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Q: Moving music from MacBook to iPod

I can't believe it is so hard to see what music I have on my iPod and move other music over so I must be doing something wrong.

 

iTunes 12.1.2 by the way.

 

I can see all my iTunes music on my Mac, albums listed down the left hand side, details of the album in middle.

 

First problem -

Now I want to know if an album I've selected is on the iPod or not... I click on iPod but all I get is an ugly list of everything on the iPod

Is there no ordered way to see this? I feel as it I've clicked everything I can find.

 

BTW I can't access the interface on the iPod because, well, its connected.

 

Second problem, I can't browse whats on both an move stuff over that isn't there. I need to look down my Mac music, see something "O, I don't think I have any Muddy Waters on the iPod" switch to iPod, check its not there, switch back to Mac view, click on album and add to playlist iPod.

 

I have quite a lot of music and its a big mental exercise to remember all the albums (just by one artist), check them and then send the ones I don't have over.

 

So: what is the correct way of browsing the music on the iPod and moving music across?

 

(It seems to change everytime I come into iTunes, that maybe because it updates a lot).

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Jun 5, 2015 4:59 AM

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  • by Cunnla,

    Cunnla Cunnla Jun 5, 2015 6:02 AM in response to allan213
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    Jun 5, 2015 6:02 AM in response to allan213

    Now I want to know if an album I've selected is on the iPod or not... I click on iPod but all I get is an ugly list of everything on the iPod

    Is there no ordered way to see this? I feel as it I've clicked everything I can find.

    If you click on the triangle next to your iPod in the sidebar and select Music, over on the right top corner there is Songs

    Click on this and then Sort by Album. All your albums on the iPod will be shown.

    So: what is the correct way of browsing the music on the iPod and moving music across?

    The best way to move music is to sync. Use "sync only checked songs and videos" and a setup such as this:

    sync2.png