Cannot Load Music using existing ITunes Library

I have an existing iTunes library on an external HD that I have updated/synched numerous times to my old iPod. I recently got a shuffle and when I try to add music, the external hard drive becomes disconnected and I am unable to add files to the shuffle using iTunes. I have tried copying the desired files to the harddrive and then dragging and dropping them onto the shuffle outside of iTunes but to no avail...nothing plays when I try this. Can anyone help?

This is the way the ipod works.
Your friends music does not belong to you. You have no legal right to it.
You need to restore the iphone as new, then sync it to your computer.

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