How do i back up my itunes playlists??

I have a 160gb external drive...what i want to do is essentially back them up on that drive while keeping them on my computers hard drive as well...if i add new songs or albums i want my computers hard drive and the external to update at the same time...is this possible? I have around 36gb of music..thanks.

I'm assuming you want to backup your music files, right? In that case my advice is to consolidate your library so all of your music files are at the same location. Then use a standard backup software to backup only that folder (My Music, for example). It won't be on line, but you can schedule regular backups to keep everything up-to-date.
Hope it helps!

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