Problem trying to delete selected songs only
I have a new IPOD Nano and have sync'd several songs from ITUNES. I now want to delete a few songs. I have read and reread the instructions but cannot get an edit button when I go to the songs list and flick down. The edit button only appears on the screen that shows the playlists. I only want to delete selected songs. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Hello ram801,
You may find it easier to put the iPod Nano into 'manual mode' and mange music via iTunes.
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
Cheers,
Allen
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