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Nov 5, 2014 2:52 PM in response to wraith12by Kenichi Watanabe,If you set up automatic syncing, you can select that playlist as one of the items being synced. Select iPod in iTunes 12 (click device button), so that you see the iPod's "management" screen. In the iPod's sidebar, under Settings, click Music. To the right, check the box for Sync Music, near the top. NOTE: If that box was not already checked, you have been using the Manually manage music [and videos] setting. Checking that box enables automatic syncing instead. The iPod's current content will be replaced by the content you select on the iPod's Music settings screen. Any songs on the iPod that are not in your computer's iTunes library will be lost. If this is a problem, don't do it this way; see below for the manual method.
Below the Sync Music setting, select the option to sync Selected playlists, artists, albums, and genres. Below that, under Playlists, find and select (checkmark) that playlist you created for the iPod. You can also select other items on those lists. When you click Apply, the songs in your selection syncs to the iPod (replacing its current content). Going forward, to update that playlist on the iPod, just update that playlist in your iTunes library (add/remove songs). The iPod does not need to be connected. The next time it is connected (or you click Sync if already connected), iTunes updates the iPod with the same changes.
If you don't want set up automatic syncing, this is how to add a playlist to the iPod using the manual method (the iPod is set to Manually manage music [and videos]). You don't actually add an existing playlist to the iPod. You create the playlist on the iPod manually, and add songs to it manually. In iTunes 12, click the Music button on the horizontal bar (near left side). Near middle of that bar, click Playlists. The sidebar appears along left side of window, showing your music library, devices, and playlists. If your iPod is connected, it appears under Devices. Click the small triangle to left of iPod's name, to drop down its content list (indented below iPod). Click Music on content list. At bottom of sidebar, click the plus sign, and select New Playlist. A new playlist appears on the iPod (on the content list), which you can name.
If you already have a playlist with songs you want on the iPod in your iTunes library, select it in the sidebar under Playlists. Select any song on the list, and do a Select All (from the Edit menu or Cmd-A on keyboard). Drag selection to iPod in sidebar to the playlist, and drop it there. Change the order of songs, as desired. The songs will be on the iPod "generally," but you can also play them using the playlist. Going forward, manually update that playlist on the iPod, as desired.
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Dec 9, 2014 9:27 AM in response to Kenichi Watanabeby HalSF,It was kind and generous to offere this detailed reply, but it seems to be missing the appropriate headline, namely:
THE SIMPLE TASK OF ADDING AN ITUNES PLAYLIST TO A DEVICE IS BROKEN IN ITUNES 12
Instead, the design of iTunes 12 forces you to do all of the ridiculous code-monkey Mechanical Turk kludge nonsense outlined in Kenichi Watanabe's reply.
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Dec 9, 2014 10:13 AM in response to HalSFby Kenichi Watanabe,The "steps" for adding a playlist to an iPod (either using automatic syncing or manually) are the same before and after iTunes 12. Only the design of the iTunes screen changed with iTunes 12. Nothing is "broken."
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Dec 9, 2014 2:28 PM in response to HalSFby the fiend,I agree with Ken. I see absolutely no difference in the way Playlists are synced with an iPod after installing iTunes 12.
The iTunes interface is different - annoyingly so. But the method of putting playlists onto the iPod is the same as before.
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Jan 18, 2015 4:04 PM in response to wraith12by Scribette,I couldn't import ALL files in my playlists into my iPod Classic, so I called Support (800-275-2273). Many of my items had an exclamation point next to them which, I was informed, indicated ITunes could not find the files on my computer. I decided to work on that myself, and I found an article at http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201979 that explained how to update my files from iTunes music to iTunes media. Apparently, iTunes changed the directory in a former upgrade. I was able to get my files into the correct directory.
When I left-clicked on individual files in iTunes, I was given the opportunity to find the files. For some of them, I had to search individually on my computer to find their location. I could then go back into iTunes and "guide" iTunes to the correct location, find the individual file and save it. The exclamation point went away, and I knew the file had been located. It took a few hours, but I was then able to synch my playlists correctly.This also gave me the opportunity to weed through nine years worth of digital files, and there were plenty I deleted.
I can't say enough about how patient and helpful my support person was - she pointed me in the right direction, but I really did need to work through this myself. It helped knowing I had a case number and could call back for help if I needed to.