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NV Whino

(20,886 posts) Thu May 24, 2012, 02:34 PM May 2012

Question about removing music from iPad

My plan was to keep my music on the iPod and not put it on the iPad. But in spite of telling it to to, it downloaded all my music to my iPad. Now I would like to remove it so I can install pages (not enough room).

Is there a way to "bulk" remove music—all of it at once or even just entire albums at once? I know I can remove individual tracks, but that is really tedious. And, I want to keep it off the iPad and keep it on the iPod. Must be a way to do that.

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Question about removing music from iPad (Original Post) NV Whino May 2012 OP

I'm not sure about this, but can't we do selective restores from iTunes? Stinky The Clown May 2012 #1

Thanks NV Whino May 2012 #2

Do an update from your computer and UNCHECK music Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #3

Thanks! That's exactly what I was trying (not very successfully) to describe. Stinky The Clown May 2012 #4

Easier: connect iPad to computer; uncheck things you don't want, hit sync, done. REP May 2012 #5

Thanks to all NV Whino May 2012 #6

If it's not checked, it's not on the device right now; if checked, it will be added :-) REP May 2012 #7

Stinky The Clown

(68,461 posts)

1. I'm not sure about this, but can't we do selective restores from iTunes?

Reply to NV Whino (Original post)

Thu May 24, 2012, 05:12 PM

May 2012

If so, do a back-up of your device then wipe it clean. Do a restore but choose to not restore the music.

I *think* you can do that, but I'm not certain.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. Thanks

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #1)

Thu May 24, 2012, 07:36 PM

May 2012

Ill look into that.

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)

3. Do an update from your computer and UNCHECK music

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #2)

Thu May 24, 2012, 11:30 PM

May 2012

Be sure to check all the material (apps, books, movies) that you DO want to keep.

That's what I did when I realized that my iPad didn't have room for both my music and my TV shows. I deleted the music from the iPad, since it's the superior option for video, and put all the music on the iPhone.

Stinky The Clown

(68,461 posts)

4. Thanks! That's exactly what I was trying (not very successfully) to describe.

Reply to Lydia Leftcoast (Reply #3)

Fri May 25, 2012, 08:31 AM

May 2012

You described it way better than I did.

REP

(21,691 posts)

5. Easier: connect iPad to computer; uncheck things you don't want, hit sync, done.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #4)

Fri May 25, 2012, 07:23 PM

May 2012

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

6. Thanks to all

Reply to REP (Reply #5)

Sat May 26, 2012, 03:10 PM

May 2012

I'm not sure specifically what I did, but I now have Pages on my iPad. The puzzling thing is, I still have all the music on it even though it looked like I removed it.

REP

(21,691 posts)

7. If it's not checked, it's not on the device right now; if checked, it will be added :-)

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #6)

Sat May 26, 2012, 06:04 PM

May 2012

I know what you mean; all my music is on my little devices (iPhones); my iPad is for photos and typing!

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