Playlist/Ipod Drive problem. Help!

OK, my brother and i use the same computer to update our ipods. Recently he unplugged his from the computer (without properly ejecting his which i assume is where the problem occured) and immediately plugged mine in.
So, now in Itunes and on my Ipod I have all his artists/albums/playlists showing up, and none of them actually play. Now, if I access my ipod through the harddrive and not through Itunes all of my information is still there. Any ideas on how I can restore my Ipod's playlist back to normal without backing up all the info, 'restoring' and reupdating everything I had on there?? Thx in advance.

I have an idea! Download a third party program, then you can transfer the music on your ipod to your computer. If you are using windows, check out copypod at www.copypod.com. If you are using mac, then yamipod is the best one. You can download that at www.yamipod.com
Hope this helped
kEat0n

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