All songs in Library lost

I changed from a classic to a first generation touch and when I synced it the first time all the songs synced. I added some new cd's to my library and when I synced all the original songs in the library disappeared. I went in and pulled up the library I wanted to sync, but it won't do it. I had 1200 songs now I only can synce 28. Any advise

Jack,
These links will give you
i several
methods of recovering whatever songs remain on your iPod; some free, some third-party software, some more comprehensive for restoring playlists, ratings, counts, etc. Read them and their associated links before deciding on a strategy that works for you. There are
i many
various third-party software programs that will offer a more robust process, or an easier GUI. Do a Google search for them if the links below leave you wanting
Don King Resurrected, "Deleted files from hard drive" #1, 12:49am May 30, 2005 CDT
MacMuse, "Computer Crashed" #3, 10:48pm Feb 7, 2005 CDT
Copying music from iPod to computer
Copying Songs from Your iPod to a Mac or PC
iPodRip Software
PodUtil Software
After recovering your song files, strongly consider developing a thorough backup strategy for just this type of situation. Music files on just the iPod and the computer is
i not
considered having any backup. Backup both the music files
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the Library database file (iTunes Library.itl). Below are some very good threads to read on the subject:
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Buegie, "Can I backup my library?" #2, 04:21pm Aug 7, 2005 CDT

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