Ipod songs all show as -0.00 seconds long

Ive come across a problem with my 5g ipod nano. For some reason all of the songs come up as being -0.00 seconds long. Ive tried the normal soft reset, but this doesnt seem to have done anything. Any suggestions?

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i've been recently dying to get my 30 GB ipod back to the state it once used to be (really extended library before i had to send it back to get a new one) and just today, i turned it on to find that not one of my songs are there!!! my pictures, however, still show up.
really upset, i plugged it into my computer to find that none of the songs show up there either but iPod still has just about the same amount of GB used as it did when the songs did show.
at that time, i had a bubble on my toolbar read:
itunes.exe - corrupt file..the file or directory \ipod_control\itunes\itunesprefs is corrupt and unreadable. please run the chkdsk utility
what gives?
what is the chkdsk utility?
i'm super upset & would like my music back!
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See this.
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Does the track play correctly in Quicktime Player? If it does then it is an iTunes issue. If it doesn't then it is possible the file was not completely downloaded, or is corrupt. If you are in a country where re-downloading is possible (iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match Availability by Country - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5085), delete the track and download again (Downloading [using iOS or computer] past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519). See tips on downloading in https://discussions.apple.com/message/19097773
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https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3712298 - applying system update cleared issue of songs ending early
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/17661693 - issue resolved by re-downloading files or rebuilding library file [note, although the poster says this restored all, my understanding is the .xml file does not retain all the details of the original library file].
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3988957 - updating Match
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Although my ipod (5G - new in October) is showing up in itunes, it is not showing any of the songs on it. Today i imported two new CDs into itunes, and then added them onto the ipod - which says it has imported them, but they are not actually showing up on the ipod. I presume these two problems are linked. I have tried reinstalling both itunes and ipod software - but had no luck.... Does anyone know what I can do?

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And I've now tried connecting the iPod to an older Macbook running iTunes 12.0.0.140 and I'm getting the same thing -- the songs and media shows up under 'Devices' on the left, but they are not actually there. Trying to double click on them brings up the symbol. Wondering how the 'ghost' effect of them showing up in iTunes can happen if they are no longer on the iPod itself.
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