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iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), G3 500Mhz 20GB Slot Loading 576 Ram OS X 10.4.11
The back up option is not on iTunes 10.4 - HELP!
Yep it looks like backup to disc has been removed to make way for using iCloud as the backup for your library. Given that opting to use iCloud for your non-store purchases will produce revenue for Apple I wouldn't expect backup to disc to be restored in the next build though it remains an outside possibilty that the feature has gone AWOL in error.
Fortunately there is a better way. I use SyncToy to clone the changes in my library to a portable drive. Carbon Copy Cloner would seem to be the Mac equivalent (assuming you don't already have Time Machine sorting it out for you). Much easier than swapping out piles of discs.
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I've just fought the exact same battle. The only way around it was to download 10.3.X, eliminate 10.4, and do a reinstall. On the iMac it was no problem...rename your current library something else, then rename the last 10.3 library to, oh what is it, itunes music library.xml (the same name as your current library was). Then drag 10.4 to the trash, go into Time Machine and reinstall iTunes from a previous backup. On the PC, I had to do a complete deletion of all files, uninstall the software, run CC Cleaner to clear the registry, then download 10.3.x and reload my library.
Not fun....but it worked.
I'm not part of the cloud....and don't plan to be.
Mike Nassour wrote:
I've just fought the exact same battle. The only way around it was to download 10.3.X, eliminate 10.4, and do a reinstall.
Why not simply use another backup program?
Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper! or any of a dozen other apps.
I've got no plans to use the paid for iCloud service either, but that doesn't preclude me from updating iTunes.
FWIW the XML file isn't normally read in by iTunes but is provided to let third party software inspect the library. Every time you upgrade iTunes the old library file [iTunes Library (Mac) or iTunes Library.itl (PC)] should be archived in the Previous iTunes Libraries folder. If you downgrade the application you also need to restore an earlier copy of the library or iTunes will issue a warning that the library was created with a newer version and decline to load. You shouldn't have to completely rebuild the library with the consequent loss of ratings, playlists, playcounts etc.
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The main reason I'm such a, well, fanatic, about the backup to disc option is that I simply do not consider any kind of hard drive a proper backup. Hard drives fail, and I really, really like having something that I can put on a shelf and access at any time.
Had Apple not taken this option away, I would never, ever had considered such a drastic step. It was fortunate that my primary machine was the iMac. That way, I was able to relatively easily make discs after I had banished 10.4, then used those to restore the Windows box. As you can imagine, Time Machine wasn't much of a help with Windows XP. đ
Yes indeed, I did (of course) restore an earlier copy of the library. Apologies if I did not make that clear up above.
And as you can certaiinly tell from my post above, I am sick and tired of any computer software maker taking away valuable tools in order to (try to) sell me something...like cloud storage.
Back Up iTunes onto a DVD
