Problems with library on external HD

I recently moved my entire itunes library to an external HD. It worked very well for a few weeks but now my mac is not able to recognize the drive. I tried to repair the problem using disk utility but was not able to. I was then prompted to back up and erase the drive and start over. I have two questions. Is there a way for me to back up the drive without use of an additional external HD? (I don't really have the funds to go out and buy another.) If I'm not able to back up the drive before I erase it I would assume that my itunes library will be lost as itunes will not be able to locate the media files. I have my entire library on my ipod. If I were to uninstall itunes totally and then reinstall it is it possible for me to transfer all the media from my ipod back to the new itunes? Thanks in advance for any help.

Recover media from iPod
See this post from forum regular Zevoneer for options on moving your iPod data back to your computer.
Reformatting you external drive may fix the current issues, however I would be worried that it might fail again in the near term. You should look to replace it as soon as possible.
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quote:
Originally posted by:
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>
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First let me say I'm so sorry if this question has been asked and answered, I really don't have the time right now to search.
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