IPod Touch 2 not syncing, songs disappearing

Hi!  My daughter's iPod Touch 2 stopped syncing Nov. 12.  Being a very alert mother, I finally got to trying to fix it this weekend!  The iPod will not sync.  At first, it would freeze at step 1 of 5.  After much trying, and uninstalling/reinstalling iTunes, I finally got it to 5 of 5, but just when it was about done, I'd get an error that it could not sync.  I tried running diagnostics, and after I place check marks next to what I'd like to have diagnosed, iTunes just freezes, not allowing me to pursue diagnostics.  Finally, on the main screen for her touch, I checked 'manually manage music' instead of 'auto sync'.  When we open her iPod file on iTunes, over 200 of her songs are gone from the iPod (still in library).  So we tried to manually drag songs to the iPod.  It takes over an hour for EACH song!!  We are a very computer illeterate family and don't do anything 'questionable', just upload CD's and purchase songs from iTunes, so I don't know how it could have been corrupted or anything.  The only thing I can think of is that she started using an iPod alarm clock by Phillips where it charges the iPod and plays it as a speaker.
I scoured this community, and I think I tried all the suggestions I could find.  Should I just click the 'restore iPod' and just try to add the music that way?  Do you think the alarm clock could have ruined the iPod some how?  I think the songs came off when it sat 'syncing' for hours!  The only songs left are the first ones she uploaded a year ago.  THANK YOU!!!

Try a system reset.  It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until the screen blacks out or you see the Apple logo.  Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.  You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.

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