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For whatever reason, it’s sometimes necessary to reformat your iPod Touch, and it’s a good idea to back up data and settings before doing so, as you’ll otherwise lose all of that information. Here’s a guide to backing up both the music and the settings easily on an iPod Touch.

1. Backing Up The Music - First, back up the music on your iPod Touch. iTunes doesn’t let you do this easily, because you could potentially pirate large quantities of music in this way, but it’s perfectly legal for your own backup purposes. In fact, it’s
pretty much necessary if you use multiple computers to update your iPod Touch and you don’t want to go back and forth to load everything back onto your iPod. Here’s how to back up your music:

Windows XP/Vista - Download Winamp from Winamp.com, then download the . You’ll be able to pull all of your music off of your iPod Touch directly from the Winamp interface, and you can also use Winamp to move files to your iPod, if you’re so inclined. If the mp3 files have odd names, don’t worry–the ID3 tags that contain all of the song information is still intact, so you won’t lose your ability to sort your songs when the time comes. Make sure that all of your songs are properly backed up by hitting Ctrl A in the Winamp iPod music selection window, and you might want to double check a few tracks to make sure everything was copied properly.

Mac OS X - Download and install Senuti from this website.It’s a powerful little app that will let you pull your files from an iPhone or iPod Touch and onto your Mac OS computer, and while it’s not free, it does have a free trial period that should suit the needs of most users looking to back up their devices.

2. Backing Up Your Settings - Plug your iPod Touch or iPhone into your computer, right click on its icon in iTunes, and you’ll see an option to back it up. This saves all of the settings to another file that can be used when restoring your iPod Touch or iPhone. It’s a good way to avoid redoing all of your settings once the device is reinitialized or formatted, so it’s a good final part of the back up process.

Do you have any other back up tips for the iPod Touch? Post in the comments section below.