Corrupt or not compatable

I keep trying to sync my itouch and continually get this . . . itunes can not backup the ipod because the backup was corrupt or not compatable with the ipod. . . HELP this is driving me nuts and i have no idea how to fix it!!!!!

Hello sunshine4u,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you tried deleting any previous backups via iTunes Preferences? To do this, head to the Edit drop down menu and choose Preferences. When the window pops up, head over to the Devices tab. Here you will see a section where you can delete previous backups by highlighting a specific backup and choosing *Delete Backup*. Then restart iTunes and try restoring and updating your iPod once again.
If still no luck, double check for other backups via this location on your PC.
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
B-rock

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