Syncing keeps backing up my iPod touch

When I install new application, movie, or music, my mac keeps syncing by backing up my iPod touch everytime. Is this normal or can I change something in the preference.

Yes, I was going to post a question regarding backups. Having had a Palm and using backup software (not the regular sync operation), I was wondering about the iPod Touch. I did notice that it says something like "backing up iPod" during a sync, but do we need more robust backup software? For example, if some app corrupts its data, can we restore just that data file, or the app with data? Or do we do a full restore - and if so, how is that done?

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    When i open up itunes on my computer, it says that i have 2 videos but when i sync it and check my ipod touch, it says i have no videos so it only shows up on my computer but not on my iPod touch and its a 4th Generation.

    Update Server
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    - iTunes for Windows: iTunes cannot contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
    - Change the DNS to either Google's or Open DNS servers
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    Message was edited by: IndustrialEcho

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    So, my iPod touch has a bunch of music on it, and I don't have it all on this laptop. It was on my laptop that my school gives me during the school year but takes it for the summer. I have a lot of music in my itunes on my home laptop, but not all of the stuff on my iPod. I manually went and right-clicked my iPod in itunes and clicked "back up", and it took some time and supposidly backed it all up. Where does itunes store it? I found one of the folders but my computer doesn't recognize any of the files. Is this like a special coding itunes puts on the files so that only it can decode them? Bottom line is, if I end up restoring my iPod from the backup I just manually made, will all my music on my iPod, from school and home laptops, be put back on my iPod? Thanks for any help!

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    how do i get all the music that i purchased back on my ipod touch 3rd generation?

    Back from where?
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    Sort of.Apps are locked to the account that purchased them. Use the same Apple IS you used before.
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    Ive synced and backed up my iPod onto my old laptop which has now broken, how can i sync and bakc it up onto a new computer without everything being wiped?

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    Hmm, well... iTunes trys to activate your iPod using the Apple server to make sure you have bought it legit.
    Two things come into my mind:
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    2) Apples activation servers are down.
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