How can I add songs to an Ipod Nano that already had songs on it with out erasing the contents of the ipod.?

Answer 1

hi marleyfu! u need to have the "manage music and videos manually" option selected in itunes - try this:

1. open itunes then plug ur ipod into ur computer.

2. once u plug ur ipod into ur computer, itunes displays a screen; on the Summary tab of this screen, check the box next to "manage music and videos manually".

3. now, on the left side of the itunes window where ur ipod shows up in the list, click the arrow just to left of ur ipod name. the arrow turns into a down arrow and displays a list beneath ur ipod. take note of the "Music" item in this list.

4. then, again on the left side of the itunes window, click on the Music item below the Library, select the songs (from the right side of the itunes window) you want to copy to ur ipod, and then drag and drop into the Music item in the list below ur ipod in the left side of the itunes window.

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Answer 2

It depends. You can add new songs using iTunes, just be sure to set it to manual, so you chose which songs to add. If you let it update the songs automatically, it will erase your songs. If you want to get your songs on your iPod onto your computer, than you have to download a special program online, as it can't happen by default.

Answer 3

With the gadget known by technique of iTunes, on the summary internet web site % Manually take care of song and video clips. do now no longer sync. Drag and drop to operate. proper click and decide Delete to get rid of. be conscious even with the reality that that you'll also could prefer to attend to content textile fabrics manually on the computing gadget you in additional than a number of cases use, in any different case the song records which at the on the spot aren't from now on on the computing gadget could be deleted from the gadget once you sync.

Answer 4

Go to this article on apple's website for instructions on how to transfer your music from the Nano to your computer's iTunes, then you can add more songs from there.

Answer 5

Unless the songs are in iTunes you can't keep them on the iPod.

Answer 6

go on limewire....also check how many songs you can download onto your ipod, you could be at your limit and if you are then you have to choose some songs to delete!!