Multiple devices on my pc

HELP!!!long story but i'll try and keep it short, had my ipod since june2007 and i love it,never had any problems until my partner put hers on my pc and now mine comes up that its a device and not the main one and i dont know how to get rid of all her songs andjust keep mine it says there are 1456 songs on it but mine has 1502 on it please help.ps i no nothing about pc's lol

All devices signed into the same iCloud account will finish up with the same contacts. Of course if prior to joining iCloud two family members each had an entry for Uncle Fred, then you will finish up with two contact cards for Uncle Fred, and so on. If you tidy this up on your computer then the changes will propagate to everyone else.

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