Backup iTunes 11 to DVD

In addition to backing up to an external HD, I would like to backup my iTunes Library to DVD's. The size of my library will require multiple DVDs. I used to be able to do this in older versions of iTunes, but I can't find option for this in iTunes 11. Is it possible to do?
Thanks

How to back up your media in iTunes - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1382 - to Cd or DVD only in iTunes 10.3 or earlier.
Burning in Finder might still be available and you can simply burn the whole iTunes folder. In this era of movie sales resulting in huge file storage, for many people this might take tens if not hundreds of DVDs and many hours which may be why it is no longer included.

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When I try to backup my iTunes library to a blank CD, an error message appears saying that there is a file bigger than that of a blank CD so a blank DVD must be inserted. When I insert a blank DVD, nothing happens. The message, "Please insert a blank disc..." remains at the top of my iTunes window. Why doesn't it recognize the blank DVD? Any suggestions? I am using iTunes 8.1.

No problem, nix. That's why I asked; often people do presume that their system came with a given feature when in reality it didn't. It's a more common problem with Windows systems since there are so many vendors, models and options that it's often difficult to know exactly what you're getting.
Aftermarket DVD burners are quite inexpensive nowadays, so you could probably add one to your system without having to spend much. NewEgg has internal DVD burners for as little as $23.00 (US) and externals as low as $50.00.
Regards.

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I am new to iTunes and would like to burn a DVD, I have gone through the menus in iTUnes and I do not see any thing which states burn to cd/dvd How do I burn my iTunes to dvd, so that I can restore from DVD if required?

Go to the top of this screen, click "Support", then type" backup itunes to dvd" or similar into the search bar.
Or go to help in itunes and type backup dvd.

Will LaCie 301910 DVD burner work to backup iTunes 10 library?

My iMac disc drive is only working for CDs. I am not sure whether the LaCie DVD burner (301910) will work to backup iTunes.
If it won't, what drive would you suggest?
Also, in iTunes 10 I do not see an option to backup up to DVDs. Is there a way to do a DVD backup of the iTunes library?
(Since upgrade to Snow Leopard I have had over 10 new songs completely disappear from the HD so that they are not on my (Time Machine)
backups to an external HD and I would prefer to have a reliable backup system.)
Thanks.

Thanks a lot. That definately helps my decision. I loved using lightscribe burners (except the slow speed for the disc labeling) back in my PC days and I'm glad to see that it works on a Mac.
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How do I back up my itunes to dvds I have itunes version 10.51.42

The backup to disc feature was been removed some months ago. Use the tools supplied with your computer or see this User Tip.
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How do i back up itunes to dvd.I have the latest update,but under file- library,there is no backup to disc now

The backup to disk option was removed as of iTunes 10.4. If you want to back up your tracks to a CD, you can as a workaround put the tracks in a playlist and then use the Burn Playlist to Disk command and select a data disk as the format. If you want to back up your tracks to a DVD now, you'll need to use other software. Unless your library is pretty small, though, it's probably a lot more effective to just copy the entire iTunes folder to an external hard drive or USB flash drive.
Regards.

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Hi,
Can someone please advise the best way to backup Itunes (10.2.2.12)? Need to backup the full thing, as i am going to windows 7 new install rather than an upgrade. Music is easy to backup in my music folder, copy over and tell ituneds to use that as my library.
However i am worried i will connect my iphone and ipad and it will sync to the blank apps list and remove all my apps from the device. So can someone please advise how i backup my applications so i can restore them back when on windows 7.
I know i can redownload them for free, but i will never remember which apps i have and that will take ages. Also doesn't itunes always think that is right so if i reinstall and have no apps in itunes and i plug in my iphone with it's apps it will sync with the empty itunes and remove all the apps off the phone? Or will i be lucky and it will sync the apps from the phone to itunes?
Any help would be great on how to backup everything in itunes (Music, apps, ipad and iphone backups) and restore to a new install in windows 7.
Would have been easy if the backup function would have backed up to an external HD instead of demanding loads of dvd's!
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Craig

Try this:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
This will move the contents of the iPod to your computer. and sync the iPod to the computer.
It appears to me that something is wrong/corrupt with your music backup.

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How do I record tv shows purchased on iTunes to DVD?

