEASE!!i know my problem is big

Connect your iPod to your computer. When you get the message that it is linked to a different 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. When your iPod appears in the iTunes source list change the update setting to manual, that will let you use our iPod without the risk of accidentally erasing it. Check the "manually manage music and videos" box in Summary then press the Apply button. Also when using most of the utilities listed below your iPod needs to be enabled for disc use, changing to manual update will do this by default: Managing content manually on iPod
Once you are safely connected there are a few things you can do to restore your iTunes from the iPod.
The transfer of content sources such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can read reviews and comparisons of some of them here:
Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
Comparison of iPod managers
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
SharePod Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows
iRepo Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
iPod Access Mac & Windows (iPhone and iPod Touch compatible)
If you have any iTunes Music Store purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. You'll find details in this article: Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer
There's also a manual method of copying songs from your iPod to a Mac or PC. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available on page 2 at this link: Copying Content from your iPod to your Computer - The Definitive Guide
Whichever of these retrieval methods you choose, keep your iPod in manual mode until you have reloaded your iTunes and you are happy with your playlists etc then it will be safe to return it auto-sync. I would also advise that you get yourself an external hard drive and back your stuff up, relying on an iPod as your sole backup is not a good idea and external drives are comparatively inexpensive these days, you can get loads of storage for a reasonable outlay.

Bought 5 new songs on itunes. ipod syncs but songs do not show up on any playlist

Bought 5 new songs on itunes . ipod syncs but the new songs don't show up on the play list that is on the ipod . the do appear on itunes library. what am i doing wrong ?

Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
If so have you done anything like update iTunes on the computer since it last successfully synced?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Does any media now sync to the iPod?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Do you have any Restrictions (Settings>General>Restrictions) set that would prevent syncing those songs? (iTunes purchases only)

When I connect my ipod to computer and open itunes, the songs on my ipod do not show up on the itunes library...it is blank...songs are still on my ipod but don't seem to show up on computer..help??

When I connect my ipod to computer and open itunes, the songs on my ipod do not show up on the itunes library...it is blank...songs are still on my ipod but don't seem to show up on computer..help??

Download this for getting media off your ipod!http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/19890/ipoddisk
Hope this helped!

Here goes. My iPod touch has all my songs on it. I have changed computers several times and iTunes has a library of similar but not as many songs as iPod. When I plug iPod in ans go to sync it says that iTunes library will replace iPod songs.

Here goes. My iPod touch has all my songs on it. I have changed computers several times and iTunes has a library of similar but not as many songs as iPod. When I plug iPod in ans go to sync it says that iTunes library will replace iPod songs. I don't want this to happen I want the I pod songs to sync with iTunes. What do I do?

That really does not work since music is not included in the backup. See:
iTunes: About iOS backups
puttly123 wrote:
backup your ipod. then sync your ipod to the computer, then restore your ipod and it will still have the right songs. its exactly what i had to do with mine.

My ipod touch os5 wont sync the song artist with my itunes... help me... i wan't my ipod song artist to be organized again like lha last OS...

my ipod touch os5 wont sync the song artist with my itunes... help me... i wan't my ipod song artist to be organized again like lha last OS...
i already organized my ipod songs name and all the artist.. buat it won't sync with my iPOD using OS5... i have no problem before using OS5... thank you...

You buy one and only one download.
As it should have been transferred to your computer when you synced, you can contact itunes support and ask for an exception.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes

EXPERT NEEDED!! Songs that once played on iTunes & iPod no longer will.

I've got a 20 Gig iPod (clickwheel black and white). I have a mixture of ripped CD's, songs I've downloaded from iTunes, and songs that are on my iPod for an account my iTunes is an authorized user for.
Songs that have played just fine for a long time are now showing up with an "!" mark next to them in iTunes. And when I choose them on the iPod, it just skips to the next song. Oddly enough, I've even got some complete CDs that I've ripped, d/l'd, etc., and one or two songs will play, but the rest show up with the "!"
The songs are still present on the iPod (they show up in iTunes, plus they're still consuming the space on my iPod). And my iPod will show the songs in the menu and the time of the track, but it just won't play them when I choose them. I've also tried to rip them off of my iPod with iDump -- no luck there either.
I'm at a loss. I'm so desparate for a solution, I'd be happy to send the person that first tells me how to fix the problem a $20 bill (or a check -- probably a little safer in the mail). No kidding.
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It's an iPod problem, since the songs are actually stored on my iPod. When I go to play my iPod (not my iTunes library), the iPod nor iTunes (playing the songs on my iPod) will play these certain songs. I haven't removed the songs from my iPod -- they still show up on my iPod. They just won't play.

