Playing only checked songs on iTunes

when i play music on my iTunes, it will automatically skip to the next checked song. it won't play unchecked songs on random or straight thru. is there some setting to correct this problem?

You could also consider syncing your iPod from a selected playlist then you won't have to manage it manually. Using unchecking to manage an iPod is an option (and works fine when you are working with a small number of specialised tracks such as Christmas songs) but only if you can live with the other things unchecking does:
Unchecked songs will be skipped when playing songs from the library or a selection. They will only play when individually clicked on.
Smart Playlists have an option that unchecked songs won't appear.
Unchecked songs will not be burned to CD.
Genius will not use the songs that are unchecked.
To sync the iPod from a selected playlist open iTunes and create a playlist to sync your iPod from, call it -My iPod for example (the dash will position it at the top of the playlists in Sources). Drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod.
If you want to find out what songs you currently have checked so that you can create a new playlist from them then in iTunes go to File>New Smart Playlist
Uncheck "Match the following rule"
Check "Limit to", 25 GB (choose a value to suit the size of your library), Selected by Artist
Check Match only checked items
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ITunes plays only checked songs

How can I have my itunes play ALL my music collection songs? not just the checked ones? but still sync only the checked ones with my ipod.

There is no way to do that. You can play an unchecked song by double-clicking it, but thereafter iTunes will proceed to play just checked songs.
The best way to manage the music on your iPod is to sync selected playlists. That way you can keep all of your music checked for iTunes yet have a smaller subset on your iPod.

Play only one song in itunes, and stop playing completely?

I´m a sound technician and I have to play sounds on cue for a performance. I recently updated to itunes 11 cause I was having trouble with ten. In itunes ten there was the ¨check¨ feature where I could play all the songs I want to play in a library, uncheck them and then I could click on it, it would play, and as soon as it was done, playing would stop and it wouldn´t skip to the next track or repeat the current track, it would just stop. I don´t see that anymore in itunes 11. Can anyone help my, I´m a little worried here.

Op wait no, it´s there... Never mind. Wish I knew how to delete questions.

Can iTunes be set to play only one song and then stop when the song is finished and not go on to play another unless commanded?

Can iTunes be set to play only one song and then stop when the song is finished and not go on to play another unless commanded?

If you uncheck all of the songs, they will only play if explicitly commanded. Command-click in a checkbox and they will all be unchecked. Command-clicking again will check the all again should you want to do that.

ITunes no longer loads "checked" songs onto my iPhone 5. It seem to be all or nothing or choose from the 4 categories. What happened to "sync only checked songs?"

iTunes no longer loads "checked" songs onto my iPhone 5. It seem to be all or nothing or choose from the 4 categories. What happened to "sync only checked songs?"

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Ever since I updated the operating system, itune doesn't play music on iphone 4. if it plays, it plays only one song and gets stuck.

Ever since I updated the operating system, itune doesn't play music on iphone 4. If it plays, it plays only one song and gets stuck. I've tried to reconnect to the computer to see whethere there has been missing portion during the upgrade... but not really. does anyone have the same issue?

What does "gets stuck" mean?
It repeats?
It stops playing?
Have you tried the basics from the manual? Restart. Reset. Restore.

I have a few iPods that cut off the ends of quite a few songs. When I play the same songs on iTunes, they play through. It's only the iPods that cut off. What can I do to fix this?

I have a few iPods (all nanos) that cut off the ends of quite a few songs. When I play the same songs on iTunes, they play through. It's only the iPods that cut off. What can I do to fix this?

Hi
This is the same problem I am having, did you figure it out yet?
Thank you

I have an iPhone 5s and in my iTunes music library have the songs checked that I want downloaded onto my phone. Instead of doing this, it is syncing all songs whether they are checked or not even tho I have the "sync only checked songs" box checked.

I have an iPhone 5s and in my iTunes music library have the songs checked that I want downloaded onto my phone. Instead of doing this, it is syncing all songs whether they are checked or not even tho I have the "sync only checked songs" box checked. So basically it's syncing all of the songs when I just want the checked ones on. This is very frustrating.

When your device is connected, check the tabs at the top ("Summary" "Apps" "Music," etc. Under the Music one, check to see if "Sync Music>entire music library" is checked. If it is, that may be why all the songs are syncing.

