Years ago, I remember having to add my entire music collection on iTunes. But about a year ago, I noticed that the only songs now on my iTunes are only like the 10-20 I have purchased recently for the first time on the iTunes store. So for example, if I pull up my iTunes on my computer without the iPod plugged in, these 10-20 purchased songs are the only ones that come up. I don't know if this is due to some update that happened years ago or something?
But then when I hook up my iPod Nano 5th generation to the computer, then all my songs show up in my library. The hundreds I have from years back from other people or CD's, etc. and not ones that I purchased (Probably because they are only on my iPod?). When I need to add a song to my iPod that I have purchased from the iTunes store, I simply drag from the purchased list and put it on "Brett's iPod".
But what can I do so that all my songs from my iPod Nano are also in my library on iTunes when the iPod isn't hooked up to my computer? Aren't they supposed to be a mirror image of each other? That's what I want...I don't like how my iTunes is only showing the songs that I have purchased. Can someone please walk me through how to do this step by step? Sorry, if this is confusing to explain. Tried my best. I have no idea why all my songs from my library on iTunes aren't there anymore from years ago. I used to be able to play all my songs without the iPod being connected but maybe some update happened that messed this up? Or maybe I messed this up? This also scares me because if my iPod was to break, I would have to read all these back to the iTunes library one by one? I have backups of all my music but I figured there might be an easier way to do it in a quick manner right now?
Thanks!
But then when I hook up my iPod Nano 5th generation to the computer, then all my songs show up in my library. The hundreds I have from years back from other people or CD's, etc. and not ones that I purchased (Probably because they are only on my iPod?). When I need to add a song to my iPod that I have purchased from the iTunes store, I simply drag from the purchased list and put it on "Brett's iPod".
But what can I do so that all my songs from my iPod Nano are also in my library on iTunes when the iPod isn't hooked up to my computer? Aren't they supposed to be a mirror image of each other? That's what I want...I don't like how my iTunes is only showing the songs that I have purchased. Can someone please walk me through how to do this step by step? Sorry, if this is confusing to explain. Tried my best. I have no idea why all my songs from my library on iTunes aren't there anymore from years ago. I used to be able to play all my songs without the iPod being connected but maybe some update happened that messed this up? Or maybe I messed this up? This also scares me because if my iPod was to break, I would have to read all these back to the iTunes library one by one? I have backups of all my music but I figured there might be an easier way to do it in a quick manner right now?
Thanks!