Backing up and restoring library to and from external HD

Newbie to iTunes since I got my iPhone. I'm asked periodically to back up my library to CDs. Can I back up per my question, and in the event of the unthinkable total crash of my Mac can I restore from the external HD? Is there a method to do this or some additional software necessary? I currently copy my iTunes folder to my external HD every time I add anything to iTunes.
Thanks,
CD3

Yes, you can restore your music folder from a backup HD. Assuming the backup folder is organized exactly like the original, it would just be a matter of copying the backup folder into the position of the original. You can use a regular file backup program to automate the backup process. SuperDuper! is one; there are certainly others that have their fans.
It's also a good idea to back up your iTunes Library file. A completely functioning iTunes music library is made up of the iTunes Library file and the associated iTunes Music folder. The library file is a directory file and contains vital data about the music library.

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On 11/13/2012 1:26 PM, dpenney wrote:
>
> It has been a good 8 years since I have had to recover a user database
> from backup and I just really wanted a verification of what needs to be
> recovered.
>
> Just recently had a user get a C00E error and the analyzer suggested
> restoring from backups. No problem, we run backups daily on the mail
> server (yes ... we use windows *sigh*) and we use Veritas Backup Exec.
> to run full/incremental backups.
>
> In order to recover the user, do I just need to restore the userXXX.db
> located in the ofuser folder? Since it will be a couple days older,
> will I need to restore anything else or should that folder alone be
> fine?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input.
>
>
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