iPod drifting out of sync: why?
April 1, 2015 10:51 PM Subscribe
I have no idea whether everyone with an ipod has this issue or if it's just me doing something wrong: the track listing on my ipod in iTunes on my computer is way out of sync with the ipod's real contents.
It's an ipod touch about 2 years old, works fine except for this. I add and remove mp3s fairly often, listen to an audiobook or whatever and delete it. Right now the listing on iTunes is full of old files I deleted ages ago. Syncing the thing does not fix this. The only thing that does fix it is doing a full ipod restore, after which the listing will be accurate at first then gradually drift out of sync until it's useless again. A full restore is a pain so if I can fix this without doing one, I will.
Should note that the ipod's own music player lists the true contents. It's only when I look at it via iTunes on my Mac that it's all wrong, but I'd like to see the real contents in iTunes as well.
It's an ipod touch about 2 years old, works fine except for this. I add and remove mp3s fairly often, listen to an audiobook or whatever and delete it. Right now the listing on iTunes is full of old files I deleted ages ago. Syncing the thing does not fix this. The only thing that does fix it is doing a full ipod restore, after which the listing will be accurate at first then gradually drift out of sync until it's useless again. A full restore is a pain so if I can fix this without doing one, I will.
Should note that the ipod's own music player lists the true contents. It's only when I look at it via iTunes on my Mac that it's all wrong, but I'd like to see the real contents in iTunes as well.
Response by poster: iPod: version 6.1.6, the latest that will run on the device
Mac: Mini running Yosemite and iTunes 12.1
The problem has been occurring for on the order of two years, though. Several updates ago on both devices.
posted by zadcat at 6:31 AM on April 2, 2015
Mac: Mini running Yosemite and iTunes 12.1
The problem has been occurring for on the order of two years, though. Several updates ago on both devices.
posted by zadcat at 6:31 AM on April 2, 2015
You're not alone. It's a long standing problem. This helped me fix it, (See the part on duplicates) but I expect that it'll happen again.
posted by cecic at 9:17 AM on April 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by cecic at 9:17 AM on April 2, 2015 [2 favorites]
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posted by bcwinters at 6:15 AM on April 2, 2015