HT1766 I have an i pod classic... tonight I went to sync some new music on it before going to the gym and it said it did not  my mac computer did not recognize my  classic and that it needed to be restored to factory settings.. What the heck??

I HAVE AN IPOD CLASSIC , I WENT TO SYNC SOME NEW MUSIC ON IT AND MY MAC COMPUTER ON ITUNES SAID IT DID NOT RECONIZE MY CLASSIC . I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. WHY IS IT ASKING ME TO RESTORE IT TO FACTORY SETTINGS . THEN IT SAYS I WILL LOSE ALL MY MUSIC AND VIDEO'S . WHAT DO I DO??

You do what it says. Your iPod encounterd an error and y have to restore the iPod. That happens sometimes..
Just resync your media to the iPod after restoring.
If necessarey, you can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
  Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
I also requested your post be moved to the iPod Classic forum

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