Checking songs in iTunes

I have just got a new iphone and have too much music to fit all of it on. So I have unchecked a lot of my music leaving only the songs I want to be synced on my iphone checked. This works fine and itunes only syncs the checked songs, however itunes will now not play the unchecked songs if I have it on shuffle or normal play.
How do I get itunes to play all my music on my computer while only syncing the checked ones?
Cheers in advance.

Leave everything checked then create playlists or smart playlists and set up the iPhone to only sync specific playlists instead of your whole library. You can change playlists as needed without screwing up how iTunes plays everything.
Smart Playlists are fun because you can set them up to create and ever changing rotation of music on your iPhone which will update after each sync.
Patrick

IPhone plays only one song at a time

After 2 weeks of the iPod feature of my iPhone working just perfectly, last night I discovered it will no longer go through a play list. No matter what I do, it plays only one song, repeatedly - either a song I choose or a song selected randomly by hitting Shuffle. Shuffle only chooses the first song randomly, after which that song plays over and over unless I manually choose another. I deleted my playlists this morning, rebooted iTunes, re-synced my playlists to the iPhone, same problem. Other than having to go through an entire Restore, are there any other options? This actually occurred out of the blue, NOT after a re-sync with the computer, therefore NOT caused by the iTunes update to 7.3.1.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.10)

THANK YOU!!! I never would have found that myself because I don't even look at albums let alone play whole albums. My playlists are favorite songs from here and there and rarely more than one or two from any particular album. I don't know how that got changed since I have never looked at an album before, didn't know there were time and shuffle markers. I must have gone bump in the dark... so thank you again!

How do I select only certain songs from itunes library to upload to my iphone?

Trying to free up some memory and my whole itunes library is loaded on my phone. Is there a way to select only certain songs to sync with my phone?

When your iphone is connected to iTunes, go to the phone section, go to options and then select "Sync only checked songs and videos". Then go to yotur iTunes music library, and check only the songs you want. If you are viewing the library in the "songs" option the check boxes are next to the songs. If you are viewing from the "album" view, you have to right-click each song and select check.

Only checked songs on playists are burned.

How can I get around the fact that only checked songs on playlists are burned when doing my backup? Checking every song will wreak havoc on my playlists.

Well, that's the way checkmarks work, if you read the iTunes > Help > iTunes and Music Store help
"Understanding the symbols next to songs and other items"
Can you make a static playlist for burning and only check them there?

Sync only checked songs is greyed-out

iPod shuffle on an iMac. I have Manually Manage Music checked. I am unable to check Sync Only Checked Songs because it is greyed-out. Thus -- no surprise here --- after I sync, ALL of the songs on my iPod play, rather than only the checked songs. How do I enable Sync Only Checked if it is greyed out? Thank you.

I called Applecare and got the answer.

Sync only checked songs isn't working

I recently bought a nano for my husband (I already have an iPod classic). Since our music is pretty similar, I decided to choose the "sync only checked songs" option.
I thought I followed the instructions appropriately. I plugged in the device and selected it. When the summary came up, under options, I selected "sync only checked songs and videos". Then it did the sync, but that's NOT what it did-- it synced EVERYTHING! Then when I exited iTunes and went back in, the option didn't "stick." Am I doing something wrong? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated because it's driving me crazy

*I selected "sync only checked songs and videos". Then it did the sync, but that's NOT what it did-- it synced EVERYTHING ...... then when I exited iTunes and went back in, the option didn't "stick."*
Did you click "Apply" down in the right hand corner of the Summary screen before syncing the iPod and/or before exiting iTunes?

What's the dif "sync only checked songs and videos"&"manually manage music

Can someone please explain the difference between "sync only checked songs and videos" and "manually manage music and videos"
It probably makes sense to someone that uses many iTunes features but I just download podcasts and music.
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Niel wrote:
The first option automatically synces the iTunes content which is checked. The second option only transfers content manually dragged to the device.
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Okay , I had "*Manually Managed*" checked in the summery and had restored the iPod to get rid of some videos that wouldn't go away. When I went to Music and checked *Sync Music* Selected Playlists, etc. it appears that the *Manually Manage* box in the Summery un-checked itself.
Interesting,
So just to clarify ; When *Manually Managed* is checked you can only drag things into the device from your library (outside the device), using the Music tab within the device will negate this ?

Playing only checked songs on iTunes

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