Typical use

If you experience a computer or hard drive crash, upgrade to a new computer, had your computer stolen or lost it, this method will let you repopulate your iTunes library from your iPod.

Typical use

Keep a backup of your iPod in a safe place in case of future problems with your PC and/or iPod or before sending in your iPod or iPod battery in repair. Never assume your iPod music is safe while being repaired.

Advantages

• Direct restoration in iTunes of all music and video content of your iPod straight into iTunes: songs, podcasts, audiobooks, videos, TV shows, playlists, ratings, playcounts, date last played, date last skipped and many more.
• One click direct import of music and video content into iTunes.

Advantages

• Permanent backups that can be restored at any time, even when both iPod and iTunes libraries are lost.
• Backups can be stored on external devices such as an external hard drive or CD/DVD.
• Note: this method doesn't backup playcounts, date last played and song order in playlists.