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Things to do: (discussed below)
I have a very simple method for backing up the important data on your computer. So. let's define "important". In my opinion, "important" covers all the files you created using programs on your computer, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher documents, pictures from your camera, files you downloaded from the internet. "Important" also includes data from other programs. Example: Outlook and Quicken. Simply put, if you had to reload Windows and all your other software, what would you be missing? That's what we want to back up! You don't need to backup MS Office, MS Publisher, Norton Anti-Virus...those programs can be re-loaded from the CD's. Sound simple? It is! Now that we have defined "important" we have to get "organized". I'm not going to define that! But it's simple. Get all your "important" files moved to My Documents. It's that simple. Eventually, you need to "organize" everything in My Documents, but for now, just having every file in there is good enough.
Your Desktop: Most users have 20 - 50 icons on their
desktop. Some of these icons are "shortcuts" and some are
files and folders. Anything that is not a shortcut needs to
be moved to My Documents. How do you tell the
difference? A shortcut always has a small arrow.
Now that the "important" files are in My
Documents, and it is somewhat "organized", it's time to
backup. It's simple. Follow below, step by step:
Remove your USB Drive and don't store in the same space (house or
office) that your computer is in!
Creating a shortcut on
your desktop to folders or files in "My Documents"
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This is a shortcut to a program.
This is not a
shortcut. There is no arrow. This is a word
document (file) that is on the desktop and not stored in My
Documents. It needs to be moved.
This is a shortcut
to a file. You need to verify that the original file is in My
Documents.
This is not a
shortcut. There is no arrow. This is a folder (with
files in it!) that is on the desktop and not stored in My
Documents. It needs to be moved.| |
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