Ipod not showing uploaded music.

My Ipod is not showing the uploaded music some of the times. I can still find the album when I scroll through the ipod as it is plugged into my computer. I can also still access the materieal if I go under Albums but for some reason it won't show under the artists portion.

If anyone knows why or can help that would be sweet.

thanks

Toshiba Satellite, Windows XP

Posted on May 16, 2007 11:44 AM

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May 25, 2007 9:16 AM in response to iderricki

There are usually two things that contribute to songs not appearing under Artist on the iPod, both due to information either in or missing from the Get Info>Info tab against the song in iTunes. 1) the song has no album name associated with it or 2) the song is marked as part of a compilation.

If tracks are missing an Album name in the Info tab, this information needs to be filled in. The no album one is a bit quirky as the songs will appear under certain circumstances but the simplest remedy is just add None or Miscellaneous to all the blanks in place of a title.

Also if the tracks are ticked in the Get Info>Info tab as part of a compilation, they will not appear under Artist on the iPod. Highlight a song in iTunes that you know is not appearing correctly on your iPod. Right click on it and choose Get Info and click the Info tab (alternatively choose Get Info from the File menu), if "Part of a Compilation" is marked untick it and afterwards update your iPod, you should find it now appears as normal. Compilations are stored in a separate folder in iTunes so the songs don't appear inside the normal Artist>Album folder.

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