Songs and Videos missing from iPod?

I have added a large number of songs to my iPod and I have realised some of them are missing under the artist. However I can find them under the song search. I know this is due to ID3 album tags but this seems really silly, is there anyway to overcome this on mass? I have a large number of songs and don't know which ones have ID3 album tags or not. A seperate issue, I also added a number of videos to the iPod, however they aren't there when I look for them. iTunes shows them there when I browse my iPod, but when I unplug and look for them, they're not there? Any help would be much appreciated.

Regarding your first question, sort your iTunes library by Album, then group-select all those with no album name and select Get Info. Enter "N/A" or something like that for songs which have no album name.

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Search it up on google.com. There's a lot of apps that will help you do this. Check out this one:
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I just updated my software from iTunes6 to itunes7
and sudenly no lists appear neither in itunes or
ipod. Originaly I had 25GB on songs, 10 GB in videos
and 5 in others. 40 GB out of 60GB of capacity. I
hooked up my ipod to my pc, iTunes loaded and now
everything is recognized as Others. How can I can see
again my music. It was not erased but no I can`t hear
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Have an iPod? Often worry about your songs and videos in your iPod will be erased caused by unknown reasons? Or want to backup your files in iPod to your computer but just dont't know how?
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* Backup artists, albums, ratings and play lists
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* Automatic transfer: Automatically detect your hardware and decide the best transfer mode
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Hey, so I'm wondering if any of you can help me with this issue, I'd be unbelievably grateful for any help, I can't resolve it and I dislike my long commute without my iPod to listen to! Thanks in advance
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About Authorization and Deauthorization.

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Try:
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- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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