Reformat anyway to keep my iTunes?

**chris82** · 10-26-2010, 05:08 AM

I reformat my pc a lot and so i am awlays losing my iphones data.

When i install itunes it wants to earse everything is there anyway around this? Is there a file or something itunes used in the backup?

anyone?

**Piazza331** · 10-26-2010, 09:49 AM

Put in a blank DVD and in iTunes under one of the drop down menus is create iTunes backup. After a reformat, download iTunes, put in the DVD and it will restore your music, iPhone backups, etc.

**Waleed786** · 10-26-2010, 09:57 AM

I didn't know iTunes had that option...that's good to know

**chris82** · 10-26-2010, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Piazza331

Put in a blank DVD and in iTunes under one of the drop down menus is create iTunes backup. After a reformat, download iTunes, put in the DVD and it will restore your music, iPhone backups, etc.

wow i never new.... is it putting all your music on that DVD? Trouble is i have 20GB of data on mine.

**Waleed786** · 10-26-2010, 04:36 PM

U'll need about 5 DVD's lol

**Piazza331** · 10-26-2010, 06:09 PM

Lol glad you guys like it. Feel free to hit thanks.

**chris82** · 10-27-2010, 05:26 AM

wonder if it could make a DVD image that i could mount and restore later, guess i could use blu-ray.

**iNT3Rv3NTiONZz** · 10-27-2010, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Piazza331

Put in a blank DVD and in iTunes under one of the drop down menus is create iTunes backup. After a reformat, download iTunes, put in the DVD and it will restore your music, iPhone backups, etc.

Thanks! I never knew this, but its not really ideal as I have like 30gb of apps/videos/music/ringtones/podcasts/movies/TV shows...
Can you do the backup to an external hdd? I have a 250gb westerndigital hdd so that would be ideal! Also, would I be able to restore the backup onto another pc?

**chris82** · 11-25-2010, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Piazza331

Put in a blank DVD and in iTunes under one of the drop down menus is create iTunes backup. After a reformat, download iTunes, put in the DVD and it will restore your music, iPhone backups, etc.

I don't see that option in the menus? Was it taken out of the latest iTunes?

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