Itunes cannot sync ipod to computer

Itunes has suddenly started refusing to sync my ipod, claiming there is not enough room on my computer.  There is 210 GB free on the hard drive, and it's a 32 GB ipod.   I've tried emptying the trash and deleting files, but that doesn't help (not surprising).    THe problem began after I purchased a couple of songs from the iTunes store.
iPod touch 4G (model no MC544LL/A) 32GB running iOS 6.1.3 (10B329).  10.3 GB available space on it.
MacBook 13" 2GHz IntelCore Duo, 2GB Ram, 320GB internal HD.  Running MacOS X 10.6.8,  iTunes 11.0.5 (5).
Help?

Hello geoffreyfromlawrence,
Thanks for the question. The following article provides a few solutions for the symptoms you described:
iOS: 'Not enough free space' alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
Thanks,
Matt M.

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