Cannot write or read to Disk

I tried to sync my iPod Touch to my computer and it went through the whole process then at the end gave me the following error message:
"Attempting to copy to disk 'iPod Touch' failed. The disk could not be read from or written to."
It worked this morning, im not sure what happened. I thought about restoring but im afraid that might not solve the problem and ill be stuck with an empty Touch.
What should i do.
I have a 2nd Gen Touch with O.S. 3.0

Hi,
Restore the Touch. There is no easy way to remove files from an iPod as it classes media on the iPod as "read-only" - There are software products that can be used to remove media from an iPod, but it is not an official method and you risk causing more damage.
If you really need the files on the Touch then use Google to find a program to remove files, there are a few, but do so at your own risk!
Kind regards,
Peter.

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