Random iTunes playlist

I'd like to create a playlist in iTunes that randomly selects a dozen songs from my music library when ever I connect my ipod. (I use my nano mostly for podcasts but would occasionally like to hear some music). Is it possible to set a smart playlist with these parameters?

"I'm trying to do this without the manual deleting of the playlist"
You don't need to delete the playlist just the songs that are in it. Select the playlist and press the Command and the A keys together, this will highlight the entire selection then hit the delete key, that will refresh the list. You can refresh the list anytime you like and it will update the iPod next time you connect or sync.
"I thought I had heard that the ipod shuffle could be set to do this, when docked - have you heard that?
Shuffles don't work the same as the other iPods. For instance there are no "sync music" or "manually manage" settings for the iPod Shuffle. The Shuffle uses slightly simpler versions of these settings where you either choose to "autofill" the Shuffle from a playlist or library or drag and drop playlists or individual songs onto the Shuffle:
Loading songs onto iPod shuffle - Windows
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HT1386 My iphone5 itunes playlist seems to have a mind of it's own, after selecting a song to play it will randomly flash through songs on my playlist without stopping. I've rebooting, and restored my iphone with no results. does anyone know how to stop t

My iphone5 itunes playlist seems to have a mind of it's own, after selecting a song to play it will randomly flash through songs on my playlist without stopping. I've rebooting, and restored my iphone with no results. does anyone know how to stop this from happening? also I am having trouble syncing songs from my library on my computer to my iphone. the songs so up on my playlist on the computer, but will not synch over to my iphone5. Thank you.

Hi TakesTwo2Tango,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you should definitely be seeing a plus sign after tapping Edit, so I would try a couple relatively easy things (closing the Music app, resetting the iPhone):
iOS: Force an app to close
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
Cheers,
- Ari

ITunes playlist - Muvo NX (mp3 on

I use iTunes to organize my mp3 files. What's the easiest way to copy all the songs in an iTunes playlist to my Muvo?
Right now, I have to manually go find each file and copy it, which takes forever. Has anybody made a utility that will do that automatically?
Better yet, since I use my Muvo for the gym, I'd like it to do what the iPod Shuffle does: just fill itself up with a random selection of tracks from my "workout" playlist. (The playlist is too big to fit in 256MB.) Any ideas?

Answered my own question:
In iTunes (4.6, Windows) open the playlist. Then just drag & drop the songs you want to the Muvo. Not quite automatic, but sure beats finding each file one at a time.

Random album playlist on iphone

Hello, so I'm actually embarassed because I'm not able to make any random album playlist on my iphone, maybe due to a new update. Before I made a smart playlist where I choosed to sort my albums randomly, so i can enjoy my albums entirely, then I synchronyze my phone. But since yesterday, when I tried to do this, when I synchronyzed this smart playlist, all my albums were sorted in the alphabetical order, not randomly. If anyone knows how to get to play entire albums randomly on the iphone or at least to get my smart playlist to play in the random order that i made with itunes, i would be very thankful.

Connect the phone to a computer
Click on the phone under devices
Click on the music tab above the picture of the phone in the middle of the screen,
Uncheck sync music -remove music - apply - recheck sync music.
This should remove music from any accounts.
then resync your music

I have given up on my dell and bought an iMac 27"... Now how do I transfer my dell iTunes playlists from my dell to my iMac, as they are showing on the iMac when I plug in my iPod but it's not allowing to me to play them as they are shaded?

I have given up on my dell and bought an iMac 27"... Now how do I transfer my dell iTunes playlists from my dell to my iMac, as they are showing on the iMac when I plug in my iPod but it's not allowing to me to play them as they are shaded? I have also separately transferred all my music via my external drive from my dell to my iMac which is showing in iTunes but won't upload to my iPod... Just to confuse you even more my AppleTV which is linked to my log in email address and home sharing is showing and playing all the playlists I want to see on my iMac... Phew that was exhausting hope you understand and can help me:-)

You may have transferred all your songs, but your iPad is seeing the library as a different entity.
The following article(s) may help you.
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I am trying to burn a cd from my itunes playlist but it keeps canceling my burn and says their is an error 4450. What am I doing wrong?

I am trying to burn a cd from my itunes playlist but it keeps canceling my burn and says their is an error 4450. What am I doing wrong?

Could you post your diagnostics for us please?
In iTunes, go "Help > Run Diagnostics". Uncheck the boxes other than DVD/CD tests, as per the following screenshot:
... and click "Next".
When you get through to the final screen:
... click the "Copy to Clipboard" button and paste the diagnostics into a reply here.

I can't get my itunes playlists to sync now that I had to get new computer. My library is still there and the playlists show and I can even add to my playlists. But as soon as it goes to sync it says it can't find all the songs that used to be there.

I can't get my itunes playlists to sync now that I had to get a new computer. They all appear in my library and show in my playlists. I can even download new songs from the itunes store to those playlists but when it syncs only the new songs go on the ipod. It says it can't find any of my "old" songs and puts an exclamation mark beside them. I am clueless when it comes to these things. Advice please! We have three ipods on this account trying to figure it out.

You can only sync to one computer.
You would have to transfer purchases, but the apple ID would need to be the same.
Or find a 3rd party app to transfer content.

How do I move all my itunes playlists from an old Dell desktop to a Dell laptop without losing anything?

