ITunes freezes when updating iPod

I am using a 60 GB iPod video. I recently lost my library in iTunes but I simply added the folder that contained all of my albums back to iTunes and made a few adjustments and it's back to normal. Still, I know the iPod recognizes it as a different library so I wanted to update it.
I go to do this and it gives me the usual "___'s iPod is synced with another library, would you like to delete the current library and replace it with this iTunes library?" or something long those lines so I click "Erase and sync" and it seems like it's updating but iTunes just freezes. It's done this three times including once after a restart.
I'm really becoming frustrated with iTunes as of late so I hope someone has a quick fix for this problem.

It worked on 4th attempt.

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paranoidandroid22 wrote:
I have just reinstalled vista and itunes due to a failed hard disk.
I imported all my music into itunes and restored my ipod to factory settings. However, when I plug in my ipod (30 gig model), itunes start syncing, but after a minute or so the moving circle next to 'Phil's Ipod' on the left stops moving and itunes appears to have stopped working, although, the Task Manager says it is working.
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Welcome to Apple Support Communities!
The sugestions in the article below should help. They will resolve most issues that cause iTunes to stop responding when an iOS device is connected to the computer.
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3219
Symptoms
In rare instances, iTunes may become unresponsive when connecting an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your computer. iTunes may become responsive again after you disconnect the device from the computer.
Resolution
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Follow the steps below to troubleshoot the issue:
Install any available software updates for your computer.
For Mac OS X: Click the Apple () menu, choose Software Update, and follow the on-screen instructions.
For Windows: Refer to the documentation for your computer for instructions on using Windows Update to update your computer.
Update iTunes to the latest version.
For Mac OS X: Click the Apple () menu, choose Software Update, and follow the on-screen instructions. You can also download iTunes from the Apple website.
For Windows: Use Apple Software Update, or download iTunes from the Apple website.
Test with automatic syncing disabled.Reconnect your device and test to see if the issue still occurs. If your device is recognized successfully, you may be able to isolate which type of data is causing the issue. Do this by deselecting all syncing options under each of the syncing tabs and then sync. After that, re-enable your sync options one at a time until the issue returns.
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For Windows: Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences. Click the Devices tab and place a check next to option to "Prevent iPods, iPhones and iPads from syncing automatically." Click OK.
Check your device for podcasts. If there are any podcasts, manually delete all podcast episodes from the device by sliding your finger across the podcast episode's name and tapping Delete. Once all podcasts are removed from your device, reconnect it to the computer, open iTunes, and test.
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Test with iTunes plug-ins removed.
Quit iTunes.
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Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes Plug-ins
Windows Vista or Windows 7: C:\Users\[username]\App Data\Roaming\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes Plug-ins
Mac OS X:
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So yer my itunes has frozen as soon as i connect my ipod. Constantly telling me it is 'verifying' .. problem is the 'verifying' never ends.. does anyone have a solution for this?
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At least for my IMac! As usual, the most stupid thing was underestimated. I started to have the "freezing" trouble when I connected my Ipod Nanop, last month, than my Ipod Video and Mini Ipod too.The strange thing was that befor the Nano, the mini worked well. But, when I bought the Nano (one month before the Video) i simoultaneously bought an hub system (2.0, self-alimented), and I put the cable for the ipod connection into the hub, while with the former mini Ipod was connected directly to my IMac. Today I disconnected the hub, I put the Ipod cable again into the IMac, directly to the Ipod, and everything magically worked perfectly. I copied all my 4.000 songs library in a while, without freezing anything but my fingers (this winter is very cold in Italy!!!!).
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