ipods and playlists

[philg]

I know how I'd have done this, but....

If I have the same track on my ipod, but in multiple playlists, is it actually stored multiple times on the ipod or just once?

Thanks

Phil G

[Prudentia]

forgive me but what is an I pod and do I really need one, what does it do, sorry I am a bit behind the times

[philg]

I've been sitting here trying to decide if this is a serious question - I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt :)

It's a "music player" - if you can remember them, think Walkman

But now imagine a Walkman that can hold the contents of HUNDREDS of CDs and lets you play any and all of them at any time

Now you have the idea

If you travel a lot and like music, they're invaluable

See www.ipod.com (and many MANY other places!)

Phil G

[Prudentia]

thank you phil g, it was a genuine question, not all of us are 'up to speed' as they say, your reply is most appreciated, Prudentia xxx

[Ethel]

You have the track only once (unless you have downloaded it more than once, perhaps in different compilation albums).

The playlist is just a sequence of playing the tracks on your ipod - there are no actual tracks in your playlist, just an order to play them.

[philg]

Thanks Ethel,

That's what I'd hoped

BUT, I also notice that if I build a playlist on iTunes that contains tracks that are NOT on my iPod, they do get downloaded when I sync the playlist....

That's why I wondered

Phil G