Ipod not syncing music, "cannot sync, playlists don't exist"

I just downloaded a few CDs to my iTunes and I tried to sync it up, but it said that my playlists don't exist anymore. Yet, they were still all there when I tried to sync it. Any help would be graciously appreciated!
Dell Windows XP Pro

Your iPod preference must have got set to sync specific playlists rather than all and there are no playlists selected. At any rate, if you had been syncing playlists, go to that screen and reselect the playlists then resync.
Patrick

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This got rid of all my other playlists, and when I tried to get them back it said they didn't exist!
Then, it wiped all my songs on the ipod, but they are still there in the library, and I can't do any updating st all as the playlists don't exist, yet I don't have any playlists now as I deleted them all!
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Simply re-create the playlist you want to use to sync your iPod with, then in your iPod preferences indicate that iTunes is to sync only that checked playlist.

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Hello nobunaga1981!
This is the forum for iPod Touch, your query should be posted on the iPod Classic forum. In regard to your issue, Have you authorized and deauthorized your computer in iTunes to sync content from that computer to your iPod? as you have changed hard drives on your computer.
Or another option would be to uncheck "Sync Music" apply the changes and then check it again and apply the changes,
and see if that sync's content onto your iPod.
How old is the iPod?
I would've recommended that you try a restore on the iPod, but from your post I see you have done multiple things to try and fix the problem. If the above options don't work, the only advice I can give you is to drop in to your nearest Apple Store and make an appointment at the Genius Bar to check the problem out.
Hope you get it sorted soon. Good luck! If anyone has experienced the same issue, post your solutions or recommendations.
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Dunno.. I wonder why I am still messing with this silly thing.. very frustrated.
Upgraded the 3rd gen I pod touch to software 5.1.1, then I tunes to 10.6.1.7 and it will NOT sync my Itunes playlists to my I touch.
Seems this happens about every darned time I upgrade something..
Using windows xp pro, service pack 3.
Any ideas? Im getting tired of resetting my play lists.

Try the steps listed on the linked pages in the answer below you up to the restore part. If it looks good, trying doing a System Restore in Windows XP to the day before you upgraded it, reverting it back to the older version of i-tunes. But, if something in the previous steps points to a hard drive issue, this won't help you.
Regards,
Brian

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When I synced up her ipod to the Macbook, I restored it to format it for Mac. The songs started to load and about 3/4 of the way through her library I received this error message.
"Attempting to copy to the disk <ipod name> failed. The disk could not be read from or written to."
I have tried using the "Disk cannot be read" troubleshooting page, but none of these suggestions help - it is a brand new Macbook - she literally bought it yesterday, and I have tried to use both a firewire and a USB cable that work fine with another ipod and computer. Disgruntled, I tried hooking up the ipod again, once again restoring it since data categorized as "other" was showing up on the iPod on the iTunes summary page. Once again, a few songs in we got another error message.
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I have restored the iPod on the Macbook three times now. Each time, it goes through restore, and then when it is syncing with the music library it gives the error message as above, iTunes freezes and I have to either forcequit or manually remove the ipod.
Giving up, I figured I'd just load the songs onto the iPod from the PC. So I reformated/restored for Windows and synced up the iPod. The first error message I got was:
"The drive is not ready for use; its door may be open. Please check drive F: and make sure that a disk is inserted and that the drive door is closed."
I unplugged the ipod and there was only one song on it. I plugged it back in and it started to sync only to give me this error message a few minutes in.
"Attempting to copy to the disk <name of ipod> failed. An unkown error occurred (-53)."
Now iTunes on the PC is frozen and I'm really confused and don't know what to do. She has an older iPod (3rd generation, dock connector) that has given her some problems over the years but nothing like this. Unfortunately, she's traveling tomorrow and really wants her iPod and music with her. At this point, neither the Mac nor the PC will load the music onto the iPod. What do we do? Also, she has Applecare for her new Mac, but it looks like the issue is with the iPod, not the computer - if I call them will they help me fix it? Should I bother trying to bring the iPod and the Mac into the local store?

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*Age of the computer and/or hard drive
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What updates occurred or new applications were installed before the issues started popping up
*Whether files/folders have been deleted
About the only one that really matters for you now is the age of your hard drive. Most hard drives last for 3~5 years, and the hard drives on the newest iBooks (from 2005) would be nearing that 4-year mark. If you've never had your hard drive replaced, there is the possibility that the hard drive is failing. Hard drive failures can result in software corruption--which would be the issues you're seeing.
What you want to do from now on is make sure you have all your important data backed up (and all installation CDs/DVDs accounted for, just in case) and monitor the machine. If the odd behaviors return, we may have to do more troubleshooting.
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My iPod is not syncing with my iTunes! When I plug it in, my iTunes freezes and so does my iPod. I thought restoring my iPod would help, but now I have an empty iPod and it is still not syncing. At least now my iTunes doesn't freeze... just the iPod freezes with that "Do not disconnect" message. Every time I try to sync my iPod, I get this error message: "The iPod cannot be updated. The required file cannot be found." I thought maybe there would be a problem with my iTunes so I re-downloaded and re-installed it. Still the same problem.
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