What to do now that "Back up to Disc" is no longer an option in iTunes?

I wanted to perform an incremental backup of my itunes and see the option is unavailable. In searching this forum, I see it was removed with iTunes version 10.4. Why would Apple remove this? I tried using the 'iTunes help' but came up with nothing. What do I do now?

Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows)
Grab SyncToy 2.1, a free tool from MS. This can be used to copy your entire iTunes library (& other important data folders) onto another hard drive or network share. You can then use SyncToy periodically to synchronise or echo your library to the backup. A preview will show which files need to be updated giving you a chance to spot unexpected changes and during the run only the new or updated files will be copied saving lots of time.
If your media is all organised below the main iTunes folder then you should also be able to open the backup library on any system running the same version of iTunes, regardless of the drive letter or path it appears on.
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I upgraded to iTunes 11.1.4 and at first iTunes didn't work so i came on here and found a way to fix it. Now that I have fixed it my iPod does not appear on iTunes or on my computer.

I upgraded to iTunes 11.1.4 and at first iTunes didn't work so i came on here and found a way to fix it. Now that I have fixed it my iPod does not appear on iTunes or on my computer.

Removed. Re-synced. Still not working. Factory reset the phone, re-installed music... made a GIANT "Other" file instead of actually adding any songs.
Factory resetting again. Any other solutions?
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HT1329 if the music that is on the iPod can no longer be accessed through iTunes because it was deleted, is there anyway to recover the music on the iPod if it wasn't purchased?

if the music that is on an iPod can no longer be accessed through iTunes because it was deleted, is there anyway to recover the music on the iPod if it wasn't purchased?

See this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1848
You can also download at least some of your content (audiobooks being a notable exception) again from the iTunes Store:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
For additional instructions, particularly for content not purchased from the iTunes Store, check out this user tip from TuringTest:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3991
and this page on "How-to Geek":
http://www.howtogeek.com/104298/sync-your-ios-device-with-a-new-computer-without -losing-data/
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Hello FrameMaker Gurus.
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Third question
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reduce debugging cost
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improve predictability
improve production to XHTML
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and will be much cheaper in the long run.
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*http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-113-crash-mozilla.html
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Fast backup for iTunes library (Windows)
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