120 GB Needs To Be Restored Every Time Plugged In

Hi, this is my first post here as I've encountered a new issue I have been unable to find any answers for. I searched here and on Google repeatedly but a solution has yet to be found (for me).
A little over a week ago I updated my iTunes to the newest version, and soon after, when I plugged in my iPod, iTunes told me that it couldn't read the contents of my iPod and that it needed to be restored. I immediately freaked out and disconnected the iPod to find that it said I no longer had any music on it. I plugged it back in and was able to dive into the folders and see that there was, in fact, music on it. So I copied everything off the iPod, restored it, and reloaded everything back on, which took about eight hours total.
I thought maybe the new version of iTunes screwed up my iPod, so I installed a previous version and got the same result, so I restored and reloaded again. Today I brought my (fully loaded) iPod to work to test on my laptop, which does not even have iTunes on it, and when I ejected and disconnected it, it once again told me it had no music on it and was restored to factory settings.
Does anybody know what's going on here, or how I can remedy this problem!? I really do not want to have to wait 4+ hours to reload my iPod every single time I plug it in to my computer. It isn't that old, isn't damaged that I know of, and I am clueless as to why it must be restored continuously. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks!

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