Ipod library LOST! Help, please!

I recently ran the automatic cleaner on my computer to organize unused files... after that, when I went to plug my ipod in, none of my files showed up on the screen and it said something like, "Would you like to transfer files or erase and sync?" I picked "transfer files", and this transferred only about 18 files (more than 200 were on the ipod).
So then I did something I regret; I pressed "erase and sync". That made the rest of the files disappear from my ipod too. Is there ANY way I can get my files back, or are they lost forever?
(Would it work if I hit "system restore" on my computer?)
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give me.

Pressing "Erase and Sync" when iTunes brings up the dialogue window asking whether you want to replace the songs on your iPod with the songs in this iTunes does exactly what it says. If you linked to an iTunes with only a few or completely different songs it will have erased your original iPod song list. There are some data recovery programs on the market. I've no personal experience of them so I can't say how effective they are, here's an example: iPod Data RecoveryBuegie - Recovering Songs
None of the recovery programs are particularly cheap so you have to decide if in your particular circumstances it's worth it to get your songs back. If they came primarily from your CDs then it's most likely not as you can re-rip them.

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