A way to backup only my iPod's playlists?

Hello!
This may be a stupid question but is there a way to backup only my iPod's playlists? I haven't found such an option and it feels quite stupid to backup my entire music collection.
I'm using iTunes 7.0.1.8 and a 1st generation iPod nano (4Gb).
Windows XP Pro

And by playlist I meant music library.
So I'd like to backup only songs that are on my iPod, not all existing music files on my computer.

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5044027&#5044027
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=893334&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=797432&#797432
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http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/copying-music-from-ipod-to-co mputer/
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I assume that backing up the 'Originals' folder would do the trick, but I want to be sure as the images are important. I can afford to lose the modified ones, but I can't lose the originals.
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What other files would I need to reflect rolls and albums?<<<</div>
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I don't do much modification in iPhoto; mostly rotating images.<<<</div>
This is part of the basis for my idea.
Mainly due to space and time constraints.<<<</div>
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