Disk Defrag

[X_Jado_X]

Ok, well, if I delete my MUSIC files, will it stay on iTunes? Every time I charge my iPod it gets the songs from iTunes, so if I had 0 iTunes music, I have 0 iPod songs.

[jholland1964]

Back up your iTunes to a cd-r disk....if you haven't done this you all ready are running the risk of losing it all when you hard drive crashes...notice I say WHEN not IF because sooner or later this crammed full hard drive is going to say enough is enough and crash. A hard drive will only hold so much and when it is full it is full unless you get something off of there. I honestly am suprised you can do much of anything if you keep filling it up.
To create your backup disc

1. From the File menu, choose Back Up to Disc.
2. Select the option you want from the resulting dialog and click Back Up.
3. The two options you can select from are:
   • Back up entire iTunes library and playlists
   • Back up only iTunes Store purchases
   Whichever of these two options you choose, note that you can also choose "Only back up items added or changed since last backup" to perform an incremental backup.
4. Insert a blank disc (CD or DVD) into your computer's optical drive. iTunes will scan the disc and begin burning.

1. Note: If the disc you insert does not have enough space to hold all of the media you will be backing up, a dialog will appear asking whether you wish to backup to multiple discs. You can click Data Discs to continue.

iTunes burns the number of items that fit on one disc and then asks you to insert subsequent discs to continue burning the remaining files. Don't eject a disc while a backup is in progress.
Spoken programs purchased from the Audible.com website are not backed up.
Discs you create using the iTunes backup feature can be used only to restore; they can't be played in a CD or DVD player.
Restoring from a backup disc

1. Open iTunes.
2. Insert your backup disc.
3. iTunes will ask whether you want to restore from this disc. Click Restore.

Check drive compatibility

1. Open iTunes Preferences:
   Mac: From the iTunes menu choose Preferences.
   Windows: On the Edit menu click Preferences.
2. Click Advanced.
3. Click Burning.
4. If the drive is listed, it's compatible.