Backing up iTunes folder,best way to just backup changes (extra to TM backu

Hi
I now have my iTunes library running off a USB powered portable HDD. I have setup Time Machine to back up the iTunes library from here to.
I also however as an extra backup, copy the iTunes folder to my NAS. When I add stuff to iTunes, I dont want to keep copying the whole folder over to the NAS, so how can I easily just copy over whats new?
Any easy way to do this?
cheers

the loc-man wrote:
Any Mac programs that compare 2 folders ? preferably free
again, Carbon Copy Cloner is free and can be configured to incrementally backup any changes. it can also be scheduled to run @ certain times or e.g. when the target disk is mounted.
i'm just not 100 % certain if CCC can backup from a NAS. check the site. however, ChronoSync will be able to do that.
my iTunes lives on a 2 TB firewire drive. i have an identical 2 TB drive acting as backup. when the backup drive is mounted, CCC automatically kicks in, compares the two disks, and copies the new content over. it's fire-and-forget if you will.
JGG
edited by the Jolly Green Giant (where Green stands for environmentally friendly)

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