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ghporter · Dec 9, 2007, 08:18 PM

I'm about to switch from syncing my 4g 60GB iPod with my old PC desktop to my new 20" iMac. Before I do, I'd like to back it up, "just in case." Is there a free Mac app that will do this? Without making me stand on one foot while facing a particular compass direction at midnight in Wellington (I'm in San Antonio) and with my tongue held a certain way?

Really, simple would be greatly more helpful than "this will do it, but only after..." sorts of apps.

besson3c · Dec 9, 2007, 08:55 PM

rsync -av /Volumes/YouriPod /backup/folder

shifuimam · Dec 9, 2007, 09:36 PM

Yamipod will let you sync your iPod back to your hard drive. And it's free. And it runs in OS X, Linux, and Windows - I've used it successfully in all three OSes.

ghporter · Dec 14, 2007, 05:12 PM

Once I actually read the instructions it worked fine. It didn't take as long as I thought it might, and now I feel safe in reformatting the iPod and updating it with my newest and improvedest library. Thanks for the help.