what is the difference in backing up my Itunes library vs. exporting my Itunes libraray

what is the difference between backing up my Itunes library vs. exporting my Itunes library? I have rebuilt my Library too many times. I have tried to previously back up my tunes library only to reload the mp3 files minus the album covers, dates, genres, number of plays, sorting, and more. Is there a way to back up my Windows iTunes library and have everything restored in the future?

Windows, Windows 10

Posted on Jul 8, 2023 11:48 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2023 1:23 PM

See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy - Apple Community to make a proper backup of your library. Exporting the library creates an XML version of the database. This can be imported into a new empty library, but only works if you have all of the media files in the same locations as before, and it resets Date Added.


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Jul 8, 2023 1:23 PM in response to svs2siu

See Backup your iTunes for Windows library with SyncToy - Apple Community to make a proper backup of your library. Exporting the library creates an XML version of the database. This can be imported into a new empty library, but only works if you have all of the media files in the same locations as before, and it resets Date Added.


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