The iPod "name of my iPod" cannot be updated". The required folder cannot..

When I try to my playlists in iTunes I get the message "The iPod "my iPod" cannot be updated". The required folder cannot be found."
plz help none of my new music is getting onto my iPod.

natasha_is_a_lefty_girl wrote:
I should know how much i'm syncing!!! anyone know how to help?
Maybe you do, but iTunes obviously has different ideas - you can see that for yourself. And since iTunes is making the decisions...
So - you need to work out which part of your Library has all this extra content that it's trying to Sync.
According to the graphic we can see, your iPod currently has 8.1GB of Music on it. If you look in your iTunes/Library/Music, at the bottom of the screen it shows how much music is in your Library. Is it the same?
Have you by any chance, added another sub-folder into the photos folder that you're using to Sync with your iPod?
If neither of those things, what about the books?
If not - perhaps there is a clue in the number of Apps that appear to have outstanding updates. I can't think why that should be the cause of the problem, but 152 Apps requiring an update does seem rather a lot. Perhaps that's upsetting the applecart.

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