My laptop has a virus and i need to crash it. I know that i will loose all my itunes music...is there a way i can save it before i crash my laptop?

Somehow my laptop has gotten a virus and now I need to crash it and start over.   I have over 3,000 songs
on itunes and DO NOT want to loose it all!   I have had to crash my pc before and it has taken me a very
long time to get all my music back.    Is there anyway I can save my music on itunes?    Like maybe to a
flashdrive?      If anyone out there can help me, I would be so very thankful!

Hello fredibreur,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1364
if you just want to move all those music and media files to another hard drive on your system, here's a way to make the move while retaining all your playlists, ratings, and play history.
Have a nice day,
Mario

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