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09.15.2008 at 03:22AM PDT, ID: 23731383
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Itunes backup and recovery

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I am in need of a better understanding of what info is housed in the itunes livrary file and what role it specifically plays.  

It seems Itunes automatically looks certain places for songs and this often leads to a great deal of file duplication with unknown targets.

I am trying to backup itunes exactly the way it is now and reinstall it as a mirror image on a new hard drive.  

Specifically , here is an oddity I notice.  The user had a folder on the desktop with 10GB of songs and other stuff.   The library file apparently knew about this folder but , I assume,  wants the folder in location it thins it should be.   Now that I have moved that folder in the process of restoring it, it is in the my music folder with all the other itunes stuff.

Also , what is best way to go about backing up purchased music and restoring.  I dont think all his purchased stuff came over.
Answered By: xema
Expert Since: 11/13/1998
Accepted Solutions: 292
Computer Expertise: Guru
Education: UAM-Inull, Bachelor's Degree
xema has been an Expert for 10 years1 month, during which he has posted 1187 comments and answered 292 questions. xema is just one of 257 experts in the iTunes Software for MP3 Downloads Zone. 2 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
 
 
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