IPod sync is duplicating all playlists - they multiply 2-3-4 and more...

I have the strangest thing happening here:
Whenever I sync my iPod Video 30GB now, all of the standard iTunes playlists and my own custom playlists are being duplicated 2, 3 and 4 times....most of the new duplicate playlists are empty but some have songs or video in there - sometimes they match the original playlist, and sometimes they don't.
My total available free memory space does not change, the syncing is just replicating another new playlist for each of the playlists every time I sync.
Does anybody have any idea what could possibly be causing this?
Insights are welcomed...
Thanks much...
MIP

I am having this problem also. I have searched and found many posts on the subject, but no solutions found.
Thanks,
Debbie at
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