IPod Classic (6th Generation) 80GB syncing problems

Hello,
I have been encountering this problem for a couple of months with my iPod Classic. I have researched every possible fix, and I haven't been lucky enough to find a fix. When I connect my iPod to my computer sometimes, it'll just freeze everything up and I have to manually restart my computer. Other times I try to put songs onto my computer and it'll add a few then freeze and I have to restore my iPod. My problem is that it wont add songs and it keeps freezing. I have tried reformatting, putting the USB in different ports, last night I let it sit overnight to try to sing and let it work itself out. It seemed like it synced all the songs but as soon as I disconnected the iPod it restored itself and had factory settings with no songs on it. I have wasted a lot of time with this iPod in hopes of trying to fix this. But I refuse to pay Apple their crazy repair prices for something that isn't my fault. If I could please get a fix for this, cause I know A LOT of people are having the very same problem with their iPod's.

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