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Backing up iPod touch or restoring from a backup isn’t the same as syncing content and other items (such as music, podcasts, photos, videos, and apps that you download via iTunes) with your iTunes library. Backups include settings, downloaded apps and data, and other information on iPod touch. After you restore iPod touch, you need

to sync again to get your music, videos, photos, apps, and other content back on iPod touch. See “Restoring from a Backup” on page 208.

Apps downloaded from the App Store are backed up the next time you sync with iTunes. Afterwards, only app data is backed up when you sync with iTunes.

Creating a Backup

iTunes creates a backup of iPod touch when you: ÂÂ Sync with iTunes

By default, iTunes syncs iPod touch each time you connect iPod touch to your computer. See “Syncing with iTunes” on page 46. iTunes won’t automatically back up an iPod touch that isn’t configured to sync with that computer. You can also sync manually by clicking Sync in iTunes. Note that iTunes creates a backup only once each time iPod touch is connected to your computer, before the first sync that occurs. If you sync again, iTunes doesn’t create another backup.

ÂÂ Update iPod touch

iTunes backs up iPod touch before updating iPod touch, even if it isn’t configured to sync with iTunes on that computer.

ÂÂ Restore iPod touch (if you choose to back up)

iTunes asks if you want to back up iPod touch before restoring it.

For more information about backups, including the settings and information stored in a backup, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT1766.

Removing a Backup

You can remove a backup of iPod touch from the list of backups in iTunes. You may want to do this, for example, if a backup was created on someone else’s computer.

Remove a backup:

1In iTunes, open iTunes Preferences.

ÂÂ Windows: Choose Edit > Preferences.

ÂÂ Mac: Choose iTunes > Preferences.

2Click Devices (iPod touch doesn’t need to be connected).

3Select the backup you want to remove, then click Delete Backup.

4Confirm you wish to remove the selected backup by clicking Delete Backup.

5Click OK to close the iTunes Preferences Window.

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Appendix A    Support and Other Information