Yellow bar "other" filling ipod

When I synced my ipod classic ig filled with a yellow bar "other".  Where could a file ~35 gb be coming from that would fill my ipod?  Or is is a ghost file?

The Other section on your iPod consists of a number of different things, including album artwork, your iPod's software, files you may be storing externally on it, games, and a few other things. However, it can usually include corrupt files from failed sync sessions with iTunes.  Usually the Other section should only be a small fraction of what's stored on your iPod, usually less than 1 GB. 
So it sounds like your iPod may be corrupt, in which case you'll need to connect it to iTunes and restore it to factory settings.
B-rock

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