Ipod syncing not copying music to device

When syncing my ipod, the music doesnt copy over although itunes shows the music as loaded on the device. My other data option seems to be rather large as well making me think my music is being copied over as something else? My itunes and ipod are up to date. I have an ipod nano.

Hi oliviafromroodepoort,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your iPod nano. If you are having unusual usage issues (not playing back music/not recognizing synced music), you may want to try restoring your iPod nano back to factory settings, then resyncing your data from iTunes. You may find the steps outlined in the following article helpful:
Restoring iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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