How to Delete Songs from iPod Classic Easily and Quickly

Part 1. How to Delete Songs from iPod Classic without iTunes

Download Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) on your computer. Then, simply follow the easy steps below to be able to understand how to delete music from iPod Classic without any issues. I am using Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) and an iPod Classic for demonstrating the steps, it works the same way to delete music from iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano, and iPod Touch.

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Delete Music from iPod Classic without iTunes

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Step 1 Connect your iPod Classic with the computer

Install and run Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) on your computer that is running Windows 10, 8, 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP. After that, connect your iPod Classic with the computer via a USB cable, then Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) will detect your iPod shown below. All the iPod Classic versions, such as iPod Classic 4, iPod Classic 3, iPod Classic 2, and iPod Classic are fully supported.

Step 2 Delete songs off your iPod Classic

For windows version, on the top line, click "Music". Now, you should get to the music window. As you can see, all the songs are shown in the music window. Select the songs that you want to delete and click "Delete" button. A prompt window will pop up to let you confirm if you want to delete the selected songs, click Yes to complete the process. Make sure that your iPod Classic is connected during the deletion.

Note: On Mac, the function of deleting music from iPod Classic has not been supported yet, you could only use Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) to delete music from iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch directly up to now.

Apart from deleting songs from iPod Classic, you can also delete common playlists off your iPod Classic. Click "Playlist" in the left-hand sidebar. After choosing the playlists that you decide to delete, click the "Delete" button. Then click "Yes" in the next pop-up confirmation window.

Note: This tool doesn't let you delete smart playlists on your iPod Classic. Besides, you can transfer music from iPod Classic to iTunes and computer for backup.

That's it. Simple and fast, isn't it?

Besides, Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) lets you import your favorite songs and playlists to your iPod Classic. In the music window, click "Add" directly to add the music files. Or, you can the triangle under "Add" button, and then click "Add Folder" or "Add File" to add music files in the whole folder or selected music files to your iPod Classic.

Part 2. How to Delete Music from iPod Classic with iTunes

Now, if you want to use iTunes instead, that is also possible, however, it isn’t probably the most efficient way of doing it. Let me show you how to delete music from iPod Classic with iTunes.

Option 1. Delete songs only from iPod but keep in iTunes Library

Step 1 Launch iTunes and connect your iPod Classic with your computer.

Step 2 Click on the device symbol on the top left of the iTunes interface to open the “Summary” section and then select the checkbox “Manually manage music and videos” and hit Done. On the popup message, click “Apply” to confirm your selection.

Step 3 Now, simply go to “Music” under your device name once again, right-click on the songs you want to delete, and click “Delete” to remove music from iPod Classic.

Option 2. Delete songs from iPod and iTunes completely

Step 1 To delete music from iPod Classic and iTunes Library both, you must first launch iTunes and go to “Songs” under the option Library on the left-hand side.

Step 2 Right-click on the song you would like to delete and select “Delete” from the drop-down menu.

Step 3 Now, simply connect your iPod Classic to your computer and sync it with your iTunes Library, which will remove the song from your iPod Classic as well.

So, there you have it. You now know how to delete music from iPod Classic, both using Dr.Fone - Phone Manager (iOS) and iTunes.

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