Getting a corrupt file message

i keep getting a corrupt file message when i connect the i-pod to my computer....and when i try to transfer songs to the i-pod they wont go into the device...i also noticted while trying to transfer songs to the device the bar on top of the screen never reaches the end of the song...it always stops before reaching the end...please help...and try to keep it simple im not to swift on my computer lol....thanks....

Did you try to delete the last backup listed in iTunes/Edit/Preferences/Devices?

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