![]() Over in the real world it doesn't always work like that. In an ideal world syncing your device would ensure that everything that you select to be synced is added to the device, and that anything that you have not decided to include in your sync selections is removed. If you don't want to see those hide them from the purchase history or drill down into Downloaded Music first. I'll assume that in your case it isn't an issue of the iPhone showing cloud copies of unwanted songs from your purchase history. ![]() IPhone 5 - iOS 10.3 (is this a known issue with 10.3?) Using iTunes 12.7.0.166 (newest update) on a Microsoft Surface Book I have to physically change the name of the song on iTunes before I can transfer it to my phone. I assume it is because iTunes thinks the song is already on there. Now I want the music file back on my phone (with the new info/settings), but nothing happens!! it won't transfer over. So, I deleted the file on my phone using my phone. I refuse to sync (it's very annoying and a pain when you want things a specific way) and I DEFINITELY refuse to restore my phone (it REALLY ***** when iTunes decides your backup file is corrupt, then you have to start from scratch trying to remember all the apps you had downloaded) (the problem is not my phone, it's either iTunes OR the problem is iTunes can't talk to my phone correctly, still iTunes fault). I also can't delete the song from my phone using iTunes. I couldn't change any of the settings on my music files while on my phone (Side question: why can't I modify/delete files from my phone using iTunes? My best guess is the file was originally put on there using a different computer, not sure). This is not erratic device behavior, this is iTunes being a buggy product. Hey I'm having the same problem, with an additional problem (I found a work around, see at the bottom). (*) The downside with backup encryption is that if you forget the password when you need it again, which could be years later, you may need to invoke a workaround to turn off encryption as shown in Re: disable encrypted backups, which can only help if your device is in a state that can backup to iCloud. I also suggest syncing with a selection of playlists (unless you're using iCloud Music Library) rather than manually adding content as, if nothing else, the process above is easier to do if you ever have to go through it again. Use an encrypted backup (*) if you want to preserve passwords, Wi-Fi settings, web history and health data where appropriate. I would also recommend you copy everything out of the camera roll if you haven't already. If it isn't see Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device first. They assume that all of the content you want on the device is in your library ready for restoring. Try the following all-purpose steps for dealing with erratic device or sync behaviour.
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