ipod not syncing correctly

[arrymong]

i have 6000 songs on itunes but when i sync my ipod it only uploads 5800. as far as i can tell all the correct boxes have been ticked . i know it's probably something really simple but i'm stuck so any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks

[Tobs]

Hi Arrymong,
Two really quick questions,
do you have enough space on the ipod?
Is all of the music in your itunes library directly linked to your pc?
I have some of my music in my library stored in an external hard drive and it will not always sync if it is not plugged into my pc.

[arrymong]

hi tobs
yes all the music is on the pc and the ipod is 120 gig classic
cheers

[Dudley]

I don't know if this will help but I've had a sort of similar problem manually adding and delete tracks on my various iPods. None of my three iPods have a big enough capacity to hold all of my 3,000 tracks as yours does so I download them as follows:

Connect iPod
When loaded, click iPod on upper line (showed by diagram)
Tick Manually manage Music
Click Music in left hand column (under Summary)
Tick Sync Music
Tick Remove & Sync
The boxes should appear and all playlists ticked should download to an iPod once syncing is carried out.

My computer operates on Windows 7 (converted from XP) and I have the latest Apple update installed which caused me no end of trouble after previously being able to select my iPod's playlists very easily.