Backing Up Your Files

With all the security features built into Windows, you wouldn’t think that you’d need to do anything more. Wrong! What if you have a severe hardware failure—your hard disk just stops, for example, or someone accidentally erases all your files? What if your computer gets hit by lightning? All your work will be gone forever if you haven’t backed up your important files. And, with all the right tools readily available, there really is no excuse for not backing up those files periodically.

Back Up Your Files

  1. Log on as an Administrator.

  2. Click the Start button, choose Control Panel from the Start menu, and, in the System And Maintenance ...

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