Stuck in backing up

My 4th Gen iPod Touch has been stuck in "Backing Up" mode for almost four hours now. I updated the iPod last week to iOS 4.3.3 but now it will not fully sync. How can I get passed the "Backing Up" part and actually sync this to my computer? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance to anyone that can fix this problem.

Terminate the backup/sync and move the iPod backup file to a safe place and try syncing again.
iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: If you do not see the AppData or Application Data folders, you may need to show hidden files (Windows XP,  Windows Vista and Windows 7), or iTunes may not be installed in the default location. Show hidden files and then search the hard drive for the Backup directory.

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