Unable to sync iphone or ipod, response is duplicate file specified

I can't sync my iphone or ipod, the response is duplicate file specified. Any ideas?

Seems like I might have found the solution to this. Tried four different machines and narrowed it down to AV software. Was running CA internet security suite on the machines that wouldn't sync all of the music files. Removed it from one of the machines and now everything syncs perfectly again. No idea why this software would interfere with it all, but uninstalling it has done the trick.
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