How to back up a back up

I have a Macbook. I have iTunes. I have my iTunes folder and contents stored on an external (Lacie) hard drive. I want to be able to back up that external (Lacie) hard drive and my mac using Time Machine to a separate external hard drive. At the moment it is only my mac that is backed up, and not the Lacie. How can I also back up the Lacie so that only the recently added iTunes content is added? Cheers.

You could try to relocate the active iTunes Library to an external drive so
it will always see any new content there; perhaps the TimeMachine could
also make a backup of whatever it can to a different external HDD, too.
As noticed in your later topic thread, I suggested a clone utility, but don't
know for sure if there is a practical way to use it to your specific advantage.
A bootable clone, of and by itself, is a superior method of a backup backup.
Good luck & happy computing!

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