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Learning the Basics
Backing up your files
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Backing up your files
Backing up your files means copying individual files to
media, such as CD, or copying entire sections of your hard
disk to another device, such as a tape drive.
For those systems with a floppy disk drive, you may back up
file to a floppy disk as follows:
1
To back up to a CD or other media, insert the media into
the diskette appropriate drive.
2
Click
Start
, then click
My Computer.
3
Click the drive that contains the file you want to copy.
4
Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click
the file you want to copy.
HINT: You can use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select more than
one file.
5
Click
File
, then click
Send To
.
Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive
Optical storage has become the preferred medium for
software, music, and video. Digital versatile discs (DVDs)
provide a significant increase in data storage and support
features that are not available on any other video platform.
These features include wide-screen movies, multiple
language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera
angles, and interactive menus.
For these reasons, your computer may come with a DVD-
ROM.
