IPOD CLASSIC NOT BEING RECOGNIZED BY MAC OR ITUNES

Used to work perfectly - suddenly neither my Mac book nor Itunes is seeing Ipod when connected to the Computer.
If I reset it and go into DISK mode everything works fine on both Mac book and Itunes!
Ive noticed that although I formatted IPOD for use under MAC OSX it now shows that it is formatted for PC!
Something has obviously become corrupted in the software so I need to reload it.
Can I restore my previous settings without doing a full Restore and loosing all my music in the process?
Any help appreciated
Thanks Barry

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