Okay, I got around to trying build 376....
Things appear to be partially fixed.
- I got a message from MC saying that my iPod database was out-of-date (had been created by an earlier version of iTunes or other program). This is true--it had been created by an earlier version of MC....
- There was no guidance as to what that error message meant. Did I have to initialize the iPod? Would the DB upgrade automatically? Considering how flaky some people find synching, the message might stand a little rewording about what will/should happen next.
- I looked at my synch details before starting the synch. The status bar at the bottom of the MC window said I would have over 14,000 files on my iPod after the synch. Clearly it was counting the files already on the iPod, plus counting all the files that needed 'updating' for the iPod DB. Again, a little detail that I found confusing.
- After I started the synch, it looked like every file was being re-uploaded to the iPod. My guess was this was needed to upgrade the iPod's DB, but I was a little unprepared for the time it needed....
- When the synch completed (flawlessly), the BLANK playlist line had disappeared from my iPod. HOWEVER, there was still a 'Podcasts' playlist present--even though I had not selected any podcasts to be synched in the 'Options' dialog box.
So....my input would be that I think a little more detail about what is going to happen when upgrading the iPod's DB would be a lovely thing. Also, I still don't know why there is a 'Podcasts' playlist appearing when I have no podcasts chosen for the synch operation....
Best,
Brad