How To Use Your iPod As a Backup Hard Drive

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You never know when your computer could eat up all your work, but you can backup your important files on the music player you already own!
Added March 22, 2008

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Step 1.
Launch iTunes & click iPod icon

Launch iTunes and click the iPod icon listed under Devices in the source pane.
Step 2.
Connect iPod to computer

Connect the iPod to the computer using the sync cable as you normally would.
Step 3.
Check “Enable disk use” box

Click on the Summary tab, and check the box next to “Enable disk use.”
Step 4.
iPod listed under removable storage

Open My Computer—or the Finder, if you’re using a Macintosh—and you should now see the iPod listed under removable storage.
Step 5.
Drag files

Double click to open the iPod folder and simply drag over any file you would like to copy.
Never delete or alter any of the files or folders already listed on the iPod, which allow your iPod to function properly.
Step 6.
Eject iPod

Properly eject the iPod from the computer by using iTunes. Click the small eject triangle beside the iPod icon in the source pane.
Step 7.
Disconnect iPod

Disconnect your iPod. Your files are now safe from any computer mutiny!
In 2006 alone, there were 161 billion gigabytes of digital information created—roughly three million times the content of every book ever written.