Re: [Apple iPod] frozen :(

I think Otto was trying to suggest copying your iTunes Music directory to an
external drive.

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.

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.

David Sawyer
K1DRS -.- .---- -.. .-. ...
1998 Pearl Chaparral Beige Goldwing SE
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie B." <tat191@aol.com>
To: <AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Apple iPod] frozen :(

>I am on Windows. I do have an external hard drive but when I try to
> back up itunes it always tries to send it to my CD writer. That would
> take too many disks. Could you tell me how to send a back up to my
> external hard drive?
>
> Stephanie
>
> --- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "Otto Nikolaus" <otto.nikolaus@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Restoring an iPod does *nothing* to your iTunes but you should
> still take
>> regular backups. What would you do if your hard-drive crashes or is
>> corrupted?
>>
>> At the very least, do a manual copy of the iTunes Music folder to an
>> external drive.
>>
>> Are you Mac or Win?
>>
>> Otto
>
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