Attempting to copy to the disk "Anthony's I" failed. An unknown error (-69)

Attempting to copy to the disk "Anthony's I" failed. An unknown error occured (-69) keeps popping up in an error box every time I try sync music to my 3rd gen shuffle. The amount of music and everything seems fine. Can anybody please help me with this as me and my son now have two shuffles that won't sync.

Suggests a possible problem with the source files on your computer. Check the source disk for errors and backup if you don't already do so. See HT1210: iTunes displays a -69 error when syncing iPod for more details.
The SyncToy backup program is also a good way to identify exactly which files cannot be read. Repeated runs may succed in copying files which won't copy over on the first attempt.
tt2

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