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Hi Friends, My i-pod shows 7888 tracks on it, my i-tunes shows 8112. Where are the missing 224??! Have connected i-pod and downloaded tracks several times and everything seeems okay but there is always a differing amount. Have tried quick look around PC for any music in other folders. An ideas? PC is on XP . Puzzled! Thanks for your help guys. Tez

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A short diagnostic (useful after the ideas from , and ): a systematic comparison of what iTunes thinks is in the library versus what the iPod actually has will find the 224-item gap fast, and point to the root cause.

  1. Capture exact lists. In iTunes, with the iPod connected open the device’s Music (Songs) view, Ctrl+A to select all, right‑click → Add to Playlist → New Playlist (name it "iPodTracks"). In the main Library do the same and create a second playlist ("LibraryTracks"). Select each playlist and use File → Library → Export Playlist… (save as plain text or XML).
  2. Diff the files. Open both exports in Excel or a text-compare tool (WinMerge, Beyond Compare, even a side‑by‑side view in a text editor) to get a precise list of titles present in the library but not on the device. That list is the actionable set.
  3. Investigate the missing items. For any title that is missing, check in iTunes for: an exclamation mark (file not found), the track’s Kind/“Media Kind” (it may be flagged as Podcast/Audiobook/other), whether the track is unchecked and the device is set to sync only checked tracks, and whether the file is stored locally or is a cloud/Match reference. Also verify the iPod’s free space and whether the library sync was interrupted or set to manual management.
  4. Fix and re-sync. Restore any broken file paths, change incorrect Media Kind back to Music, check the tracks, or copy the real files to the machine. Back up the iTunes folder before large changes.

Notes: exporting+diffing is non‑destructive and shows exactly which 224 items differ; it’s far clearer than guessing.

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Member Avatar for rubberman

My guess is that these are "filler" tracks, containing nothing, but there as separators for the actual music. Unfortunately, without access to the system(s) in question, that is just a guess... :-)

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Perhaps some of the tracks in iTunes are WMV. when tranferring to the ipod, IIRC you are prompted to convert WMV to another format, if you don't, the tracks aren't transferred. At least that's how it works on my older gen ipod.

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Perhaps some of the tracks in iTunes are WMV. when tranferring to the ipod, IIRC you are prompted to convert WMV to another format, if you don't, the tracks aren't transferred. At least that's how it works on my older gen ipod.

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