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Backing up your files
Backing up your files means copying individual files to a
diskette or copying entire sections of your hard disk to
another device, such as a tape drive.
1
Insert a diskette into the diskette 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.
6
Click the icon for the diskette drive (3 1/2 floppy [A:]).
HINT: You can also back up a file to a diskette by clicking the file
(or files) you want to backup with the secondary button, then
pointing to Send To and clicking 3 1/2 Floppy (A:).
Using your CD or DVD drive
Your computer may have a CD-ROM drive, CD-RW drive,
DVD-ROM drive, or a DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunction
drive. CD-ROM drives can play back prerecorded CDs.
DVD-ROM drives can play back both prerecorded CDs and
DVDs. With a CD-RW drive you can write files (including
music) to a CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) disc. A DVD-ROM/
CD-RW multifunction drive can do all of these things.
Learning the Basics
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