Prior setup to sync to ipod was a smartlist that determined what files were sync'd to ipod.
That smartlist had a random sort and a ~s=20000 (limit size to 20,000 MB).
I don't use the ~fill option since I need some empty space on the ipod for use as a portable hard drive to transfer files.
Now....
I've re-ripped the majority of my collection into flac lossless format.
I know where to configure in MC to have the files converted during sync to 320kbps MP3 files.
Before I initialize and wipe the ipod and start syncing again, I'd like to get all my ducks in a row.
Looking at the smartlist that syncs to the ipod, it has quite a few fewer albums than I usually see.
Obviously it's using the limit size filter based on the size of the flac files and not an estimate of the post-conversion mp3 files size.
Do I have to guesstimate a size? i.e. flac = 5 x mp3 approximately.
Based on that, I guess I could up the smartlist to ~s=100000.
Any better way to do it to a specific size based on the converted file size instead?
I really want to use as close to 20GB as possible on the ipod, leaving the rest as free space.
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