Update stole ALL my music.

Updates have never gone as far as to take my music, it restored my photos but reset the rest of my ipod all my apps, videos, and music are gone. Everything i have paid for gone, even all the music I got from other sources like CDs or mp3 files. What is the meaning of this, why does this update have to screw with my ipod when all other updates went fine. Over 500 songs from many different sources how am i suppose to get all that back? Doesnt the update automaitcally store all your ipods information so when the update is done the ipod can be restored COMPLETELY? I need help imediately.

Ok... troubleshooting, should i try and use the option restore from back up? or would i run the risk of losing my 4,000+ photos like i lost my videos and music?
Is there any special option that might unlock my information and restore my ipod back to normal? maybe a reboot to a previous date?(like pc) and then never update my ipod again? Anything to get my music back, you dont know how long i have been collecting those songs to lose them all here and now... 

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