Ipod mini

I emptied out my ipod, so it had no more songs on it and itunes says there is only 1.53 gb available, that 2.24 gb are used up -what is taking up that 2.24 gb space - when I put songs on, I can only fit 400+ songs on my mini using itunes - when I look at the ipod settings, with no songs on it - it says I have 3.6 gb available - I updated to itunes 6 - help - thanks

hiya!
hmmmm. let's check up on this possibility first:
iPod: Operating System or iTunes Reports the Disk is Full, But It Does Not Look Full
keep us posted.
love, b

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