Multiple iPods - use of Recently Played & Top 25 Played

I have a 160 G Classic and just got a Nano (8 g) for my daughter. She wants to see her top 25 played and recently played for her nano on a playlist, but iTunes only shows the data for the Classic in the top 25 played, however it shows the data for the Nano under recently played (glich?). Is this feature avaialble for the Nano? Is there a way to have these playlists in the same iTunes library for BOTH iPods at the same time using manual/selective sync? I could set up separate libraries, I printed out the instructions for that. I want to keep them under the same account though. Thanks!

+Is there a way to have these playlists in the same iTunes library for BOTH iPods at the same time using manual/selective sync?+
No...ratings and playcounts only get synced BACK into itunes if an iPod is set for auto sync.
But it sure does seem you've hit some kind of a glitch if the nano is set for manual update, yet recently played from the nano is being seen in itunes.
If your daughter wants to see only her playcounts, you can still create a library just for her, and keep one itunes store account. You can put iTS purchases on as many ipods as you desire. If you read about a limit of 5, that is for 5 PCs authorized for playback, and up to 5 different accounts per iPod.
Sounds like you are currently using method 2 (sort of) from this article
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
I would suggest using method 1 in your case.
I think method 3 would be too easy to forget to hold the shift key when choosing libraries, and get things messed up real quick - but that's just me.

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i am trying to manage three different ipods through the one Itunes, all with very different tastes, not sure if I am doing it the best or easiest way so does anybody have a simple solution on what you're supposed to do, to keep it all simple!
Cheers
Liv

If you have created a new Windows user account you need to log out and then log back in with your original user name. By default each Windows profile will have an independent iTunes library.
If instead you managed to create a new library within the same profile. click the icon to start iTunes and immediately press and hold down the shift key, keep holding until asked to create or choose a library. Click Choose and navigte back to your original which should be at <User's Music>\iTunes.
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What is the best way to manage multiple iPods using the same iTunes {library}?
in which case Selected Playlists is probably the best approach. Simply create a playlist for each device, Alice's iPod, Bob's iPhone etc. and sync the device with the appropriate list.
tt2

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Hey Eric,
Thanks for taking the time. Unfortunately no that does not solve it. Same as swipe it will get me there and it will show separate programs spaced out. The issue I am having is that all my open word files are bunched up in a pile on top of each other. I can see the edges of each one but I want them to be separated from each other enough that I can visually identify what file is what.
Again, thanks for trying, it is appreciated.

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I recently purchased two ipods for different family members. Can both be used on the same computer. I seem to remember seeing a blurb in the user agreement for itunes that said the program was only for one ipod. Can anyone elaborate?

When the iPods belong to different people, there are basically three ways of using multiple iPods on a computer and these involve:
a) Sharing a single iTunes library
b) Creating Multiple Libraries in a single user account
c) Creating multiple user accounts.
Note: When you are sharing an iTunes library, you don't have to set each iPod to update in the same manner, you can mix and match from the options below as each iPod has it's own update settings
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iTunes: Creating playlists of your favorite songs
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Or you can choose to update any or all of the iPods manually and just drag whatever content you want to them: Managing content manually on iPod
Loading the iPod shuffle differs slightly but it can still be used with the others, for details have a look at this page: Loading songs onto iPod shuffle - Windows
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It's also possible to have multiple libraries in a single account. To create or access a second (or more) library, hold down the Option key (or Shift key in Windows) when launching iTunes 7. In the resulting dialogue you will get the option to create a new library or navigate to the other Library.
Note: You can only have one Library open at a time and iTunes will default to the last library opened if you don't use the keyboard command to choose one. This can prove tricky when using multiple iPods, if you don't use the keyboard command you can risk syncing to the wrong library: Using multiple iTunes libraries -Windows
*Separate User Accounts*
Another option is to create a separate User account for each person on your PC or Mac. Different accounts by definition would give you completely separate libraries. Each account has it's own iTunes folder, Library and iTunes Music folder and you load it with CDs etc just as you did with your original one. The iPod can be set to update however the owner chooses, sync all, manual or sync specific playlists
I don't use Windows so I can't give you a step by step on that one, however I can point you to another web page which should help you out. You can read about Windows user accounts here: Create A New User Account In Vista

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Here's a good link.
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My wife and I both have our own iPod Nano's. Of course, we don't always share the same taste in music. I know we can make our own playlists, but is there a way to customize iTunes so that it only puts her songs on her iPod and only puts my songs on my iPod.
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For reference for future users that are reading this thread for help. I have tested this with our different iPods.
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This is complicated to explain, but when you select Sync Music to an iPod (which you'll want to do for all iPods since it's all about getting music to the iPod) you'll get to select which Playlists show up on individual iPods [that is currently connected to the computer] but in a nutshell all the music will be on all the iPods (the music is just hidden away from sight but still uses up the same amount of memory on each iPod).
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hey,
i was just uploading some songs for my dad onto his ipod and when i finished, i switched to my ipod to upload an album. about a minute later i realized that i had to change something on my dad's ipod but when i plugged it in that time itunes recognized the ipod as my ipod and then proceeded to replace all of the names of his artists, albums, and tracks with those of mine.
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I was researching the issue you are experiencing, and have come to the conclusion that the songs in question may need to be converted and re imported. This article, iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format outlines how to re import songs that are already in your itunes library, which I believe will resolve the issue.
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I used to have a playlist on my ipod called the "recently played" list, and it was really handy. But now it isn't on my ipod anymore, but it is still on my itunes, I just can't figure out how to get it back on my ipod. Can someone please tell me how to get it back?
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Method 2 - Create a playlist in iTunes for each iPod.
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I know this question has probably been answered, but I have tried other things and nothing works.
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Method 1 - Create different Windows users accounts for each iPod on this computer.
Method 2 - Create a playlist in iTunes for each iPod.
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