Ipod Classic 160gb keeps getting asked to scan and fix, then freezes

Ipod 160gb classic says that there's an error and would I like to scan and fix it. Either response freezes the message and Itunes, and when reopened won't show my ipod. I've gone into Computer, then right clicked my ipod, choosing properties, then tools, then checked the drive for errors. I've then clicked "automaticlly fix file system errors", and "scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" to see it freeze again with either selected. My ipod shows no music, but the memory is still used up. I can't get it on itunes to delte or add any songs. What do I do?

Your iPod filesystem is corrupted, so all your music is in the Others segment, but most of the time, Windows, can't successfully move/ remap the bad cluster. (timeouts?)
Do the iPod disk diagnostic on your iPod, as in this excellent earlier post by tt2.
It wont fix your problem, but help us in troubleshooting.

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