Content deleted off ipod

i plugged my ipod into the computer, and it deleted all my content ( i didnt know that at the time - i wasnt paying attention). now when i plug it in again, i only have my photos, and 3 gigs of what it calls "other". i have no idea what this "other" could be. now i cant redownload my music.

Hi,
That much "other" is usually corrupt data, to fix it you need to restore and resynch.
Good luck,
Dud.

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and updating
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Like every night before work i delete some episodes of my iPod and put different ones on it, along with podcast and audio books.
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i plugged it back in and iTunes on the PC can see all the stuff that should be on it, but, it can see most of my free memory is empty instead of mostly full.
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Good luck,
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