Where is the artwork stored? External hard drive question.

is the artwork info stored with the libary info files or as a part of the music file?
only asking cos i wanna backup my itunes music files to an external HD.
what other files will i need to save to make sure i back up the artwork too?

Artwork is stored inside the song files.
If you're using iTunes 7 and downloaded artwork from the iTS, the artwork is stored at ./Users/YourUsername/Music/iTunes/Album Artwork/Download.
The easiest way is to backup the entire iTunes folder.
That way your music, library files and downloaded artwork all are saved.
Hope this helps.
M

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