ITunes Restore - how long

How long does it typically take to restore an IPod? I added playlists to my library but kept getting an error message that the disk could not be read from or written to. So I did what was suggested and started a restore. It's been going for about an hour now. I only had 340 songs on my IPod. This is really frustrating.

Restoring your iPod should only take a couple of minutes. Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: "Disk cannot be read from or written to"

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