# Deleting songs from an iPod **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 20, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894 "2012-07-20T21:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/1 "2012-07-20T21:59:18Z")
I just connected my iPod to my computer. Can I delete songs from it by just undoing the check-mark next to a song title? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/2 "2012-07-20T22:06:50Z")
Yes, though you have to re-sync the iPod for the deletion to occur. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/3 "2012-07-20T22:38:10Z")
I think I’m one of the few that never syncs my iPod and always manually manages what goes on and comes off. What I do is highlight the song on the iPod in iTunes and just hit the Delete key. It asks me for confirmation then deletes the song from the iPod. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/4 "2012-07-20T23:04:20Z")
Just did it by hand, and it worked! ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/5 "2012-07-21T02:26:08Z")
That’s what I do too, **Shoeless**. I got an Ipod shuffle for Christmas last year and while I love my IPod, I have a love/hate relationship with ITunes at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/6 "2012-07-21T03:52:59Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I think I’m one of the few that never syncs my iPod and always manually manages what goes on and comes off. What I do is highlight the song on the iPod in iTunes and just hit the Delete key. It asks me for confirmation then deletes the song from the iPod. This. If you just uncheck it, it won’t be played, but it’s still there. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/7 "2012-07-21T03:54:46Z")
iTunes asked if I was sure I wanted to delete everytime I deleted a song. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Chaschowy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@Justin\_Chaschowy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Chaschowy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/8 "2012-07-21T03:54:56Z")
> [@SticksAndString](#): > > That’s what I do too, **Shoeless**. I got an Ipod shuffle for Christmas last year and while I love my IPod, I have a love/hate relationship with ITunes at the moment. You can use winamp to add and remove songs from an iPod. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/9 "2012-07-21T10:30:05Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > This. If you just uncheck it, it won’t be played, but it’s still there. That depends. I have my iTunes set up to ‘only sync checked items.’ So if I uncheck it and sync - it’s outta there! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/10 "2012-07-21T12:22:23Z")
I delete things from the computer, and when I go to re-sync the iPod, they self-delete. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/11 "2012-07-21T20:50:06Z")
Now I have song seemingly on the iPod that won’t play. Probably a syncing issue? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/12 "2012-10-02T23:32:01Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Now I have song seemingly on the iPod that won’t play. Probably a syncing issue? Went to Apple store, he told how to resynch: (click off songs, click them back on) but my iPod won’t appear on the iTunes screen. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleting-songs-from-an-ipod/628894/13 "2012-10-03T00:28:28Z")
Yes. Reboot the iPod. On my old Classic (don’t know if it’s the same on newer models) you do this by holding down the center button, then push an hold the top button while continuing to hold down the center button, until the screen goes black. It’ll take maybe 30 seconds to reboot until the normal screen comes back. Then try synching again.