How do I find missing music from my i-tunes library?

My iPod classic 30 GB will not sync and now my entire library of songs is gone.  How can I get them back?

Not really.  When I went through Apple's troubleshooting steps, it would ultimately say that there was no device detected, yet my computer can detect the i-pod as it automatically loads i-tunes when I plug in my device.  After it is connected, my device continues to display the "do not disconnect" message no matter the length of time it remains connected.  It was after I completed the troubleshooting steps that my library disappeared, other than the few songs I had just purchased that day.

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