/\/\/\ this is true, but im sure the guy said he did a system restore. which wipes the hdd. so the software wont recongnise it. it would even be accesible through the hidden archive as the ipod wont be recognising it to show it on the pc.

the only way then, assuming its a hdd pod not a flash memory would be to take out the hdd and load it in a caddy so that you can recover it like it was a external hdd. but this will void your warrenty and likely fuck your pod.

it sounds like you have fucked yourselg sonny jim.

sorry