Easiest way to backup entire contents of a 160GB iPod classic?

In case it gets lost or stolen?

Yes. Mine is a multiuser machine, 3 ipods, and 3 different size libraries, 3 different musical taste, and 3 levels of computer expertise.
When I had autosync on for any given account, iTunes warned that I was about to replace the library (for ipod1) with the current library (ipod2 was connected for charging). ipod1 has a 75gb library, ipod2 has a 2gb library. Knowing users2 and 3 would likely have clicked OK...I don't want to risk it.
So in order to help ensure one user didn't wipe another users ipod by accident, I turned off autosync for all 3.

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