Why won't my ipod nano sync playlists?

My ipod no longer sync playlists from itunes. I have the second generation ipod nano and people always tell me to click restore or refresh but the thing is that is nowhere on the screen. All the songs fit into my ipod but it won't go in there. Everytime I try to update it, it says 'ipod could not be updated because all playlists selected no longer exist'.

Hi crazyboy92,

Are the playlists still on your computer? (This is the obvious question). If the songs have been moved on your computer or off of your computer, they'd need to be put back on and into iTunes.

If your songs are stored locally but the iPod is still not syncing, check to see if you have 'manually manage your own music' checked. If you do, it won't sync automatically, so make sure it's unchecked.

If that doesn't work, try turning on the 'Enable Disk Use' option in the preferences. If syncing still doesn't work, try ejecting (from within iTunes, *not* the Windows System Tray) and connecting again. If that still doesn't work, try enabling manual updating of songs, creating a playlist, and dragging it onto the ipod icon in iTunes.

I hope that helps. Let me know if it doesn't.

I had the same problem, and I just solved it three seconds ago. I had a first gen. nano and my iTunes said the exact same as yours did. Here's what to do:

1. On the left menu bar in iTunes, go to your iPod (the thing will be called whatever you named your iPod)

2. Near the top of the screen, there will be tabs. Click on the second one that says 'Music'.

3. Now, make sure 'Sync Music' is checked and directly below it, make sure that 'All Songs and Playlists' is checked and NOT 'Selected Playlists'. Your iPod, if connected, should start downloading immediately.

Have fun.