Losing library of music as i sync each time

every time i sync my itunes with my 3G i look and see that my entire library is not there
am i doing something wrong
it was there
can't figure this out
maybe 1/8 of my library appears
i go and sync again and it finishes and does not have all my checked choices
any ideas out there?

On the summary tab, uncheck "manually manage"
On the music tab, check "sync music" and choose "all songs and playlists"
If, like me, you buy the video from itunes and use that for the song -
...(it doesn't play video if the screen is off)...
- then check "include videos" also
Now sync. It should place all checkmarked songs on the phone.
If you don't have enough space for all songs plus photos / tv shows / movies etc it asks about deleting songs / photos to make space. I answered yes, and have learned that when it chooses which songs are deleted it keeps songs that are in a playlist and dumps songs that are just in the main population. I think it also dumps lower-rated songs before dropping higher-rated songs - but I'm not sure.
One final note. It will also keep a buffer of free space for normal operation. If you fill it up to zero space free, it will have problems just like if you fill up your desktop machine's drive.

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