You can, but only to a data DVD for backup and transport; the content on such DVDs can't be played outside of iTunes. Creating a data DVD is done by treating the video files as if they were any other file.
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How can i backup itunes my library?

I don't use "itunes music" folder,my musics are stored in several folders of two disks,i add the folders separatedly, i want to use itunes to manage all the music i've added,and create many playlists in itunes,add many information related to the songs,for example,the picture of album,the id3,and also use itunes to rate the songs,so i want use itunes do all the things of managing songs.
but before do that all above,one thing need to be solved,how can i backup all the things i do.if my system break down,how can i recover the itunes library,recover all the rate i've done,all the information i've collected,all the playlists i've made?
now i use wmp,if that unfortunate things happend,after i reinstall my system,i use the disktool to let the disk id same as before,and copy the database of wmp in my new system,and i would get all what i've down,no different with before, what to do with itunes?
wait and thanks anybody that reply to me ^_^

Well....You can Use iTunes for Backing up your Music, but I do not favor this mehtod.
It works fine for music files BUT: I prefer more control and completeness over my backup process. It is also very important to note that a large limitation of using iTunes to manage the backup is that the iTunes method does not create or maintain backups of the two meta-data files (iTunes Library.itl & iTunes Music Library.xml) where your Playlists, Ratings, Play Counts, etc. are stored. See: What are the iTunes Library files?
If you are heavily invested in your Library data (Playlists, Play Counts, Ratings, Last Played, Date Added, etc.), it is crucial that you also make and archive multiple backups of your ‘iTunes Library.itl’ file.
If your music is located under one common Folder (e.g.-‘iTunes’), then it is easiest to physically copy that folder and all its sub-folders in one simple process. It can be done quickly, and incrementally – several times a day, when necessary. In the case of any data loss, just re-copy your entire (or partial) music library back to wherever it was, placing it in the main Folder that the previous iTunes expected. Along with the ‘iTunes Library.itl’ metadata file, this completes a full ‘restore’ of your music to the time of your last backup.
Use of a backup software program will greatly help. It will allow you to easily perform incremental backups of only the files that have changed. WinXP has such a facility built-in. I use a free program called FileSync ( http://www.fileware.com ). There are many out there. Some use Zipped files or proprietary formats, others use standard file formats. I like FileSync as it uses normal file formats that can be viewed/managed via any Windows program or utility.
iTunes Files to Backup
1) All music files in their current folder structure (usually located in and under the ‘iTunes Music’ folder)
2) The Library database file: ‘iTunes Library.itl’ located in the ‘iTunes’ folder
3) The Library XML file: ‘iTunes Music Library.xml’ located in the ‘iTunes’ folder
4) Any XML playlist files you created for Playlist retention
5) The two iTunes.pref files (optional)
-- C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Apple Computer\iTunes\iTunes.pref
-- C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer Inc\iTunes.pref
Here's a list of possible ways to copy your music files from your main iTunes computer to another storage medium for backup purposes.
1) Use an External Hard Drive to store the complete iTunes meta-data files and underlying Music Folder structure and songs from your main computer. They are quite cheap now, for their storage volume. This is my preferred main medium.
2) If you have Two Computers:
2a) Connect them through a router
2b) Connect them using a Direct (w/Mac) or Crossover (PC/PC) Ethernet cable (See: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3001.html)
2c) Connect them via a USB-to-USB Network Bridge. See: here as an example.
Copy the files and folders from one computer to the other. Use the second PC as your backup repository.
3) Burn several DVDs (at 4.7+ GBs each) with the music data files and store them safely. Re-writable ones are good for backup purposes (if your DVD drive can manage these).
4) Burn 6x more on CDs (at 700MB each) than in #3 above and store them safely in more space Re-writable ones are good for backup purposes (if your CD drive can manage these).
5) Use a larger USB Flash drive (1GB – 4+GBs) to store the files only if you have a small amount ripped music or have multiple and/or jumbo USB drives at your disposal that will fit your music library.
6) Use the Second Internal Hard Drive (if available) of your PC -- not optimum, as you really want to physically separate the storage of backups from the originals, but good as a tertiary storage device.
By keeping only one copy of your music (other than on the iPod), you are not truly 'backed-up' and are running a high risk of losing your music. Music files on just the iPod and the computer is not considered having any backup. If you cannot store your complete music files on the computer’s internal HD, then create and maintain at least two external sets (any multiple combinations of ExHDs, DVDs, CDs).
You need at least two full sets of your music, not including what is on the iPod:
-- One full set on the PC within iTunes (on internal HD or ExHD)
-- One full set on an separate external backup medium (CD/DVD/ExHD/other)
-- One (full or partial) set on the iPod
It is a good policy to backup all your important data. It is a very smart policy to back it up on more than one medium.
External hard drives now run less than $100 for 200-250GBs of storage. Very cheap backup insurance, indeed. See This Link

