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Why Backing Up Your Library Matters
As a digital DJ your music library is your most valuable asset – especially if you use live performance software like Rekordbox, Serato or others.
Losing hours of work due to hardware failure, theft, or accidental deletion can be catastrophic to any career disc jockey or hobbyist.
All of those playlists you created?
Gone.
All that music you sourced from digital distributors?
Get ready to re-download it all – and deal with the pain of doing so.
All the ID3 Tags like genres, comments, BPM and more on your tracks?
No more.
Consider these scenarios
- Your laptop’s hard drive fails days before a gig, taking your entire music collection with it
- Your equipment, including your backup drive, is lost in transit during your travels
- An accidental misclick deletes a crucial collection of playlists or tracks.
It’s not that most DJs don’t consider how to backup your DJ music library, more often than not – just like a lack of versatility – it’s a lack of system or knowledge in how to do so.
Download the PDF Guide
This guide outlines a basic backup strategy to help ensure your music collection and DJ software database are safe and recoverable using Rekordbox as an example.
You can subscribe below to have a copy emailed to you or download on Teachable
