ITunes won't let me take songs off iPod

The library screen on iTunes shows my iPod listed in the source box. However, when I click on my iPod the screen won't let me open up, erase, export etc. songs from there. All the songs are muted gray and can't be activated by clicking on them.

The songs are "greyed out" because you have the iPod set to transfer songs automatically. If you want the songs to be bold and selectable/editable, then you need to change to manually managing your songs.
Please not that by editing/changing/deleting the songs on your iPod in this manner, the changes will not affect the songs in iTunes, only on your iPod.

Similar Messages

ITunes won't let me import songs from folders

hey for some reason iTunes won't let me import some songs, but it will others. I've checked and there is no difference between the songs, they're both MP3's, they have the same quality and they're even by the same artist!
Any ideas why and how I can fix it are helpful.

I having the same problem. I noticed that some videos were missing from my itunes TV Shows playlist. Also, when I tried downloading a file into my ipod, I got an error message stating that the file was not compatiable with my iPod. Only I got the file from iTunes! I've tried deleting everything and reloading with the same results. It will not upload several files. Most of which are already AAC. I've tried adding, importing, and copy and paste with all resulting in failure.
This is becoming a total pain in the rear. If it's not one thing, it's another. I mean every since iTunes 7, the bugs keep mounting, and that before I switch to a Vista OS.

ITunes won't let me transfer songs to my iPod

iTunes used to let me transfer songs fine, but now it transfers a few and then tells me the file is "corrupt" and that the disc "cannot be read from or written to." Please help -- restoring the iPod hasn't worked at all!

See this troubleshooting article.
Disk cannot be read from or written to error syncing iPod in iTunes.

ITunes won't let me buy songs

I try to click to buy something and itunes won't let me buy it, no messages pop up, it just does nothing. I click and click and click, and nothing happens.

I too had this problem after I redeemed two $50 gift cards. I solved the problem by uninstalling iTunes and reinstalling it. Give it a try.

Take songs off Ipod shuffle

Can I take songs off my sons Ipod shuffle? If so how do I do it?

Depending on whether you want to take ALL songs off or just SOME:
1. To remove ALL current content, plug it in and in iTunes, in the Settings tab, choose Restore...
2. To remove SOME songs, in iTunes in the Contents tab select (higlight) songs to be removed and press the DELETE key on your keyboard.

ITunes won't let me edit songs

when i try to edit a song in itunes, everything is greyed out and won't let me change anything. When i run the program as administrator i can (BTW i am an administrator on this computer) but its a hassle having to do this everytime i open itunes + it doesn't show what i'm listening to in MSN. This obviusly wasn't a problem when i had XP. How do i fix this?

I've already tried that to no avail. And the weird thing is, some i can edit and some i cannot.
I was looking at another folder, where I have other music and the permissions for the folder for "Users (AdelynMAIN\Users) doesn't have modify or write check marked but i can edit music in that folder. The one in the main music folder everything is checked for "Users (AdelynMAIN\Users)" and it doesn't work...
Now if i move a .mp3 from the main to the other folder, everything is still greyed out.

Itunes won't let me move songs?

When I try and move a list of songs from my iPod, to a newly created playlist it won't let me do it? Can anyone shed any light?
Thanks
Btw, I am on a Mac Book Pro Retina, latest updates on everything. If that makes a difference?

iTunes only lets you move items purchased from the iTunes Store from an i-device to a computer. You can copy anything the other way.

ITUNES WON'T LET ME EDIT SONG INFORMATION!!!

I want to edit the song infomation. but when i go to Get info and the folder where the artist, album, track numbers, etc. it won't let me change any of that. how do i get rid of this because i can't manage any of my music

Make sure they are not read-only. You might also need to take ownership and full control in vista permissions.

