Ipod plugged in with light turned on, but computer and itunes not seeing it

I got this ipod as a gift and when I first plugged it in, it worked fine and I put my music on it.
I went to do it again the other day and it does not show up on my computer or in my itunes.
I've tried to uninstall and reinstall itunes multiple times and i've gone through the steps of the help pages on itunes.
Today, it did pop up and said it was going to reset it and then it would restart it automatically when it was done, but it still did not show up on itunes!
Help!!!

Thank you all very much for the advice!! I really appreciate it... it helped me figure out how to open up the files.
I swear I think they make these harder and harder just so we spend more and more money just to get useless software and technology....UGH!!!
I was sweating bullets, I had video on my phone that is part of a civil case for me. Without it, I was pretty much screwed.
I'm just happy I have it now!!!
Thank you all again very much!!! I'm thankful these boards exist....
Trblncolo

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