Having trouble syncing my iPod classic

Hi, Just received a message while trying to sync my iPod classic....You need to turn on synchronisation in iSync preferences before you can sync contacts and calendars. I was just trying to add new music...never seen this before. When I click on it it states the iPod filenam can't be synced because it cannot be read from or written to. Never had a problem before.....any ideas,,,thanks

Kim, sorry, but I couldn't get what you are trying to do.
iTunes jargon
RESTORE - to erase all data, ie music, address, video etc in the connected iPod and populate them with factory settings.
Why do we need to do this? When the iPod hardisk filesystem is corrupted and the iTunes cant map the iPod hardisk file structure, to add new data, music, videos etc.
SYNC - The process, where iTunes overrides all data, music, videos in the iPod, with the iTunes Library. So if the iTunes library in your PC is blank, then iTunes will erase your iPod, till blank.
iTunes Library - the folder in your PC/MAC that contains all your data/music/video etc. The iTunes does not treat the iPod as a store, but rather as huge landfill, so you need 3rd party software to recover any data from the iPod back to the PC/MAC.

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