Delete Songs from iPod Touch/Shuffle/Nano/Classic

You know that you can easily sync music from computer to iPod or iPod touch with iTunes, while it is hard to remove songs from iPod, especially if you are working with an old iPod like iPod Nano, iPod shuffle and iPod Classic. For iPod touch users, you can delete one or two songs from your iDevice with ease, but what if you want to remove a lot of unwanted songs?

In this guide, we provide you four ways to delete songs from iPod touch/shuffle/Nano/Classic. Whether you want to keep these songs on a computer after you deleted them from iPod, you can get a way to make it with great ease.

Must Read: How to Transfer Music from iPod to iPhone Directly >

Method 1. How to Delete Songs from iPod But Keep Them in Computer/iTunes Library

As the ancient music players, Apple doesn’t offer iPod the function of deleting music from one device directly. If you want to remove songs off iPod, you need to do it on your computer with iTunes. So you can delete songs from iPod via iTunes are followed:

Delete songs from iPod/iPod touch but still keep on computer:

Step 1. Connect your iPod to computer > Run iTunes if it doesn’t open automatically > Click the device mark of your iPod > Click Summary > Check Manually Music and Videos in Options Column.

Step 2. Click Music at On My Device Column > Right-click the songs you want to delete > Click Delete from Library to remove songs from iPod and iPod touch.

Also Read: How to Get Back Songs Deleted from iTunes Library >

Method 2. How to Delete Songs from iPod/iPod touch and iTunes Library

You know iTunes is the tool that allows you to sync music, videos, photos, and other iOS data from computer to iDevices, and it will also erase the previous data on your device when syncing. So if you don’t like some songs on your iPod or iPod touch, you can delete songs in iTunes library first, and then sync your device with iTunes. Follow us to delete music from iPod/iPod touch with the steps below:

Step 1. Delete the songs you don’t like from iTunes library: Launch iTunes > Click Music mark > Select My Music > List your music as Songs > Select the songs you don’t like > Click Delete from Library to remove them.

Step 2. Connect your iPod to computer > Sync the music from your computer to iPod with iTunes.

Method 3. How to Delete Songs from iPod touch Directly

Unlike ancient iPods, iPod touches are given the function of deleting songs directly from the device like any iPhones and iPads. You can delete songs one by one from the Music app or delete all songs from the Settings app on the iPod touch.

For the iPod touch running iOS 8.3 and before:

Open Music app > Select Songs along the bottom > Find the song you want to remove > Slide to the right until the Delete button shows > Tap on Delete to delete the selected song.

For the iPod touch running iOS 8.4 and later:

Open the Apple Music app > Select My Music along the bottom > Tap the song you want to delete > Click “…” next to the song name > Click Delete and confirm that you want to delete the song from your iPod touch.

Or you can delete all songs from iPod touch in Settings: Launch Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage > Music > Edit > Click the red minus icon > Delete.

Method 4. How to Delete Songs from iPod with AnyTrans

Although iTunes is the officially recommended tool for users to manage iOS music files, we have to admit that sometimes iTunes is not as good as Apple has described. Therefore, third-party tools are also great options for iPhone users to delete songs from iPod. Here we recommend an alternative to iTunes – AnyTrans.

It is an all-in-one iOS content management tool for iPhone iPad iPod. With AnyTrans, you can easily delete songs from iPod Nano, iPod shuffle, iPod Classic, or iPod touch music, here are reasons why you will need AnyTrans.

Step 1. Free Download AnyTrans, install and launch it on your computer (PC or Mac).

Step 2. Connect your iPod or iPod touch to the computer with USB cable > Select Music tab on the homepage.

Step 3. Select the songs you want to delete > Click the More button > Click Delete button to delete unwanted songs from your iPod or iPod touch.

The Bottom Line

With this guide of how to delete music from iPod/iPod touch, no matter you want to delete one song or all the songs from your device, you can easily make it. If this post is useful for you, don’t be selfish, please remember to share it on your Facebook, Twitter or Google Plus.