IPod sync deletes music/playlists

I am gettng very frustrated with this issue - Everytime I plug my iPod into the computer to charge it initiates an itunes sync - that part is OK, the problem is that it erases all my music from the iPod. I am using the latest iPod ios (6.x) and itunes (10.x), When I restore the factory settings and reinstall everything, the music gets copied to my iPod but this is time consuming and I need to do it every time! Just crazy. I have wifi and icloud sync turned off. I have no idea how to get around this problem and am about ready to throw the thing out the window. It's an ipod touch 60gb with about 12 gb of music.
Can anyone please help with this issue??

Try not letting it sync automatically, i.e., set to "Manually manage ..." in the iPod Summary page. Worked for me for a similar (but less destructive) problem.

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