Ipod sync problem!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

i can't sync music or anything.. its says that an error happened and that it can sync. can anyone tell me what to do... please help!!!

thanks for responding. the message says: "The ipod "name" cannot be synced.
An unknown error occurred." And the there is this number after the message.Oh! and one more thing i checked the if the files (songs) were synced, you know by checking in the ipod music file in the program, there the songs are transferred but when i check on my ipod touch nothing none of files that i transferred appear. thank you for your help.

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