Ipod somehow got completely erased

Today when I hooked up my i-Pod Nano to recharge the battery, I found a terrible suprise. My Ipod is completely erased, and I don't know how it happened. I listened to the thing this morning, and I NEVER clicked reset to original settings. All I did was hook the i-Pod to my computer and saw that it was all gone. Is there a customer service number I can call?

Try Restoring the iPod.
Also, check these out:
My Computer Recognizes iPod as a Different Drive
Apple Phone Contacts
I hope this helps!

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1. Plug in your iPhone. Sync it with the computer.
2. Click on your phone in the sidebar and click on your phone's music tab on the top right.
3. Select that you'd like to sync music from this library.
4. Select what you want to sync. Yes, it will delete the current music off of the phone but if you've imported that into your new library, then you'll just put it right back on. Your phone currently thinks it's supposed to sync with the hard drive that doesn't exist, so that's the problem.
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7. Never accidentally unplug your phone during an update again.
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