[iTunes] Autofill and the Shuffle; I just don't get it.

[i.am.list.boy at gmail.com]

Dropped off the Shuffle with Momma, so its gone now.
I guess I wasn't clear that I could get it to sync w/o using Autofill.

I'll try to go around it the next time I see her/it.


On Apr 21, 2008, at 3:51 AM, Michael Prete wrote:

>
> On Apr 20, 2008, at 7:17 AM, i.am.list.boy at gmail.com wrote:
>
>> A few years ago, bought my father a first generation Shuffle, and  
>> whenever he visits we bang our heads against the wall trying to  
>> get Autofill to work. Seemed like instead of automatically  
>> syncing, we had to manually drag songs/podcasts onto the unit.
>>
>> Just bought my mother one, and having a different but similarly  
>> maddening issue;
>> I set up a playlist with 5 podcasts. I mount her (2nd gen, 1 GB)  
>> Shuffle, and direct it to "Autofill" from the playlist.
>
> Why? Why not simply put exactly what you want to appear on the  
> Shuffle on the Playlist, and simply import that playlist without  
> confusing things with Autofill?
>
>> Only 3 of the 5 podcasts sync'ed. Combined, the 3 were less than  
>> 100 mb.
>
> What error message did you get? What other tracks besides those  
> three podcasts showed up on the Shuffle? Have you checked to see if  
> the missing podcasts are good files? Can you play them on your  
> computer?
>
>> I can't find anything on Apple or Google that clarifies things for  
>> me.
>
> What did you enter into the search field? Where were you in the  
> Apple website? Have you tried to go to the Help menu in iTunes and  
> then look for "iPod Help" as well as "iTunes Help"?
>>
>> Can anyone here help?
>
> You don't mention whether you are using a Mac or a Windows  
> computer, or what version of iTunes you are using, or if you've  
> updated the firmware on the
> Shuffle to the latest version.
>
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