Itunes won't sync any of my music to my Ipod Nano (4th gen)

I tried to add more music onto my ipod and itunes froze and it didn't work.  After it unfroze I tried to sync it again, nothing happened. I thought maybe if I reset my ipod it would help. NOPE! Now I have no music on my ipod and even if I click on the sync button nothing happens. Itunes recognizes that I have my ipod plugged in but it won't do anything else.  I even tried uninstalling itunes and then re-installing it but nothing happened after that.

Hey Tipa1,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you are having an issue with iTunes due to permissions. The following article is related to the symptoms you described:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1277
Thanks,
Matt M.

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