How to Configure iTunes to Automatically Update All Songs and Playlists?

Choosing the “fully automatic” method is automatic in itself in that this is the default option. However, should you ever need to choose this option, you can do so with the following steps:

1. Connect your iPod to your compute. iTunes will open automatically and the iPod will appear on the Source List.
2. Select the iPod on the Source List and click the iPod Options button. You’ll see the iPod Preferences dialog box.
3. Click the Automatically update all songs and playlists radio button.
4. Click OK. The dialog box will close, and the automatic update will be performed. The next time you connect your iPod to your computer, iTunes will attempt to update its library automatically. As long as there is enough space on your iPod, you won’t need to do anything else.

Every time you connect your iPod to your computer, the update will be performed. You will see the update information in the Information area of the iTunes window, and the iPod icon will flash red. When the process is complete, you will see the “iPod update is complete” message in the Information area, and the “OK to disconnect” message will be displayed on the iPod’s screen. Then, it is safe to disconnect your iPod from your computer.

If you use the “fully automatic” method when your iPod doesn’t have enough space to store all your iTunes Library, iTunes creates a special playlist called nameofyouripod
Selection, where nameofyouripod is the name you gave your iPod when you configured it.

This playlist contains a selection of music from your iTunes Library that will fit on your iPod. If you don’t change the update option, iTunes will update this playlist (and only this playlist) each time you connect your iPod to your computer. (It actually changes the update mode to “Automatically update selected playlists only” and chooses the nameofyouripod Selection playlist on the playlists list in the iPod Preferences dialog box.) You can use this playlist just like the others in your iTunes Source List, such as adding songs to it, removing songs from it, changing their order, and so on.