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itunes back up query

  • 20-04-2012 2:18pm
    #1
    banjobongo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭


    hi guys
    Im not technical at all. I have an ipod and I listen to all my music on my ipod, using itunes. If anythin ever happened to my laptop, woulld I lose all the music stored on my itunes, or is my nussic altomatially backed up by Apple onto a cloud/back up server somewhre else?
    If not, what can I/should I do to back up my itunes library so that its safe?
    thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    johnayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭johnayo


    You can back your library using dvd's.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,680 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    iTunes purchased music can be re-downloaded, but for any music you ripped or acquired yourself you would need iTunes Match.

    In the case of a hard drive failure it's also possible to transfer music from your iPod back to your computer. It's not ideal though as you lose things like playlists, etc.

    Backing up to an external hard drive is another option.


  • #4
    banjobongo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭banjobongo


    thanks johnayo - Im guessing from your response that if you damage/lose your computer you lose your itunes library?
    Is this correct?
    If so, how would you back up your itunes library using a DVD?
    My itunes library is 22.74GB, would one DVD be eough?


  • #5
    johnayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭johnayo


    This looks like you can back up to an external hard drive.(didn't realise you could re-download purchased music).


    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751


  • #6
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    banjobongo wrote: »
    thanks johnayo - Im guessing from your response that if you damage/lose your computer you lose your itunes library?
    Is this correct?
    If so, how would you back up your itunes library using a DVD?
    My itunes library is 22.74GB, would one DVD be eough?

    At 4.7GB per single sided DVD, no.


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