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I will be upgrading my Mac soon Leopard and a backup of my important files is recommended. Can I use my iPod 80GB classical to do? Also there any software I can use to help me create a backup copy?
I improved my macbook Leopard, and everything was so perfectly executed, I will not backing up and everything was intact.
But you can certainly use the iPod as a backup, it is essentially an external hard drive.
This is a good backup tool for you. Good Luck, if you need extra help shoot me an email
Use your iPod as a hard drive
Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes.
When the iPod icon displayed in the iTunes window (below Devices), select it.
If the Summary pane does not appear, click on the Summary tab. Click on the button marked "Enable disk use," then click Apply. Close
iTunes and iPod notice that appears on your Mac desktop or Windows Explorer on your PC.
To eject the iPod on a Mac, select the iPod on the desktop and drag to the Trash.
To eject the iPod to a PC, select the iPod in Windows Explorer, right-click on the iPod and choose Eject from the context menu that appears. Or in the bottom right corner of the screen, click "Remove Hardware safely icon.