Updating from IOS 5 to IOS 6

Hey everyone! I am in the process of figuring out what happens exactly if I update my nephew's iPod 4th generation, which is in the old version of IOS, to the newest IOS 6. My biggest question is, will all the apps and photos and data be erased during this update?

No you do not need to worry about that but if want to be one hundred percent sure you should back it up with itunes that way you can be sure nothing will be lost ...
Heres How to back up
Connect your iOS device to a computer with the latest version of iTunes installed.
Open the iOS device's Summary tab. There are two ways to access this:
Click the device button in the upper right corner. (If viewing the iTunes Store, click the Library button in the upper right corner. The device button will then be visible.)
From any view in iTunes, click the View menu and select Show Sidebar. Select your iOS device in iTunes under Devices.
Click the Back Up Now button.
To verify that the backup finished successfully, open iTunes Preferences and select the Devices tab. The name of the device will appear along with the date and time the backup was created.
i hope this helped

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