How to get a downloaded file from iTunes to PC?

[Sir Loin Steak]

I have downloaded my first album from iTunes! Woohoo! Ok, not such a big thing really.

So now the album is in iTunes, but how can I make a back up of that album to sit with all the other music I have on my pc hard drive, please?

 

[Jeonat]

Well the music files you downloaded will be in your iTunes Music Folder, which, assuming you've left it as the default will be in My Documents > My Music > iTunes > iTunes Music > <artist name> > <album name>.

You can then copy them onto a backup drive or other folder, DVD etc.

Alternatively right click a song off the album in iTunes and click Show in Explorer. It will then open an explorer window with that track (and all the rest from the album) in it.

 

[Sir Loin Steak]

Ah yes, I see. Thank you.

I notice then, that the iTunes downloaded file is in MPEG4 format - and won't play in Windows Media Player - can it be converted to wma or not?

It's not the end of the world. My main concern is to create a back up of downloaded files from the web so that if my pc crashes like I know it can do, I would like a backup as reliable as having my old collection of cds.