Show songs not in playlists?

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How do I see in "music" which songs are not in a playlist?
I have about 10 playlists to organize all my songs. How can I see which songs have not yet been assigned to a playlist?
View Options and Smart Playslists don't seem to allow this.

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Sync all songs, not the playlists

Hello Everyone,
I have a quick problem I'd like help with. I was wondering if it is at all possible to sync all the songs in the library, just not the playlists. I use a shared computer so there is a lot of unwanted playlists. So is this at all possible? Thanks.
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Ken

Have you considered using "Sync Music - Selected Playlists" and creating a single playlist with links to all of the songs in the library to update from? The rest of the playlists will remain in iTunes. Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -iPod to make it the first playlist in Sources. 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:
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How to find songs not in playlists?

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I deleted some songs in the playlists but they werent deleted from the music library
How can i identify those songs and remove them?
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Because I have too many songs in my Library, the iPod created an iPod Selection which I add the songs I want on my iPod on iTunes for me.
In the summer, my sister added songs to my Ipod as hers had broken. I do not have these songs in my Selection, but they (and others) repeatedly add themselves to the selection, and appear on my iPod.
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Interesting.
I would try unsyncing all Music by unticking the Sync Music box at the top of the Music Sync device age.
Then resynch just want you want and see if that clears the issue

When I create a playlist and sync it to my iPhone not all of the playlist transfers over. All of the songs are there and are playable they just do not show up on the playlist.

When I create a playlist and sync it to my iPhone not all of the songs on the playlist transfer over. All of the songs are there and are playable they just do not show up on the playlist. For example, in itunes on my computer a playlist has over 100 songs, but when I sync my phone, my iphone only shows 60 songs. I can go into my phone and add the missing songs to the playlist, but the next time I sync my phone the songs are gone again.

Wondering if you haven't been bitten by the new "feature" of iOS 5, as was my son. turingtest2 explained it very well in reply to my own query about "missing" songs in playlists.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/16903613#16903613

Three Songs Not Showing Up in Playlist on iPhone4

I've been playing around trying to figure out this problem for a couple of hours now and am stumped. I have a newer iMac and iPhone 4. I have a playlist that is called '2013'. On my iMac, this playlist has 16 songs. When I look on my iMac in iTunes in the 'On This iPhone', the playlist has 16 songs, however on the actual iphone, there are only 13 songs. All of the songs on this playlist were purchased from the iTunes store and the three missing songs show up in the 'Songs' section on the iphone.
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I thought I could be smart and create a new playlist with a new name with just these three songs on it. The songs still didn't show up- the playlist is blank.
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Is this a smart playlist? If so, it could be related to the known bug where a playlist's content and sort order don't match iTunes. There is a workaround for that though, just edit the playlist by adding the criteria "Playlist Is Music", where "Music" is the general category in iTunes for music items.
If that's not it, it could be that some of your songs are tagged as "Skip when shuffling", so when your iPod is in shuffle mode they won't show up in the playlist.

Songs are syncing to phone but some songs not showing in the playlist, you have to manually search for them...

Hi guys,
All music is syncing across from my purchased items to my phone... However, some are missing from the 'purchased' playlist and I can only come across them when scrolling through the 'Artist' or 'Song' menu. I then have to manually add them back to my purchased playlist.
Is there any way to stop this?
I want all my 'purchased' songs in that playlist and then have all of my other music from CDs in their individual ones (which works fine).
This happens for about 5/6 every time and it's a nightmare trying to work out which ones are missing so to speak unless I stumble upon then.
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First, try a system reset. It probably won't fix your problem but it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until the screen blacks out or you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
If the Reset doesn't work, try a Restore. Note that it's nowhere near as quick as a Reset. From iTunes, select the iPad/iPod and then select the Summary tab. Follow directions for Restore and be sure to say "yes" to the backup. You will be warned that all data (apps, music, movies, etc.) will be erased but, as the Restore finishes, you will be asked if you wish the contents of the backup to be copied to the iPad/iPod. Again, say "yes."
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i if use "search" in music on my ipod touch 5th gen the result just show only album and playlist but nothing song result.whats wrong with it?please help

The users guide says:
Spotlight searches the following:
Contacts—All content
Apps—Titles
Music—Names of songs, artists, and albums, and the titles of podcasts and videos
Podcasts—Titles
Videos—Titles
Audiobooks—Titles
Notes—Text of notes
Calendar (Events)—Event titles, invitees, locations, and notes
Mail—To, From, and Subject fields of all accounts (the text of messages isn’t searched)
Reminders—Titles
Messages—Names and text of messages
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsynce all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Why do some songs in a playlist not play, or stop after only 1 song?

I've had several playlists on my ipod that stop after playing 1 song/track, as well as skip over severl songs in that playlist. I know the tracks are good, because I can play them in iTunes, as well as play them one by one manually in the playlist.
I've restored my ipod to factory settings, then re-synced everything, and i still have this problem.
I thought the HD may have some bad sectors, so I tried running the Hard Drive scan, but that option does not show up on the I/O menu when I am in diagnostic mode. (I have a separate UNANSWERED post about this too)
Message was edited by: Tony Cappellini

You could try a format of the iPod in Windows. A full format does a check and remap of bad sectors on the iPod hard drive, and you would need to restore the iPod as normal (using the iPod updater) afterward. This can also work when the iPod is recognized by the computer, but not by the updater.
First, put the iPod into forced disk mode.
See: How to put the iPod into disk mode.
On your PC, go "my computer" and right click on the iPod, then choose "format". Ensure the settings are at "default" and that "quick format" is not checked. Now select "format". It will take a while, but when that's finished, restore the iPod using the updater.
To exit forced disk mode, reset the iPod.
How to reset the iPod.
You can also check the iPod's hard drive for errors using Windows ScanDisk.
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