Maybe this is common knowledge. I found where backups are stored when one selects the Touch in iTunes, right-clicks and selects "backup". On a Windows XP system the backup is stored in C:\Documents and Settings\yourLoginId\My Documents\My Music\iTunes where "C" is your boot drive and yourLoginId is the ID with which you login to Windows. Now I can backup the backup. I presume this is the location from which a restore would occur. thorne