stufromscotland
Level 1
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Q: too much music on my iTunes. how do I select which songs are uploaded to my iPod?
i have approx 14,500 songs on iTunes, and it will let me upload only 11,500 to my iPod due to limits of available space.
iTunes then self-selected which 11,500 songs it would upload. i would rather choose myself which songs went up. how do i do this? do i really have to go in and select/de-select one by one every single song and then re-sync the iPod? or is there another way? thanks
iPod touch, iOS 8.2
sterling r
Community Specialists
Hi there Stu,
It sounds like you want more control over what songs sync to your iPod from your computer. There are a few ways you can go about that, but the most common is to select genres or albums or artists you want in the Music sync settings in iTunes by choosing "Selected playlists, albums, artists, and genres" rather than "Entire music library"
iTunes 12 for Mac: Sync iPod, iPhone, or iPad
You can also manually add content to your iPod with these steps from the following article:
Check to make sure that the "Manually manage music and videos" option is turned on:
- Connect your device to your computer.
- Open iTunes. Make sure that you have the latest version.
- Locate and click on your device.
- In the left sidebar, click Summary.
- Scroll down to the Options section.
- Click the box next to "Manually manage music and videos."
- Click Apply.
You might see a message that your device is synced with another library. This means that you've used a different computer to sync your device in the past, and iTunes can't sync without first erasing and replacing all iTunes content on your device.
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