Posted by Emma Rouse-Deane on 01/08/06 12:06

Nigel wrote:
> Max typed:
>
>>>> How do you delete all the track from your iPod but not your music
>>>> collection in iTunes?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Just untick the box at the left of the track, then right click ipod and
>>> hit update songs, should remove them from the ipod whilstkeeping them in
>>> itunes
>>>
>>> Martin
>>
>>
>> OK makes sense, but currently my iPod has lots of tracks on and none of
>> them are in my iTunes library.
>>
>> So I have a full iPod and a full iTunes but neither are the same, this
>> makes that impossable to do.
>>
>> Any tips?
>
>
> When iTunes is open, can you not just select your iPod from the entry on
> the left so it displays what's stored on that device and then delete the
> tracks directly from that? That's how I delete mine and it doesn't touch
> the main iTunes library at all.
>
> --
> Nige

I have mine set up so it doesn't auto sync with the itunes library (it's
an option in the preferences). I can then delete from either my iPod, or
itunes without affecting the other!

- Emma

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