How do I back up my itunes account?

How do you backup an itunes account?  When my computer crashed and I got a new computer several years ago, Apple helped me retrieve my purchases. I was told to always back up my account.  I haven't done it in a long while, and now there doesn't appear to be an option anymore.

Organize the library, right-click any song in iTunes, show it in the Windows Explorer, navigate up to the iTunes folder, and back it up as you would any other folder.
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