IPod could not be synched. The disk could not be read from or written to.

Does anyone know what this means and how I can fix it? Thanks

Did you try just rebooting your iPod with the simple Menu+Center key combo then try re-syncing yet?
If not, try that; most iPod problems can be fixed that simply...
Since the message says that the disk (your iPod) cannot be read from or written to, it seems that the problem is with your iPod itself.

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