Can a flash drive be backed up?

I've been running Time Machine for a while and I think it's great. What I want to know is if a flash drive can be backed up onto my external drive. I can't remove it from the list of things not to back up so it's not looking good, but I figured I'd ask here just in case there was still a way. Thanks.

When the item is grayed out in the Options to exclude, it means it is NOT backed up; hence, you cannot de-select it for backing up. Hopefully once it is re-formatted HFS+, you will be able to confirm via TM Preferences -> Options that you can include/exclude that drive.

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If so, would I then be able to transfer everything from the flash to a new hard drive when I replace the current one?
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The backup built into iTunes works only with CDs and DVDs, but you can back up onto a flash drive or hard drive manually. Just drag the entire iTunes folder (normally in your user's Music folder) onto the backup device.
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Ok, thanks that helps. I don't have an external hard drive though. What about backing up through 'the cloud'? I'm just wondering since my husband syncs his iPod to the PC through iTunes and he's worried that he will lose all the songs on his iPod if the library is lost from iTunes and he tries to 'sync' it up again. I'm not exactly sure how to 'copy the entire iTunes folder' either. I kinda suck at this unless I have step by step instructions, which I haven't found yet on iTunes help or other sources.
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