How can I avoid additional copy of all Music files?

Hi Everybody....
I just purchased a new iPod 80Gb... I hope to transfer all my music and audiobooks from computers, HDD's and CD's to it. That is about 30-40Gb. Unfortunately I discovered I can not do this without iTunes or other 3rd party software and ADDITIONAL COPY of ALL FILES on computer!!! I wand to have files on my iPod and backup on DVD's... That is all. I can always play music from my iPod if I need.
Can someone help me how can I do it? How to have Just ONE copy of all my music and ONLY on iPOD in the way to be able to edit, add, delete, etc. the contents?
Thank you in advance!
Alex

You can't load the iPod without putting the music into iTunes first however once the iPod is loaded you can change the update option of your iPod to "manually manage music and videos" and delete the songs from the computer. Your iPod will not sync with iTunes in this mode, you can get details here: Managing content manually on iPod
For safe keeping I suggest you keep a backup of all your music on an external drive. Something else to be aware of when using an iPod in manual mode is that the "Do Not Disconnect" message will remain on the display until you physically eject the device. In that case use Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows system tray on your desktop or check this link: Safely Disconnect IPod

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