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

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@gmail.com>

> 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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