IPod classic is not recognised by itunes but is by windows - please help

Hi there.... as title suggests my ipod as of today is refusing to be even recognized by itunes despite it being perfectly happy in my computer. I have tried every step that itunes support suggested with the end result meaning that it now has none of my music on it, so that went well.
Just before it properly went down I would get something along the lines of Cannot sync - \"Required File Could Not Be Found\" Any ideas?

Hi, I've been bothering with the same problem on the last two days, and also tried everything apple support had to offer, but to no effect.
By accident and pure luck, I got out of this mess by the following steps (that will maybe help you):
Go to "My Computer".
Look out for the iPodClassic Drive.
Open it.
Open the folder "iPod_Control"
Open the folder "iTunes"
Look for "extras". It's the iTunes Data Source.
Open it.
There I was. iPod back in iTunes.
Hope it will work out for you, too.
Cheers.

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