2007-03-28 06:45:45 · 8 answers · asked by sudarshan_chemking 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Backing up is taking files that are important(photos, text files, windows files, or anything like that)and putting them on a CD or an external hard drive. Backing up is important because if anything were to be corrupted you run the chance of losing everything.
There are programs out there that will make the backing up process automated. Here at work everything is backed up everyday at 6pm to an external hardrive. To back up to a CD, just copy the files onto a CD.
2007-03-28 06:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by cduleck 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back up is making a copy of your data stored on a hard drive.
To copy files from your Drive C: to your Drive D: all you do is highlight the file or files and then right click the mouse on any of the highlighted files and scroll down the menu to COPY.
Then open the other drive (D:) and right click your mouse again and scroll down to PASTE, now an exact copy of the files you selected are written to Drive D:. Do just the opposite if you are copying from D: to C:.
Another way of backing up files is to burn them to a CD or DVD, so if your computer hard drive should fail then all the data on the CD or DVD can be reinstalled after computer repair.
In time all hard drives will fail, some will last many years while others last a short time. Should your hard drive fail, then all your data will be lost, that is why you do a back up of items important to you.
2007-03-28 06:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude!!!If u ask me...The only thing that u can & should backup is the user files i.e created by the u...Just copy & paste to any other disk that u have or an external drive or a CD or DVD...U can copy stuff of the Desktop, My Docs & Favorites etc...As far as the softwares r considered, there is very little that u can do.U can simply backup a few files that u create like a project that u were working on & so on & forth...If u r using Win XP Pro u can also right-click on the drive->Properties->Tools->Backup Now...And follow the steps.....Hope this helped u n someway....Good Luck......
2007-03-28 08:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by Drift King 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a program called Stomp - it backs up all my C drive, the shared drive (F) and will put it all on a CD or an external storage drive (we have a USB plug in). It walks you through the entire process and so far has been great. We back up due to a large amount of financial information.
2007-03-28 07:03:18 · answer #4 · answered by mel m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many backup programs which constantly backup your files and folders, like on hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. But you yourself can create backup of your data without spending a penny - its trough your PC. The inbuilt process in WinXP can help you out.
Just got to Start menu > All Programs >Accessories > System Tools > Backup.
This step by step process will allow you to create backups and then you can store data on other drives or external storage mediums like CD, DVD etc.
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2007-03-28 17:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by Techonova T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Backup is a second copy of data you don't want to lose. I recommend you to use Acronis True Image for backup. It is a reliable utility that has all features you need for secure and fast backup. Learn more here: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
Good luck!
2007-03-30 04:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this out: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/
2007-03-29 04:54:04 · answer #7 · answered by S&H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbonite.com and Mozy.com; These sites will help you.
2007-03-29 03:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by MRM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