My Dell desktop is on its last legs and I need to transfer all itunes playlists from it to my Dell laptop. Please help

Yes I copied the itunes folder. Before I copied it I opened up to see what was in it: album artwork, itunes, itunes media, previous itunes libraries, itunes library extras, itunes library genius, itunes library, itunes music library. After copying and pasting the itunes folder I checked my new laptop and the same files listed above copied over.
When I drill down the itunes folder to the music, it's on my new laptop. When I open itunes and click on playlists, I only have the music that I purchased from itunes. It does not include everything else I loaded into itunes and any other playlists I created.

Can I get all the ipads in school (18) to access the same itunes playlist?

Can I get all the ipads in school (18) to access the same itunes playlist? We want to use the ipads to create movies but need music, we want to legally download music and let the children have access to the same playlist, can we do this and how? preferably without downloading the same track 18 times?

we would ideally use Icloud, my home account has 1 iphone and two ipods that share the same user and playlists etc, ideally I would want to create this but over the 18 ipads in school, I do however use the usb to update them so If i can do it via a sync on Icloud that would be better?

How to restore *just one iTunes playlist* from Time Machine?

Hi all --
I'm pretty picky about my iTunes playlists. There are several main ones ("Jazz Lite," "R&B," "Jazz Traditional," etc. etc.) and these playlists can overlap in their coverage/share certain songs.
So last Sunday I realized that I had fat-fingered things and had accidentally deleted the R&B playlist.
If possible I'd like to surgically restore *just that R&B playlist* from Time Machine and include it among all of the other existing playlists.
Although I've searched around on the internet for an answer, everything that has turned up so far seems to involve:
- restoring ALL playlists from Time Machine
- older version of iTunes (I'm currently using 11.0.3)
Your help greatly appreciated!

For posterity's sake, since i had this issue too, i thought i'd post my solution.
Locate and save a copy, locally on your computer, of a library.itl file that would contain the playlist you need. I'd suggest saving to your desktop. name it so you'll recognize it as the old library file.
Quit iTunes if open, and relaunch, holding down the Option key immediately after
when prompted, select "Choose Library"
Find the file you saved in step 1. this will launch iTunes with all the old playlists and such. Don't worry, it doesn't touch the actual songs themselves, so nothing is lost of from your current library.
Find the playlist(s) you want, right click on them and export. save them as .txt file (again, suggest desktop for ease)
Once all playlists you want to restore are saved, quit iTunes.
Launch iTunes, again pressing Option immediately after
Select "Choose Library" and select the Music -> iTunes -> iTunes Library.itl file. This will restore iTunes to the most current copy of your library
Select File -> Library -> Import Playlist and find the .txt file for your playlist on your desktop. et voila!

HT1727 how do i transfer itunes playlists on my mac to a thumb drive to use in my car e in my car?

How do i transfer itunes playlists and/or individual songs onto a thumb drive on my apple desktop computer -- I want to play the songs in my car which requires the thumb drive. thanks

Easily done. Insert the flash drive into your computer, and open it so it looks like a folder. In iTunes, highlight the tracks you want (or use CTRL+A to highlight an entire list at once) and drag them into that open folder.
If you normally run iTunes in full-screen mode, make it smaller so that you can do the drag.
The only complication may be the format. Many iTunes users use AAC format, which is rejected by many car players. If that is an issue, you can first use iTunes to convert the songs to the more convenient MP3 format, by this guide:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12367

How Do I Move iTunes Playlists/Settings only to new computer

I have an iMac G5 (10.5.8) where where my iTunes sofware is located...however all the songs that the iTunes program accesses are located on an external hard drive. (iMac G5 Hard Drive not big enough to hold all the songs)
I have a MacBook (10.6.7) that I want to run my itunes software from instead of the G5...while I keep all the songs that the program access on my external hard drive where the songs already exist.
So to summarize, I just want to move my itunes playlists and settings from my G5 over to my MacBook, but leave all the songs on the external hard drive.
Can anyone answer how to accomplish this? Thank you.

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device.
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How do I transfer music from my itunes playlist to my iphone?

How do I transfer music from my itunes playlist to my iphone?

Maddening!!!!! What used to work now doesn't!
Where did simple drag and drop go? Apple invented it!
I have an iPhone 5s and want to transfer Playlists from my desktop iMac to the iPhone. I have had these products since their first releases years ago. I am a computer power user. What used to be a simpe "drag and drop" of your Playlist (yes, in Column View which I have turned on now) to your iPhone was easy and you were set. It is now impossible to do. Or easily!
There are been other posts on this. I have tried them all. None work or the explanations are not adequate.
WHY IS THIS SAME **** HARD WHEN IT USED TO BE DRAG AND DROP?
PS: Fire the iTune Product Manager who did this version..get Jony Ive on the case to fix the User Interface Design ASAP!

How can I get my iTunes playlists to sync with my iP4? Everything else syncs fine but my iPod is empty!

How can I get my iTunes playlists to sync with my iP4? Everything else syncs fine but my iPod is empty!

Shouldn't be difficult but can help if you tell us what options you picked on how you want to sync your music as there is more than on option/way.

Is there any way that I can have songs in an iTunes Playlist without having the songs play in my regular music list. For instance: can I have a Playlist of Christmas songs without having them play in the routine shuffle of my music library? Thanks -Rog

Is there any way that I can have songs in an iTunes Playlist without having the songs play in my regular music list. For instance: can I have a Playlist of Christmas songs without having them play in the routine shuffle of my music library? Thanks -Rog

Select the songs, press CTRL+I to Get Info, on the Options tab set Skip when shuffling to Yes.
If you want to the hide the songs from your main music view you could consider changing the media kind to audiobooks or podcasts if you don't mind the side effect of them showing up there instead.
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