Can i erase my itunes library, and still keep all of the songs on my ipod?

i have a 30 gb, 5th gen. ipod. i have over 6,000 songs on it, and it is slowing my computer down pretty bad. so my question is if i erase the songs to allow my computer to run faster, will the songs on my ipod be erased? if so, is there any way to move them somewhere else so it doesnt slow my comp down anymore? any advice would help
hp Windows XP

i suggest that you only charge your ipod using a power charger, then it won't ever matter what songs are in your library.
however, you wouldn't be able to add any songs to your ipod in the future...because if you sync your library with your ipod, any songs that you deleted would be removed from your ipod.
hth
angie
dell dimension 4700 Windows XP

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