Option to NOT sync album artwork?

I used to have the option to not sync the album artwork, just the songs. But i can't find that option anymore. The artwork is taking up too much space on my iPod Gen. 2 and I want to free that space up for songs. Help please??

That option has been removed from iTunes. I seem to recall that there is some way to not sync it that involves jumping through some hoops. You're best bet would be to use the Search Discussions box up to the right and search for it. It has been discussed quite extensively.
Best of luck.

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