I have never been a fan of iTunes, so when I bought my iPod i decided I would sync it with Winamp or Media Monkey. Winamp monitors folders, but only on load or a set schedule. Media Monkey does it pretty much instantly. needless to say i chose Media Monkey, so far so good except...
Media Monkey synced once, but will not add or update any new or modified music to my iPod. I have the 160gb classic black. My music library updates in Media Monkey properly, just not to the iPod. Has anyone else seen this?
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Post in the MediaMonkey forums. They're much more responsive.
Me, I stick to iTunes for my iPods. Too many hoops otherwise, although Mediamonkey is probably the least hoop-laden alternative.
Me, I stick to iTunes for my iPods. Too many hoops otherwise, although Mediamonkey is probably the least hoop-laden alternative.
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i'm in the same boat I really want to leave iTunes but i need an application that will Sync and act as a podcatcher.
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I'v had similar problems with Floola, where the music is added into the player, but the music database is not updated, thus not being able to read or play the file on the player.
But it only happened when I "unsafely" ejected the iPod.
Try using another iTunes alternative, and see if the problem still exists.
But it only happened when I "unsafely" ejected the iPod.
Try using another iTunes alternative, and see if the problem still exists.
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Solution: Restore to Factory settings and start over.
Heres what happened. I Synced with WinAmp first expecting I would use that media player. when it fell short of my expectations, I switched to Media Monkey. Even though Media Monkey Synced once, and I Updated the database, whatever data WinAmp put on the Ipod was messing it up. So restoring the iPod to factory default, and syncing with MediaMonkey from the get-go worked.
I am very happy with this configuration, It is working almost as seamlessly as my Zune did with the Zune Software, with the exception of auto syncing the iPod while its plugged in (the iPod only auto-syncs when I plug it in, not when new media is detected after the initial sync).
Heres what happened. I Synced with WinAmp first expecting I would use that media player. when it fell short of my expectations, I switched to Media Monkey. Even though Media Monkey Synced once, and I Updated the database, whatever data WinAmp put on the Ipod was messing it up. So restoring the iPod to factory default, and syncing with MediaMonkey from the get-go worked.
I am very happy with this configuration, It is working almost as seamlessly as my Zune did with the Zune Software, with the exception of auto syncing the iPod while its plugged in (the iPod only auto-syncs when I plug it in, not when new media is detected after the initial sync).
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