
Loading songs onto iPod automatically
If you have an iPod shuffle, click "Loading songs onto iPod shuffle" below; these instructions are for iPod, iPod nano, and iPod mini.
To have iTunes automatically load songs onto your iPod:
- Connect your iPod to your computer.
- When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window (below Devices), select it.
- If the Summary pane isn't showing, click the Summary tab.
- Make sure that "Manually manage music" is not selected. (If you have an iPod that displays video, the checkbox says "Manually manage music and video.")
- Click the Music tab and do one of the following:
- To automatically update your iPod with all the songs and playlists in your library, select "Sync music" and then select "All songs and playlists." iTunes loads the songs and playlists in your iTunes library onto your iPod, and deletes songs from your iPod that aren't in your library.
- To automatically update your iPod with only certain playlists, select "Sync music" and "Selected playlists," and then select the playlists you want synchronized.
If you connect and update your iPod, and then add songs to your iTunes library that you want to add to your iPod, choose File > Sync iPod.
You can synchronize (automatically update) your iPod with only one computer at a time. To use your iPod with more than one computer, set up iTunes to manage songs manually. You also might want to manage songs manually if your iTunes library has more music than your iPod can hold.
Tip: If you want to sync only items in your library that have a checkmark next to them, click the Summary tab and select "Only sync checked items."
Related Topics
Loading songs onto iPod shuffle
Loading songs onto iPod manually
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