How do I import a lot of songs to itunes without doing them one by one?

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I have a lot of song on my portable hard drive that I want to add to my itunes so I can put them on my ipod but I don't know how to do it? Or is there a program that can scan my computer and find them?

Answer
In Itunes select file>import folder to Itunes and select to import, or drag that drive from my computer over the library icon in Itunes.
Note that doing that by default will only have Itunes map where the files are not copy them to your local hard drive so, if your Ipod is set to auto sync and you had later disconnected the portable hard drive it could remove the songs it can't find the files for off the Ipod. IF you don't plan on keeping the portable drive connected when syncing your Ipod, I would suggest using manual sync with your Ipod or first copying the songs from the portable drive on to your main hard drive.

Calling all computer experts!?

Dr.

I've got an external hard drive and I want to copy all my files onto it from my lap-top as back-up.
How can I do that and when I do this again in the future, how do I copy just the new files added since the last back-up?

Thank you.

Answer
The solution I recommend is to buy an external drive the same size as the drive in your laptop.

The size of the actual hard drive, not "Available space" or the main "partition"

And remember that there is a difference in the size of drives as your system will identify it and as drives are sold (the difference between 1024 and 1000) so a 320gb drive will be identified as a 297 or 300, a 500 will be identified as a 465 or 488 (depending on mfg) etc...



Then use cloning software.

this will make a complete copy of ALL partitions (visible or "hidden") of your hard drive.

the cloning software that works best for me is called "Clonezilla" (a free download from Clonezilla.org)
this will burn to a CD-R disc that you boot from

To actually use it start your computer and open the CD drive
Shut your computer down, insert the clonezilla disc and connect the portable drive

Start the computer and clonezilla will launch. there are a few things you'll need to choose,
"work direct from local disc to local disc"

You will need to CORRECTLY choose the "source" drive and then the "destination" drive
for the cloning operation (do this wrong and you get two blank drives...)

Choosing the basic mode and say Yes to copying the boot loader

After it actually starts cloning it will take about an hour, maybe a bit more depending on how fast your computer is and how much stuff you have stored on the drive but when it's done it'll prompt you to remove the CD and then ask you to press 0 to shut down.

when it shuts down disconnect the USB drive.

Now at this point everything is backed up and by everything I mean EVERYTHING.

Should something "Bad" happen to your Notebooks internal HDD you have two courses of action
1)Buy and install a new hard drive in your notebook connect the USB drive
and insert the Clonezilla disc in the CD/DVD drive but this time you want the USB drive to be
the "source" drive.
2)Break open the plastic case of the USB drive and install that into your notebook.
(This method is THE fastest way to "Recover" from a hard drive crash)

Either method requires that you use a portable drive for NO other purpose and that you keep it in a safe place at all times.

Simply copying all your files protects your data, but not the operating system installation and any bundled software applications that came with your computer.

And there is always something you miss when backing things up, that you only discover are missing after you really need your backup.

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