How do i manually manage music on my IPOD nano? Specifically, how do i delete songs from the IPOD but not from the itunes library?

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How do i manually manage music on my IPOD nano? Specifically, how do i delete songs from the IPOD but not from the itunes library?

How do I manually manage music on my IPOD nano? Specifically, how do I delete songs from the IPOD but not from the itunes library?

iPod nano, Windows 10

Posted on Dec 9, 2017 1:46 PM

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Answer 1

brenden dv

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Dec 11, 2017 3:04 PM in response to DanH791

Hi DanH791!

I understand that you'd like to manually manage music on your iPod nano, and I'm happy to help. These instructions should get you started:

Manually manage content on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch using iTunes

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!

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DanH791 Author

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Dec 11, 2017 5:40 PM in response to brenden dv

Hello Brenden,

That's helpful info. If I use this method to delete songs from the IPOD, it says "delete from library". I want to keep the song in my iTunes library, but delete it from the IPOD. Is that possible?

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Answer 3

CarlAVII

Community Specialist

Dec 11, 2017 7:09 PM in response to DanH791

Hi DanH791!

Thanks for following up with us. It sounds like you are deleting the songs from the library rather than deleting them from the device. On the Summary pane of iTunes, you can also check the box that says "Sync only checked items”, then uncheck any songs that you don't want to sync in iTunes.

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!

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