ITunes 10.6.1.7 Backups

My laptop (Win 7 Home Premium) with iTunes library is getting unstable, needs a HD reformat and I have to backup the library so I can restore later . I Have iTunes 10.6.1.7. and have spent a lot of time checking the knowledge base and postings but can't find an answer, so here goes: Apparently older versions of iTunes permitted backups to DVDs but not version 10.4 and higher which require an external HD. The article HT1751 "Backup your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive", is not clear. It says "drag the iTunes folder to your external hard drive..." and shows a screen print in iTunes but doesn't say how to navigate to that screen or what to click, etc. So I tried looking through the 7 menu items at the top: File, Edit, View, Controls, Store, Advanced and Help. No luck. When I click File - Library, there is no option for backup. When I click Edit - Preferences - Devices, there are no devices listed in the pane. My 3 questions are: 1) can someone give me a step-by-step procedure for doing these backups? and 2) can I use a large capacity thumb drive as the external HD? and 3) is there a way to backup this version to DVD's? Thanks for any help.

Backup to CD/DVD was removed in iTunes 10.4.
Backup the library with this User Tip.
Deauthorize the computer before you reformat.
Restore the backup to your new computer using the same tool used to back it up.
Install iTunes.
Keep your backup up-to-date in future.
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Sorry for short novel I am writing. I just wanted to cover as much backround as possible.
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Sorry for short novel I am writing. I just wanted to cover as much backround as possible.
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You should really read the manual.
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Restore. When given the choice, choose to use backup.
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Tap Storage & Backup.
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Windows 8 and Windows 7
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brigdool wrote:
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Uhhh. MacBook Pro or PowerBook?
You've got a PowerBook, as I think that's what you're saying - All MBP's are faster than 867mhz, which is the Leopard requirements so you MUST have a PowerBook G4 no? If so, there's a nifty firmware trick that you can use to get around the installer, but it is ONLY for Power PC macs, NOT Intel ones - and follow the directions to the letter.
http://lowendmac.com/osx/leopard/openfirmware.html - I used this to install Leopard on an 800mhz flat panel iMac, and the machine runs a treat!
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And of course, the caveat is have everything backed up in case some part of the install goes pear-shaped.
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I have searched these forums for this answer and have not found one to this specific problem. There are a few who have asked similar, but did not get an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15925097#15925097
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19335310#19335310
I recently backed up my wife's iPhone (last week). The I can see the 10GB backup/folder (40 alpha numeric folder) in the appropriate section next to my phone and our iPad backups. However, hers is still showing one from last November. The backup did not overwrite the old one, and only the old one is showing up as an option in iTunes.
I have tried removing the old one, creating a new user in Windows, switching back and forth, removing and replacing the new one, and many other ways offered in these links and a few others.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4074079?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4074079?start=0&tstart=0
I see the folder, why doesn't iTunes??! The backup was successful and gave no errors. The only "unique" thing I witnessed is that it didn't overwrite the file from a year ago, but rather created a new one.
Her phone literally died the next day so I need to reload her warranty replacement with her 10GB of our brand new baby pictures!
Thanks in advance...
Ryan

I had done a google search on "where do I find iphone backups on my hard drive", and I found the page http://forums.macnn.com/103/ipod-iphone-and-ipad/355013/iphone-backup-file-locat ion/ where I found the same answer.
I did not think to navigate to that location using Time Machine, but I just opened my external backup drive and found it that way. I then copied the folder into the same location on my HD, and bingo, it seems that the backup is back where it is supposed to be when I now look for it in iTunes.
Maybe I'm back in business.

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Looking in the time capsule preferences, it looks like the name of the disk has slightly changed to add a "3" at the end. Not sure how to change it back.
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