Synch and erase

Hi, I have just bought an ipod touch and am now away from home on an extended visit to my parents. I want to download some lectures from iTunesU but when I try to synchronise on my mother's computer (she doesn't have an ipod by the way), there is a screen message saying that synching will erase all the items I already have on my ipod. Is there any way to get round this?

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You need to change to manually managing content. Select the iPod under Devices in the left hand pane and then choose the Summary tab. Check "Manually Manage Music and Videos". You must now drag and drop content onto the iPod rather than using the Music/Videos tabs etc but content will persist.
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