[iTunes] Corruption of iTunes Library? Vs. problem with iPod itself?

[Ken Stevens]

Whoever told you your Library database was corrupted was probably  
correct.
The exclamation point indicates an entry in the database cannot be  
matched with
a music file.  I suggest you rebuild the library and playlists.  This  
would also cause
the sync problems as the music with the exclamation point would not be  
synced.

Good luck.

On Feb 6, 2008, at 6:43 PM, Carol F. Bruml wrote:

> Quick question: What does the exclamation point that appears after  
> some, but
> not all, of the tune numbers in my iTunes Library mean? Does it  
> indicate
> that the album artwork has been downloaded, or does it indicate  
> something
> else, altogether?
>
> And then, the complicated question(s): I am now having problems with a
> second iPod (80 Gig iPod Video), which says it has synched, but  
> which is
> missing somewhere near half the tunes in each playlist that I have  
> checked,
> so far. Why would this happen?
>
> It has been suggested that there is corruption in my iTunes Library  
> database
> - or a problem with the iPod itself. The software and preferences are
> brand-freshly installed. If there is corruption in the Library  
> itself, how
> does one find and repair that sort of problem (which I have never  
> heard of
> before)?
>