IPod Touch ios 6.1.2--won't back up!

I wanted to change my ios to 7, but would like to back up my information first, but iTunes won't let me.
The message that comes up is something like "iTunes cannot back up [this iPod] because an error occurred," which is insufficiently informative (Apple!!!!!).
Does anyone have a solution for this?
Thanks so much!!!!

I am still trying to work this out, which I am having difficulty with because of a separate problem... That's why i haven't said whether or not it works.

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