My ipod won't sync one of my playlists- why?

My ipos stnced with my computer 4 of my 5 playlists. I have tried to manually add it, but cannot. What should I try?
My computer is slow, and itunes wouldn't open normally today. I used safe mode to open it.

Howdy becbec3,
It sounds like a single playlist is not syncing from your library to your device.
I want to recommend a couple of things here. First, restart both your computer and your phone.
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Try syncing again and if the issue persists, I would next try resyncing your music to the phone, by unchecking the Sync Music checkbox in the Music tab of iTunes when you have your phone selected, then click apply. This will remove the music from the phone.
From: iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
When that completes, re check the checkbox and click apply again to sync the music back to the phone.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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I have just one playlist that won't sync. Ive restarted both my computer and my phone, and synced my phone multiple times. I have even gone through and manually added the playlist, but it still won't sync. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Howdy becbec3,
It sounds like a single playlist is not syncing from your library to your device.
I want to recommend a couple of things here. First, restart both your computer and your phone.
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Try syncing again and if the issue persists, I would next try resyncing your music to the phone, by unchecking the Sync Music checkbox in the Music tab of iTunes when you have your phone selected, then click apply. This will remove the music from the phone.
From: iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
When that completes, re check the checkbox and click apply again to sync the music back to the phone.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

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