OK -- I found the issue: the device had a lot of data on it that I couldn't see, and it was trying to add more through playlists.
Solution:
0. At this point, I had already "unchecked" everything for the auto-sync (Tools --> Portable Device Sync --> [Device] --> Auto-Sync(--->Device))
1. I re-applied the steps from the syncing Wiki for iPod/iPhones (
https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index. ... zation/4.0)
2. In MM, I de-selected all the playlists and turned off ""Auto-Sync as soon as the device is connected" (Tools --> Portable Device Sync --> [Device] --> Summary)
3. I reconnected the iPod and selected the "hub" (for other new folks, it's the device Icon using your iPod name on the left navigator
4. While it showed no Playlists, I selected "Music" and found that the iPod was full from an earlier attempt. (4a and 4b below are my theories about what went wrong -- skip to 5 for next steps)
4a. Theory 1: After importing playlists from iTunes, I re-created the folder/sub-folder archive that I used in iTunes. I did not realize that the "root" playlist contained all the files from the subfolders. During an initial load, this is where the videos got copied without my realizing, as I was unchecking the subfolders, but MM was still trying to load the full root folder with all content, hence loading "unselected" content.
4b. Theory 2: I was fooled by iTunes and Windows explorer. After several unsuccessful tries, I went back to iTunes (being careful to still disable the auto-open for iTunes and keep manual management selected) and "gutted" the iPod content by deselecting all the playlists from the iTunes library. It *appeared* as though iTunes deleted existing content. I opened up the iPod in Windows explorer, but didn't see any files, so believed that they were deleted.
5. In "Music," I manually selected all the songs and right-clicked to remove them. The iPod was still loaded, so it took a while for MM to finish deleting the existing files.
6. After deleting them, I went back into the Device Profile and selected 25GB or so of playlists and music to add. (Note: I left "Sync random subset..." unchecked, and used "Delete other files and playlists..." with "All other media files" in the dropdown, for this round.)
7. I clicked "Apply" and "Auto-Sync"
And it's been working fine ever since. Haven't tested adding videos yet, but I think it'll be fine now that I know why it was overloaded and how to prevent it.
OK -- I found the issue: the device had a lot of data on it that I couldn't see, and it was trying to add more through playlists.
Solution:
0. At this point, I had already "unchecked" everything for the auto-sync (Tools --> Portable Device Sync --> [Device] --> Auto-Sync(--->Device))
1. I re-applied the steps from the syncing Wiki for iPod/iPhones (https://www.mediamonkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=WebHelp:iPod_Synchronization/4.0)
2. In MM, I de-selected all the playlists and turned off ""Auto-Sync as soon as the device is connected" (Tools --> Portable Device Sync --> [Device] --> Summary)
3. I reconnected the iPod and selected the "hub" (for other new folks, it's the device Icon using your iPod name on the left navigator
4. While it showed no Playlists, I selected "Music" and found that the iPod was full from an earlier attempt. (4a and 4b below are my theories about what went wrong -- skip to 5 for next steps)
4a. Theory 1: After importing playlists from iTunes, I re-created the folder/sub-folder archive that I used in iTunes. I did not realize that the "root" playlist contained all the files from the subfolders. During an initial load, this is where the videos got copied without my realizing, as I was unchecking the subfolders, but MM was still trying to load the full root folder with all content, hence loading "unselected" content.
4b. Theory 2: I was fooled by iTunes and Windows explorer. After several unsuccessful tries, I went back to iTunes (being careful to still disable the auto-open for iTunes and keep manual management selected) and "gutted" the iPod content by deselecting all the playlists from the iTunes library. It *appeared* as though iTunes deleted existing content. I opened up the iPod in Windows explorer, but didn't see any files, so believed that they were deleted.
5. In "Music," I manually selected all the songs and right-clicked to remove them. The iPod was still loaded, so it took a while for MM to finish deleting the existing files.
6. After deleting them, I went back into the Device Profile and selected 25GB or so of playlists and music to add. (Note: I left "Sync random subset..." unchecked, and used "Delete other files and playlists..." with "All other media files" in the dropdown, for this round.)
7. I clicked "Apply" and "Auto-Sync"
And it's been working fine ever since. Haven't tested adding videos yet, but I think it'll be fine now that I know why it was overloaded and how to prevent it.