Can't add photos to iPod nano, folder "Unknown" cannot be found.

when I try to sync photos to my nano, it says it fails because the folder "Unknown" cannot be found... can anyone help me with that?
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Hi TheConeZone!
I would suggest that you try doing this:
Connect your iPod to your computer, and click on it in the Source List of iTunes.
Go to the "Photos" tab.
Here, deselect the "Sync" option for the photos.
Click "Apply" in the bottom-right corner to save your changes.
Then, disconnect your iPod from your comptuer when the sync is complete.
Now, let's try searching for any corrupt "iPod Photo Cache" folders that might be laying around:
1 - Go to "START > Search".
2 - Select "All files and folders", and make sure that you are searching over your entire hard drive.
3 - Then, type "ipod photo cache" in the blank, and click "Search" to begin searching.
4 - When the search is complete, delete any "iPod Photo Cache" folders that you may find on your computer.
After you've done that, connect your iPod to your computer, and now select "Sync" with your photos, and select the folder that you want to sync to your iPod.
Click Apply to save your changes.
Then, if needed, select "Sync iPod" from the File menu in iTunes, to update your iPod with the changes you have just made.
After trying that, can you sucessfully transfer your photos to your iPod, or not?
-Kylene

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