Ipod stops syncing

I have had some playback issues with my iPod Touch. Connecting it and syncing does not fix the problem. I decided to delete all my music from my iPod and just re-sync it all together. While syncing, it stops at step 3-finding purchased items. It still says it it syncing, but it has not changed for about an hour. I just want my music back without restoring my iPod! Please help!

Yep. I'm having this problem, too. Brand new ipod, brand new Macbook, and it's like they can't talk to each other. I plug in the ipod and it freezes. I reset it so it's working again, then iTunes freezes. Can't update anymore. Getting frustrated...
What was the resolution you found, by the way?

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    Pending Sectors: 0
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    Start/Stops: 894
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    Count of reallocated sectors. When the hard drive finds a read/write/verification error, it marks this sector as "reallocated" and transfers data to a special reserved area (spare area). This process is also known as remapping, and "reallocated" sectors are called remaps. This is why, on modern hard disks, "bad blocks" cannot be found while testing the surface – all bad blocks are hidden in reallocated sectors. However, as the number of reallocated sectors increases, the read/write speed tends to decrease. The raw value normally represents a count of the number of bad sectors that have been found and remapped. Thus, the higher the attribute value, the more sectors the drive has had to reallocate.
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