[Apple iPod] Re: Responses to Otto's questions - Backing up iTunes Library

Otto -

My apologies, you lost me on the duplicates part, how do I check for
duplicates on the Macbook versus the iMac?

Thanks,

Dave

--- In AppleiPod@yahoogroups.com, "Otto Nikolaus" <otto.nikolaus@...>
wrote:
>
> Dave,
>
> I would start by adding the iTunes on the MacBook to the iTunes on
the iMac.
> If there are duplicates it will take a while to remove them but
iTunes has a
> Show Duplicates option. Then see how much space is used on the iMac.
> IMO 500 GB drives are the best value at the moment. You *can* go
larger, but
> I'd prefer to have 2 x 500 GB rather than 1 x 1 TB, for example.
This allows
> for a more resilient backup strategy.
>
> Otto
>
> 2008/8/7 Dave <djlashman@...>
>
> > Otto -
> >
> > Below are my answers to your questions:
> >
> > If you make the external the only place for your library, where
will you
> > back it up?
> >
> > ANSWER: Right now, I'm only thinking that I will use the 500Gig
> > External Hard-drive as the backup, my existing iTunes will remain on
> > my iMac hard-drive, I'll just do a periodic backup onto the hard-drive
> >
> > How are you doing backups for other files now?
> >
> > ANSWER: To be honest, I don't have a very good system for backing up
> > my stuff, I tried to back stuff up on iDisk, but I was never
> > successful in a good backup on iDisk and I've backed up some of my
> > iTunes onto recordable DVD's but only as a last resort.
> >
> > Is there room on either Mac to hold all your music? Why is it split
> > between
> > the 2?
> >
> > ANSWER: There is room on my iMac for everything, but the space is
> > limited on my Macbook. The reason for the split is because for some
> > reason, I have two iTunes libraries, one for the Macbook and one for
> > the iMac. I would really like to somehow combine the two or use the
> > external hard-drive to upload whatever I want should I have to grab
> > the Macbook and go out of town and leave the iMac behind.
> >
> > How big is the external? How big are the iMac's and MacBook's drives
> > and how
> > much is used?
> >
> > ANSWER: I haven't purchased the external yet, but the one that I'm
> > eyeing right now is 500 gig and I will dedicate the whole external to
> > only the iTunes library. The space in the iMac have about 100 or more
> > Gig and the Macbook doesn't seem to have very much hard-drive space at
> > all, can't keep too much on the memory....probably more like 60 to
80 gig.
>
>
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>

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