HT4914 can i back up the music that on imatch to a hard drive

i have a WD external server, if i use imatch can i back up all my songs (where they are stored now) that go to imatch, still regularly to the WD?

Hi there,
You may find the article below helpful.
iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
-Griff W.

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