How To Back Up Your iTunes Library

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You've spent months, years, decades updating your music collection from vinyl to 8-track, from 8-track to cassette, from cassette to CD, from CD to this new-fangled digital format.

Don't let all that hard work disappear with one fried circuit—back it up.

To complete this How-To you will need:

An iTunes library
And recordable CDs or DVDs

Step 1: Open iTunes

Open your iTunes.

Step 2: Choose "Back up to disc"

Under File, choose the option "Back up to disc."

Step 3: Choose back up option

Choose one of the three options given: "Back up entire iTunes library," "Back up only iTunes store purchases," and "Only back up items added or changed since last backup."

Step 4: Insert disc

When prompted to do so, insert a blank CD or DVD to begin the process.

Step 5: Insert new discs

Wait for the disc to finish burning and continue inserting new discs as prompted until your entire library is burned.

Tip: It will take some time for each disc to burn, so don't eject it until the computer tells you it's finished.

Step 6: Store discs

Store the completed discs. Remember, they cannot be played; they are for restorative purposes only.

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• itunes
• ipod
• apple
• howto
• howcast
• hardware
• backup

[samgraves2]

wtf....backup to discs?? No thanks!

[bard55]

This is why iTunes is fucking retarded.

[SM7078]

I did this to 47 cd's so f**** me :(

[fusionfallx]

After that do I just pop the disk into the new computer or what good video btw

[nuwann]

wtf this shit is  crazyy

[pr53188]

This video sucks, I will not give me that option!!!

[Fade2DnB]

fuking island ape!

[Tromos18]

@xoxoxmusic4everxoxox thats it? i have over 1500 lol anf thats not even alot

[PatchowPietro]

Cant wait for iCloud!

[BrainDeadZombies]

@ESPxTele It's not hard to back up your songs to an external harddrive. Just copy your itunes library file.

[BlueLemon19]

but my itunes library is... IT´S OVER 9000!!!!!!!

[szfehler]

it takes too many DVDs to do this. There must be a better way!