iTunes question

[NiceCupOfTea]

Rebuilding my wife's laptop - she's bought music from the iTunes shop. When I reinstall iTunes will she be able to redownload them? I have done a backup of the HDD but I'm pretty sure it won't be as simple as copying over the files due to DRM.

Also, will there be a problem with it wiping her iPod when it gets plugged in and sees a fresh install of iTunes as I've heard this has happened to people in the past.

Problem is compounded by the install of iTunes being knackered and won't run...

[NiceCupOfTea]

Can you talk me through "copying the files across"?

I have managed to get iTunes working and am looking at the "purchased" bit. Export / Export library seem to want to create xml/txt files. I just want to same the mp3s somewhere.

[NiceCupOfTea]

What library do I need to add it to?

I just want to save the files somewhere.

[NiceCupOfTea]

No, I want to make sure I have the files before I flatten the machine.

I have copied the user\mydocs\mytunes\itunes folder but it doesn't seem to include the files she downloaded.

Do I have to save them out somewhere or are they stored somewhere else?

I don't know what it is about iTunes but I find it so counterintuitive.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Ah - I think I have tracked down the files.

Does iTunes store *all* its music in MyMusic\iTunes?

I have it backed up and seem to be able to play it from my other machine, so I presume it's not DRM locked or anything...