Can I Sync My Music From My Macbook Pro To An External Drive

I have a MacBook Pro, which has all of my music stored on its hard drive and I play this through iTunes and sync with my iPod.
I am looking for a simple way of synchronizing this with an external hard drive I have so my music is kept up to date and should I add any music to my MacBook it will automatically update the external drive and hopefully this will provide back up in case anything happens.
Thanks
Big G

There really is only one way to do this but it's not automatic in the sense you are thinking. Use a utility for syncing folders or any good backup utility such as:
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
Configure the utility to sync (not backup) the two folders. Then set up a schedule for the sync to occur on a regular basis.

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