Gateway EC19C, User Manual

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CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook
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To defragment the hard drive:
1 Disconnect your notebook from the network.
2 Click
(Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Disk
Defragmenter. The
Disk Defragmenter
dialog box opens.
3 Click Defragment now. This process may take hours to complete, depending on
the size of the drive being defragmented.
Backing up files
Backing up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on
the hard drive. It also protects you from losing important information if the hard drive
fails or you accidentally delete files.
You should back up your files regularly to a writable optical disc (if you have a
recordable drive). Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to do a
complete hard drive backup.
To back up files:
1 Click (Start), then click Computer. The
Computer
window opens.
2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then click the
Tools tab.
3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a file backup now.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the
files and folders to back up.
Help
For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click
Start, then click Help and Support. Type defragmenting in the Search
Help box, then press E
NTER
.
Help
For more information about backing up files, click Start, then click
Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box, then press
E
NTER
.