I'd like to know how do I safely back up my computer files before I do a factory reset? I have very important files on my computer that I need to save and factory resets involve erasing most or all of the data on your computer. Can anybody tell me how to do this? Thanks for your help.
2006-08-03 09:09:08 · 7 answers · asked by L-Rad 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
back up computer files on to a cd/rw drive
on black cd r . or cd /rw . disk if you dont have that upload them to use email accounts you have then when you have factory reset your pc download all the save files from your email accounts
2006-08-03 09:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You will need to store the data someplace other than your physical computer.
Do you have a CD-R drive? If so, put a burnable CD into that drive, copy the files you want to save to the drive, and burn the CD. You may have to use multiple CDs if you have a lot of data.
Do you have a floppy disk (A:) drive? Put an empty floppy disk into that drive, and copy your files to the floppy disk.
Do you have a portable hard drive or flash drive? Plug that in (usually to a USB port), and copy your files to that. It's also worth noting that an iPod (and certain other MP3 players) functions as a flash drive. You can copy your data to an iPod in pretty much the same way you copy MP3s.
If the data is small enough, you can copy it to a web host. Get an account with any of the number of storage servers out there. Or you can even e-mail your files to yourself. Gmail and yahoomail both have enough space to store plenty of data.
2006-08-03 16:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Steve S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is fairly easy, what your going to want to do is move the files/folders you have on your PC that are important to you onto a CD, by burning it, or onto a USB drive... simply save the important files to an external form of memory do your reinstall and when your computer is in it's new order reinstall, or move the data back to the computer.... Good Luck
2006-08-03 16:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by rachelle105210 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For now I would say if they fit burn them onto a cd or dvd depending what you may have. If you are going to reload your OS after your backup I recommend partitioning the drive so you have a C & D drive. Load the OS and programs on the C drive and all data onto the D drive. So in the future, you can reload the OS all you want on the C drive and not have to worry about moving your data around. You should develop a routine backup process just for this reason.
2006-08-03 16:19:31 · answer #4 · answered by Just Bored!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As we speak (write) I am backing up my laptop's HD to a portable hard drive (HD). It looks like it is working.
I am using Norton Ghost which I bought with North System Works 2006 Premier at Staples when Staples offers rebates which covered the full price, less sales tax. It pays to check the Sunday newspaper suppliments for computer bargains.
My portable HD has 250GB and its first partition is 35GB which I'm using for my laptop complete backup. I built this portable HD for about $100 with all new parts from Circuit City. I created the small 35GB partition using Partition Magic.
There are several other methods of backing up your computer files. I hope others provide them for you.
Good Luck,
2006-08-03 16:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by James S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes definately u can save wat ever u want to do this with the
help of hard disk sharing attach an extra hard disk and simly transfer those files to the hard disk if u do not know abt how todo it go to factory they wil help u.
2006-08-03 16:17:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well how big is the file? if it's not tha big, archive the file, put a passowrd on it, and then upload to file storring site(like www.rapidshare.de or www.sendspace.com)
2006-08-03 16:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by Mrsashko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