Independent backup of iPod nano

Hi: Can I backup my iPod Nano by simply copying all files (hidden etc.) off of it from its My Computer drive mapping?
I ask because I just went thru the anguish of the dreaded "iPod recovery". If I can make periodic backups of it outside the iTunes software then thats what i want to do.
best regards,
russ

I find your question a bit perplexing. Unless you erase the music from your computer after syncing, then iTunes is your iPod backup, so to speak. There's no reason to backup the iPod. Of course there are very good reasons to back up your iTunes library - the music files, playlists, etc. Put not the iPod itself.

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