My ipod is not being recognized by windows

will i have to get a new ipod? this has happened to three of my ipods and i am not wanting to spend the money to buy a new one.when i plug it in to my computer all it says is usb not reconized. and it wont charge very often so what do i need to do any suggestions?

try forcing it into recovery mode and restoring it in itunes (you will not be able to back up your data it will all be lost if ih is not already backed up.)
to get into recovery mode:
plug it into you pc
turn the device off and then hold the power and home button at the same time until itunes detects it a an ipod that needs to be restored.

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