Ubuntu – After synchronizing the iPod nano 6G with banshee or rhythmbox, it appears empty

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I want to synchronize my music between Ubuntu 14.04 and my iPod Nano (6th gen).

I have read pretty much everything but am still blocked… I tried with Rhythmbox and with Banshee and I get the same behavior:

  • The iPod is recognized
  • I can drag and drop my playlist to the iPod (which apparently works, as there is a synchronization progress bar and as the iPod's screen also shows that synchro is ongoing)
  • Apparently the synchro was successful, since I can play the music from the iPod (in Rhythmbox or Banshee)
  • I eject my iPod and… it's like the music disappeared: the iPod pretends to be empty and, when I plug it back to the computer, it also appears empty in both Rhythmbox and Banshee

Has anyone experienced a similar behavior?

Best Answer

Apple doesn't like it if users use other software than iTunes to sync their iDevices.

Thus, they use a very specific directory and file naming system, which needs to be used, the iPod will ignore any files not matching the naming criteria.

However, there's a nice synching program called GtkPod, which implements this naming structure. You can install it from the software center or with the following command

sudo apt-get install gtkpod

Now you can start GtkPod and manage your iPod from this software.

Source: My own experience

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