I have near 15,000 songs on iTunes; which I primarily use as my music box. However, I am concerned that one day it will crash and all the time and money spent, I will not be able to recover them.

Whats is the best way to save these files...ZIP drive, several cds, internet server, etc....? Woah, that's a lot of songs! I'm not SURE any flash drives could handle it. You might could use multiples though. I wouldn't do the CDs method, and I don't know anything about the servers thing. I would use an external hard-drive, but that's just me. Are some of those songs RIPPED from CDs?

I think the most important thing to do is back them up as soon as possible, especially if you've never done so, and especially if some of them are downloaded. Make sure not to upgrade to a new version of Itunes before backing up.Some are from cd's, but most are from borrowing a friends ipod and downloading them from the ipod to my computer....of which, you need to purchase software to go from ipod to computer vs. the norm of computer to ipod.

I use a server for my work docs, not through the company, that we can save important docs on their servers and login on their website to retrieve, change, and save on their servers.

As for the cds, YES, that would be a pain. And understand, that I would have to use multiple zip files, probably saved by genre.

So, can you further explain "external hard drive"...
Thanks in advance.Well, I think that if you moved your files from the Itunes Music folder onto an external hard-drive, you could play the Itunes-purchased ones on a different computer by verifying they are yours over the internet with the password of the account they were bought with. If you don't know how to find the Itunes music folder, tell me if your computer is a mac or a windows.Quote from: typhoeus on October 03, 2008, 08:48:28 PM

Well, I think that if you moved your files from the Itunes Music folder onto an external hard-drive, you could play the Itunes-purchased ones on a different computer by verifying they are yours over the internet with the password of the account they were bought with.