> 2008/6/24 David <david@davesgoldwing.com>:
>
>> I think Otto was trying to suggest copying your iTunes Music directory to
>> an
>> external drive.
>
>
> I thought I *did* suggest that. ;)
>
>>
>>
>> Apple does a real bad job for backups and they assume the only backup
>> device
>> in the world is a CD/DVD drive. Very unfortunate. I would love if they
>> developed a backup option that allowed you to create the backup to a hard
>> drive as if it's a tape drive but alas that's not likely to happen.
>
>
> It would be good if iTunes included an option to back up to external
> hard-drive. IMO CD/DVD is quite inadequate for the data volumes involved in
> most libraries (roughly 10 albums per CD, 60 per DVD).
>
> I would argue that any computer user should be doing regular backups of
> *all* their files anyway, and iTunes Music would be included by default.
> This doesn't explain why Apple would go to the trouble of providing a backup
> function but then omit the obvious hard-drive option. I wonder if this is
> because of restrictions in copying files bought from the iTunes Store?
>
>>
>>
>> Otto is correct however that backups are very important so at the very
>> least
>> you should try and keep your \MyMusic directory and the iTunes Library.itl
>> files backed up to a separate drive.
>>
>> Selecting restore from iTunes will simply erase your iPod/Touch/Nano and I
>> believe it gives the option to format and then it will re-install it's own
>> software and the your music files and it will leave iTunes untouched
>> except
>> to read from the library and sync those music files to your device.
>
>
> That is correct, AFAIK.
>
> Otto
> PS can anyone recommend free/inexpensive Windows backup apps comparable to
> Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper on the Mac?
>
> Corrected "ups" to "apps"!
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