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Not all checked songs are syncing to my iPhone (no error messages)

I posted this question a month ago and didn't receive any replies. I'm hoping somebody stumbles upon it with a suggestion. Thanks!

My iTunes library shows 1743 songs, but ony 613 songs get synced to my iPhone. I'm using iTunes 8.1.1.10, iPhone 2.2.1, and Vista 64 Business.

I do have iTunes set to only sync checked songs, but less than 5% are checked (and I can see many checked songs in the iTunes music library that aren't on my phone). If I sync all, 18 more songs (a tiny amount) are added. No error messages are displayed after syncing, there aren't any warning symbols next to the songs in iTunes, I can play the "missing" songs fine from within iTunes, I've consolidated the music library (and I let iTunes keep the music folders organized), I do not have the "manually manage music" setting checked, and only a handful of songs were puchased from the Apple Store.

This has been going on since moving my music and phone to this new computer a few months ago.

I'm stumped. Ideas? Thanks!

Windows XP Pro

Posted on May 19, 2009 9:47 AM

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May 19, 2009 11:07 AM in response to SteveWasHere

I do have iTunes set to only sync checked songs, but less than 5% are checked

???
That means only 5% of your music library would go onto the iPod.

To go along with Katrina's suggestion...
Make sure you are syncing correctly, select the iPhone in Tunes.
Click the Music tab and select *Sync All songs and playlists* then sync the iPhone.

I posted this question a month ago

Actually, it was only 5 days ago.
-> http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9464436&#9464436

May 20, 2009 8:57 AM in response to Chris CA

Well Chris and Katrina, that seems to have fixed it. Thank you.

Actually, it seems as if it was selecting the "All songs and playlists" radio button that did the trick. I thought (and it now appears incorrectly), that the radio button controlled which playlists were copied rather than which music was copied. I have a bunch of playlists that were created by a music cleaner that I didn't want on my phone (I don't want the playlists but I do want the music), but I'm happy to see 1,300 more songs being copied to the phone. Thanks.

PS (Chris), my comment that only 5% were checked was a typo; only 5% were unchecked. And excuse the claim as to the date of my previous post. Time flies staring at this screen!

Not all checked songs are syncing to my iPhone (no error messages)

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