Has My iPod Died? (3rd gen)iPod with Clickwheel B&W

Hoping someone can help, I can't turn on my iPod even when I toggle the hold switch and press & hold menu and select.
I plug it into my pc and the pc does not acknowledge it, nor does iTunes so I am unable to restore(I have already downloaded the very latest version of iTunes).
If I try and charge it sometimes but not always the battery charge icon will appear but it does not move as it should when charging.
Is it time I faced facts and bought a new iPod which I can ill afford? Feel so lost without my beloved iPod.
Thanks in advance for any helpful tips.

If it has a "clickwheel" (instead of a touch scrollwheel with four separate round touch buttons), it is a 4th gen iPod, not 3rd gen.
Shut down (power off) the computer and restart it. Try a different USB port. If possible, try a different docking cable.

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