Space hog after setting "enable disk"

Hi,
I recently moved my iTunes data form a PC with an XP OS to a Visto OS. I followed the directions in the support pages on how to do that using the ENABLE DISK USE option to synch the ipod playlists etc. to my new PC. It worked fine. However....after I finished, I unchecked the box titled ENABLE DISK USE and the space usage on my ipod grew significantly!
Prior to the move (and prior to checking the "enable disk use" box, I had maybe 1 GB of OTHER on the ipod. Now it is 10.23 GB and I cannot get it to return to the smaller #. I have not added anything of significance; I do not have any vidoes or photos, it is all music and podcasts.
Any tips on why the space is being eaten up? How can I compress it?
Thanks,
Lori

Try restoring your iPod. Restoring will erase the iPod's hard drive, reload the software and put it back to default settings. Once the restore is complete follow the on screen instructions and it should connect to iTunes and give you a prompt to automatically update your library onto the fresh installation. If you want to update manually or using selected playlists choose no and it will default to manual mode and you can choose whatever setting you like: Restoring iPod to factory settings with iTunes 7

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