HT1351 We had 2 computers: his itunes library on one, and mine on the other. We got rid of both of those and got a new computer. I put music on the new computer. My ipod songs are not on itunes. Will I erase them if I sync? How do I add new music?

We had 2 computers: his itunes library on one, and mine on the other. We got rid of both of those and got a new computer. I put new music on the new computer. My ipod songs are not on itunes on the new computer. Will I erase them if I sync? How do I add new music?

See this older post from another forum member Zevoneer covering the different methods and software available to assist you with the task of copying content from your iPod back to your PC and into iTunes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2452022?start=0&tstart=0
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Itunes, recent songs, ipod

i've got a couple of questions i'm hoping somebody will answer (probably basic answers, but still cant manage it)
1. ive got 2 users using itunes in my xp computer. when any of the itunes adds songs, is there any way of automatically adding them to the other itunes too?
2. i have added new songs to my library since my last ipod connect and update. if i connect my ipod, is there some way for new songs, videos to automatically upload into my ipod?
thanks very very much its a lifesaver

1. Try the instructions in this article.
2. Use these instructions to set the iPod to sync automatically.
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How do I stop iTunes erasing my iPod songs?

I'm new to iPod, so I wasn't aware clearing iTunes library (in an effort to save disc space) of songs would also cause the iPod to update and erase it's contents of songs. Bang went 4 hours of recording. How do i stop this happening again? I set the preferences to only update the play lists but either I reset it and forgot or it went back to default update and erased the contents of the iPod. Would checking a manual update only solve this unfortunate problem? thanks.

Thanks for that Logan, but I have another question.
How do I access my iPod preferences in iTunes WITHOUT the iPod attached? As you know, you need to attach the iPod to have the iPod preference tab appear, which auto starts the erasing of iPod songs (Which I don't want)
Would sliding the "HOLD" switch on the top of the iPod mini stop any changes or update happening, giving you an opportunity to access the iTunes/iPod preferences and change them?
I don't want to find out by having another 4 GBs of songs erased! (I think I'll back them up to DVD)
mark

Old ipod songs that wont play on itunes

I transferred some old ipod songs onto my itunes. When I try to play I get this message: "This computer is not authorized to play "song name" Would you like to authorize it"
When I enter my password it says: " This computer is already authorized" but it still wont play my songs? Can anyone help me?

Grey text when you look at the content and lock symbol at the bottom of the screen simply shows that your iPod is set to "automatically update songs and playlists". . If you want to access your iPod directly, play it through your iTunes, connect it to a second computer etc. you just need to change the update method to "Manually manage songs and Playlists" in the iPod preferences. For more detail see this tutorial: Managing Your Songs Manually
One thing to be aware of with manually updating is that the iPod also has to be manually ejected before the "Do Not Disconnect" message will go away. Safely disconnect iPod
For info: iPod 101
The iPod offers three ways to transfer music from your computer. You can select one of the following update modes from the iPod Preferences menu in iTunes (Edit>Preferences>iPod>Music tab):
1) Automatically update all songs and playlists. This is the default mode, in which your entire music library, including playlists, is automatically synced to your iPod. If the music library on your computer exceeds the iPod storage capacity, you are prompted to select a different update method.
2) Automatically update selected playlists only. With this option, iTunes automatically copies the playlists you have selected to the iPod when you connect it to the computer.
3) Manually manage songs and playlists. You can also choose to transfer music to the iPod manually. This allows you to drag and drop individual songs and playlists from iTunes to the iPod.

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