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I'm unable to backup itunes library. The backup window does not appear to be active.Last backup, was on previous itunes version, present version is 9.02

Hello Loxi
I'm still learning about Itunes after 4 years but I have learned alot....I will back-up my music from library by inserting disc and clicking on "burn cd" i have never tried backing from the "file" or never have used a DVD-RW. Another pointer is to go "edit".."preferences"..."advanced"..."burning", click on "data" this will reduce the number of discs needed, I am backing up about 9Gig to 2 CD-RWs....this might help you.
Thank you for your reply HEC. I guess I'll use CD-RW disks if or until I can figure out how to get iTunes to find the DVD drive for backups (I use the DVD drive all the time to import songs from CDs, so I don't know why it doesn't see the drive for backing up songs).
It's funny that you never used the 'file' route because that is the instruction in the help file for how to create backups. Whatever works.
I actually chose the data option not long ago (it just looked like the best option when I happened to be in that section), so I'm glad to hear that this option (apparently) yields backup files that are smaller than they are in iTunes. No wonder all the data from my purchased file fit on one CD-R disc - that did surprise me, though I assumed that some sort of compression must have taken place.
The CD-R and CD-RW discs I saw at the store listed their capacity in MBs, and when I told the clerk my purpose, he advised me to purchase DVDs for greater capacity, so I did. The only DVD discs they carried held 4.7 GB each, so that's what I bought.
I tried disabling my CD drive via the device manager, reasoning that iTunes might then find the DVD drive, but it didn't. This resulted in iTunes being unable to find any drive at all and getting hung up.
I just have to figure out how to get iTunes to find that DVD drive for backups.

ITunes was on a drive destroyed by virus; how can i sync my iPod with new iTunes on new computer without losing my old library? There is no backup iTunes/iPod files available.

how can i sync my iPod with new iTunes on new computer without losing my old library? There is no backup iTunes/iPod files available.

If you connect your ipod to your computer then look in the hidden folder labeled "iPod_Control" . (This is on a Mac version, but i think it's the same for Windows) and in "Music" is all your music mixed up in different folders. Just drag the MUSIC folder onto itunes then BAM! It's done ;D
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I have just started to use PSE 7 and have moved all my photos into it. I did the initial backup to a DVD but now that I want to backup my new pictures, it seems to want a new DVD. I don't take all that many pictures so it would take me some months fill up a DVD. It doesn't seem to like DVD-R and with DVD-RW, it tells me there is something on the DVD and do I want to erase it. How do I use PSE7 to backup or copy pictures to the same DVD more than once? Thanks.

As far as I know, one can burn contents to a DVD only once...
If you’re using a DVD-RW you have to erase the old contents first...
On can burn a CD several times until filled up though...
You might consider using an external Firewire Hard-drive for your backup...?
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Nolan
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Hi Experts
for restoring from backup itunes is asking for password and i didn't give any password when backup was going on not even i checked on encrypt my backup.
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See:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3057884
I too have experienced the "blame everything but Apple products/software" indoctrination of the Apple phone support techs!
I have a feeling that iTunes automatically switches encryption on and puts as default a previous iTunes store password but as I don't leave mine the same all the time (and don't feel the need to remember historic passwords that I'm not using to secure anything against) I have no clue what it is.
Good luck trying to get useful advice on here relating to the issue, it will go along the lines of...
1) Its your fault for setting it and forgetting the password,
2) We know everything and theres definately no way iTunes would set backups to encrypt without your knowledge and...
3) Theres no fix for this issue, you might be able to save some of your data, but most will be lost (unless you specifically ask for an iTunes redownload exemption/ token then your purchases could be lost too).
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