Some items on my ipod are not backed up - why?

Question

I want to reset my ipod touch because when I listen to music, the music tends to cease at random...the display shows that the tune is playing, but no sound comes out.  Also, some of the tunes seem to have their names incorrectly matched to the music, despite being OK when I check them in Itunes.  But when I try to reset the ipod, it says some items on the ipod are not backed up and will be lost.  But it gives me no way to find out what items are not backed up, nor how to make them become backed up.  So my backup is jacked up!  How do i fix this so I can at least try a reset in hopes that it might fix the problem of the music randomly stopping?

Answer 1

This is going to sound dumb, but humor me, when was the last time you backed up your iPod? Before you try backing up try this: a Soft Reset, press and hold the power and home buttons together until the Apple logo appears, about 15 seconds +/-, then release both buttons, should not cause you to lose anything. Or going into Setting>General>Reset and tapping Reset All Settings, should not effect photos in camera roll or music, may cause you lose some contacts or email content. If you are thinking of doing a Restore make sure you backup anything you do not wish to wipe to your computer before starting a Restore from backup or a Restore to new (factory restore). To make the back up connect with the cable to iTunes then go into your iPod page and go from there. Before you start resetting / Restoring have you tried unsyncing the music library from your iPod then sync again. Or deleting the music and then sync with your computer's music library? (Note any music that is not on your computer may be lost to you if you don't sync it to the computer first.) May work, may not. Hope this helps, Good luck, Cheers.