IPOD/ iTunes deleted songs

I was putting new songs on my 30GB IPOD w/ iTunes, when all of a sudden it said error, and now all of my songs from my ipod were deleted. This is the second time now in less than a month. However, going into my IPOD and looking in "about" its still showing there is 7GB stored. Is there any way to get the songs back?

The same thing happened to me, only not all of my songs we're deleted. Only eleven, but still I DO want those songs because I paid for them. But, as you said before, how do I restore my ipod. I have the 30GB video ipod. Luckily I had burned a CD earlier that day which had some of the songs that were deleted. PLEASE RESPOND
Windows XP

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Hi Waltpa,
Welcome to Adobe Forum,
Have you referred to :
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5353903
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1271663
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6183619
http://forums.adobe.com/message/6180892
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/sync-files.html
They contain good information, it might help you.
Regards,
Rajshree

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