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How to Back Up Videos Purchased from the iTunes Store

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Now, iTunes 7 offers a new way to back up your iTunes library, playlists, and iTunes Store purchases for safekeeping. The "Back Up to Disc" feature saves your media to a blank disc (CD or DVD) and once backed up, iTunes can use your backup disc(s) to automatically restore your iTunes library.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    From the "File" menu, choose "Back Up to Disc."

  2. Step 2

    Select the option you want from the resulting dialog and click "Back Up."

  3. Step 3

    Insert a blank disc (CD or DVD) into your computer's optical drive. iTunes will scan the disc and begin burning

Tips & Warnings
  • To reduce the number of discs needed for a backup, iTunes can perform incremental backups (only items added or changed since the last backup).
  • To burn a DVD (DVD-R or DVD-RW), your computer must have a compatible DVD burner. Check in "iTunes Preferences" to see if a drive is compatible.
  • 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.
  • Know that 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 Web site 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 DVD player

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