IPod shuffle files

I am using an iPod shuffle(1GB) originally bought in 2005 as memory stick. Its been fine but whilst away recently I plugged it into a PC and downloaded some pictures from Photo Album. Whilst doing so the PC hard drive (Windows 2000) of the old Dell machine started clicking, upon which my friend pulled out the iPod suddenly, concerned about the hard disk. When replugged onto newer laptop many strange files came up on iPod looking like little windows applications, upon which I panicked and starting deleting them. Some deleted, others came up with a window saying cannot be deleted due to unfound something or other... Now returned home and plugged into my iMac upon which these files (I have 6 of them left) are shown in this format:
+NNN2NN3NN
__UUU UUUû UU
I want to know if this has corrupted my iPod. My remaining files seem OK and open fine but I'm worried if it could be a virus etc,. These strange files also oddly disappear when I click on them only to reappear when the iPod is replugged in or icon double clicked to reuse. What shall I do? Please help.

Just copy off those files you put on there. Restore will erase the shuffle. The shuffle's internal files will be replaced when you do the Restore. If there were any music files on it, you can re-sync those from your iTunes library.

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