Music files out of synch

ITunes is telling me I have 4658 songs and my Ipod is telling me I have 4656. I have synched syched it up and it is still showing a difference. How can that be?
compaq   Windows 2000  

One possibility is that the files that are missing are not compatible with the iPod.
Another is that the files are missing from the "music folder". They would still be listed in your iTunes library, possibly with a ! next to them.

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