Itunes update loses all data related to my 2nd device, Is there anyway to get Itunes to work properly?

Another Apple Itunes Update. Dutifully I applied it and found that Itunes afterwards had lost all information related to my Ipod device (it retained the information to my Iphone which uses a different music selection). Now Itunes wants to erase all data on my 2nd device so that I can use Itunes on it. I am getting quite tired of dealing with these Itune update problems, problems which I experience inspite of keeping my device and software backed up on each of my computers.
Is there any way to fix Itunes without wiping all data from my 2nd Itunes device?

See this article: Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
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