ITunes won't let me play songs I purchased

Hello,
I am trying to play music in my iTunes that I had purchased via my AOL account, and iTunes will not let me play them. The screen comes up to sign in with my member ID and it will not let me access the song. Prior to today, I never had this problem as I got rid of AOL and now have a new Apple Id. Does anyone know why itunes is not letting me play prior songs that I purchased from another account?
Thank you

I'm having the same problem. I had an earthlink account ages ago, and made my first purchases with this account. Now I can't play any of the music I purchased with that old account - according to my last iPod update, that's 86 songs, and I really don't want to type in my new authorization info 86 times.
My earthlink account has been dead for years. This issue just showed up. I think it may be related to the iTunes 7.x upgrade.
Can someone please tell us how to tell iTunes to authorize all purchases made with an old account? Requiring us to re-authorize one song at a time is amateur. I expect more from Apple.

ITunes won't let me edit songs on my iPhone

I have the "manually manage songs" on and it still won't let me edit anything on my iPhone, this is really frustrating. Please help.

Never mind, I fixed it. Disregard this.

Itunes won't let me sync songs onto my ipod from my itunes library

i just want my music on my compuer on my ipod lol

What happens when you try to sync?
Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?
Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?
Do the songs play in iTunes?
Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Try syncing using the manual method

Itunes won't let me back up my Ipod, or sync music

Hi there
My itunes won't give me the option to back up my ipod touch (3rd gen)- I have the latest iTunes and iOS (4.2) but it still won't let me create a backup. When I right click on the ipod, the only backup option I am given is to restore from an old backup, which is 2 years old and from a completely different Ipod touch. I am not given the option to create a new back up.
This is an issue for me, as when my ipod syncs, it tries to transfer purchased apps from my ipod to the computer (and does so), but when it is about to sync songs it say 'Error reading to disk' and cancels the sync - this means the only way I can get new songs onto the ipod is to restore it to its original settings, something I have had to do twice already, and am reluctant to do again, as I don't have a backup!
Many thanks

- Have you tried resetting your iPod:
Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- The following may help since it concerns disk reading errors
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1207

How do I take songs off IPOD?

I share a library with my 13 year old daughter and I dont want Hannah Montana on my IPOD. How do I take those songs off? They went on when I synched the IPOD.

If you are sharing the same library, then set up a smart playlist and change your iPod to sync only that(those) playlist(s). For example, if Hanna Montana is the only thing you don't want, then make a smart playlist where the rule is artist IS NOT Hanna Montana and now that playlist will basically be your entire library except Hanna and you can sync that to the iPod instead.
Patrick

My iTunes won't let me play songs from my iPod saying I am unauthorized...

...I had to replace my Macbook Pro, I now have a new one. When I plug in my iPod it says it can't upload the songs because I am not authorized and I need to go to store > authorize. I did, 5 times and it said it was successful, I am only on 2 out of 5. But my iPod still says I am not authorized to play the songs on my new computer! Please help, i want my songs back.

The easiest way I think is to use Music Rescue and take the tracks from your iPod to a folder your new computer (or an external HD) and then import them to iTunes on the new computer manually. Once the tracks are in iTunes then reconfigure the iPod to the new computer.
Apple doesn't make an easy way to do this within the Apple equipment for security reasons and as you probably already know, an iPod is linked to the computer that you use to update or charge the battery and the only way to recharge the iPod independent of the linked computer is to use a wall charger or the like.
I think this is the problem that you are describing ..... good luck.

ITunes won't let me change song information and hangs up...

Using an 2010 iMac and iTunes 11.x I tried to change some song information as I did it for several years and iTunes versions.
Now it seems to be an installation error and the program hangs up if I try to open the information pop up.
The music plays on but nothing else can be done as to quit iTunes (hard quit).
A reinstallation doesn't had any impact, but I was not able to deinstall iTunes first (error message: ...this program is part of OS X and cannot be deleted...)
I also checked the hard disk and the right management, everything seems to be fine.
Has anybody an idea how to get iTunes de- and reinstalled completely?
I did not find an guide for that.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Hey there skipperchong,
The other file that it could be is the iTunes library file.. The problem is. This containes all of your playlists, file locations, library info and various other things.
So we cant simply remove it and let the OS write a new fresh one like the other file.
What you would have to do is remove your entire library of itunes, delete the library file and reimport your music again, which will, in turn delete your playlists.
Are you on a Windows computer or a Mac?

ITunes won't let me take songs off iPod

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for