iPod iPod problem/dilemma

[reykjavik]

I have about 39 gigs of mp3's and a 40 gig iPod, which means I cant fit all my mp3s onto my iPod. What option should I choose? If I choose to let iTunes put what it thinks should be on there, then I get only one playlist (a playlist with every song I own) and no other playlists and cant seem to find a way to add my original playlists.

However, if I choose to update the playlists only and not let iTunes decide, then I get ONLY the playlists and no other artists.

Is there a way to get the best of both worlds (like by having iTunes not upload songs I havent listened to in a while)? If not, what would you choose?

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

That's kind of what I do...I have about 12gigs of music and a 10gig iPod. I have it add all the playlists I've created personally, and then it also adds every song with a playcount greater than or equal to 1. I have enough songs in my collection that haven't been played to make this work. (They are part of albums I've bought and I don't want to break up the album.) At some point, I may have to go up to "greater than or equal to 2" but I hope to have a new iPod by the time that happens!

 

[reykjavik]

That's kind of what I do...I have about 12gigs of music and a 10gig iPod. I have it add all the playlists I've created personally, and then it also adds every song with a playcount greater than or equal to 1. I have enough songs in my collection that haven't been played to make this work. (They are part of albums I've bought and I don't want to break up the album.) At some point, I may have to go up to "greater than or equal to 2" but I hope to have a new iPod by the time that happens!

but how? it only gives me two options: (1) upload everything and no playlists or (2) upload only playlists....

 

[James Philp]

Of the other box! - "Manually Manage"
EDIT - and the poster above achieved this with these amazing things, Smart Playlists!

 

[mkrishnan]

There is also the option to automatically include all songs, but to only include songs with the checkbox checked. You can mass select/unselect checkboxes by using the search tool to identify all the ones you want to choose and then clicking one of the check boxes while pressing Apple. I have more music than my iPod can hold too, and this is what I do.